Chapter 33

His course was clear, provided there was no miscarriage.

If the baby was lost...

His mind instinctively shied from even considering that outcome.

Tomorrow, after the scan...he would think about it then...if he had to.

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'There is no heartbeat.'

No heartbeat...

Jasmine felt her own heart stop. She closed her eyes. The doctor's words kept on ringing in her mind—a death knell for her baby,

'Are you sure?' Collins demanded harshly. 'Can you check again?’

'I have been trying to find it for some time. Mr. Freeman. There's nothing. I'm sorry, but there's no point in holding out any hope. Given the amount of bleeding, it was highly unlikely that...'

'All right!' Collins snapped.

Silence. Jasmine floated in a sea of nothingness. No hope. No baby to love. Her heart had started beating again, sluggishly reluctant to bother with this life. She wanted to die, too.

'Miss Trent,..' The sympathetic tone in the docto