The Silence Feels Like Losing
Waking up in her rival Rhys Montgomery's penthouse was bad enough, but a positive pregnancy test a month later changes everything. Determined to keep the child a secret from Chicago's notorious playboy, she plans to raise the baby alone. However, an unexpected bout of morning sickness exposes her secret right in front of him. Cornered against a glass wall, she lies about the father's identity to protect her independence, only to be shocked by his raw, desperate plea for her not to shut him out.
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Chapter 3
PREGNANT.
It felt like being handed an impossible building commission, a fatal miscalculation. I sank to the floor, the cold bathroom tiles a shock against my spine.
Somewhere in the apartment, my phone buzzed.
A text from Chloe:
"Survived the gala? And what's the real story with you and Rhys?"
I flipped the phone facedown on the floor.
Tomorrow at the office, people would keep gossiping about the same petty rivalries. About who landed the new high-rise. About whispers in conference rooms.
But I would be walking around with a secret big enough to change the entire Chicago skyline.
I placed a hand on my still-flat stomach. There was nothing there. Just a silent, terrifying, foundational truth.
My career. My future. My baby.
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