Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1908

The two of them stared at each other in total silence.

"I'm sorry, Boss." Channing scrambled to his feet, apologizing with absolute sincerity.

"Get out!"

Coralie's expression was awful. She rolled over, pulling the covers over her head, and issued a muffled command.

"Okay!"

Channing didn't dare argue. He quietly closed the door and left.

Standing outside, he felt deeply frustrated with himself.

He knew she had just seen the replacement and wasn't in a good headspace yet.

He had been too eager to make her forget Ari Lowell, too desperate to make sure he was the only one in her heart and mind.

"Exhale—"

Channing ran a hand through his hair, agitated.

He had pissed her off. How was he supposed to coax her tomorrow?

He had finally managed to earn a spot in her bed, and now he was probably banished back to the cold again.

How long would it be this time?

Three months? Half a year?

——

Inside the room.

Coralie sat on the bed, feeling incredibly low.

Just moments ago, she had instinctively moved to protect this little life that shouldn't even exist.

Getting rid of it... she didn't know if she had the heart for it anymore.

But keeping it...

She was a broken, unstable mother. How was she supposed to raise a child?

And the father...

Channing was leaving in two months. The baby would grow up without a father.

How was she supposed to handle this? She felt trapped in a deep abyss with no light in sight.

——

The next morning.

Coralie woke up groggy. When she opened the door, she nearly had a heart attack seeing Channing crouched on the floor outside.

"Channing, what are you doing out here first thing in the morning?"

Coralie clung to the doorframe, her eyes red and moist. Once she gathered her bearings, she realized he hadn't changed clothes.

Had he not slept in his room all night?

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