Chapter 50

His gaze remained piercing, and he retorted, "I may have made mistakes, but I won't abandon my child." A heavy silence settled between them, and Alice couldn't deny the complexity of their situation. Her emotions were a tangled mess, torn between protecting herself and safeguarding her unborn child. Lucas, however, seemed resolute. She sighed, realizing the inevitable clash ahead. "Just don't expect everything to magically go back to the way it was, Lucas. This changes nothing between us." Lucas's expression tightened, hinting at the unresolved tension lingering in the air. "We'll see about that," he said firmly, leaving the room with a storm of conflicting emotions. Alice stood there, grappling with the newfound complexity of her life and the uncertain path that lay ahead. Alice spent the whole night wide awake, with Lucas's absence adding to her uncertainty. His cryptic words left her perplexed, and as hours passed, the reality sank in. Three days went by without any sign of Lucas, a