Part 2He Saved His Lover With Our Baby’s Heart

By the time I returned to the bedroom, Jake was fast asleep. Looking at the profile of the man I’d lived with day in and day out, I felt an unsettling unfamiliarity.

In a hazy dream, Jake reached for my hand.

"Don't go. Stay with me forever."

"Gisele."

Jake's face was etched with infinite tenderness and dependence, an expression he had never shown me.

The next second, Jake's phone lit up.

It was a message from "Princess Gisele."

I tried several times to unlock his phone, but none of the passwords worked. My birthday, Jake's birthday, even Gisele's birthday—nothing.

On my last attempt, I tried the date my daughter died.

Unexpectedly, it worked.

I almost forgot, the day my daughter died, Gisele received a new life with her heart.

It turned out Jake had been silently loving Gisele in such a meticulous way all this time.

In the chat, Gisele had sent a few photos.

In the pictures, Gisele’s smile was even more dazzling than the warm sun in March. She clung to Jake’s side like a fragile bird, and Jake, with a somewhat stiff movement, made a heart shape with her.

"Jay, it's so much more fun going to the amusement park with you. Eric is so boring compared to you."

"You promised to go to that photoshoot with me tomorrow. See you then, love you."

Jake and Gisele looked like a couple deeply in love, making me feel like a clown peeking into someone else's happiness.

But tomorrow was the day Jake promised to accompany me to my prenatal check-up.

So, which was more important, the child or the woman he loved?

That night, I didn't sleep a wink.

I was gambling.

If Jake chose to accompany me to the prenatal check-up tomorrow, then, for the sake of this new life, I would give him another chance.

The next morning, Jake was up early, getting ready to leave.

Jake’s face was alight with triumph. Just before he stepped out the door, I tugged at his sleeve.

"Jake, where are you going? Didn't you say you'd come with me to my prenatal check-up?"

Jake's smile vanished. After a long moment of thought, he gently patted my hand.

"Ruth, I'm sorry, I have a very important meeting today. I can't accompany you to the hospital right now."

"You're so understanding, you'll surely understand how hard your husband works, right?"

"You even said yesterday that you have experience with having children, and everything will go smoothly without me."

Seeing me look down without speaking, Jake smiled and kissed my forehead.

"Be a good girl, I'll bring you a present when I get back."

With that, Jake left without a backward glance.

Watching Jake's retreating back, this time, I completely gave up hope.

I checked the nearest flights to Sterling City and called my best friend.

The flight was the night after tomorrow. Once I landed in Sterling City, I would officially bid farewell to everything here.