The Alpha's Secret Heir Chapter 17

Alex gave me the results quickly.

"Based on the blood HCG levels, the pregnancy is likely between eight and nine weeks."

"Can't you be more accurate?" I asked.

"For that, we would have needed an ultrasound to measure the fetal length," Alex replied. "But..."

The pregnancy remained a mystery.

Since the child was already gone, I lost interest in pursuing it further.

I collected hair samples from a few suspects who had contact with Luca, including Julian.

It would take seven days for the results.

New York was pressuring me to return, but I didn't have time to wait there.

The snow outside started and stopped, as if it would never end.

For the past few days, I had been sleeping in Luca's room.

I kept thinking he might come back in the middle of the night.

If we ran into each other, we could talk properly.

The maids aired out the room occasionally, and the herbal scent grew fainter.

Lying in the room that was slowly losing Luca's presence, a sense of loss and unease began to bubble up in my chest.

For the first time, I reflected on myself.

Maybe I shouldn't have been so hard on him.

But... wasn't he the one who betrayed me?

The thought of that bastard in his belly felt like a knife stabbing my heart.

A sour, swelling pain spread from my chest.

I threw the calendar to the floor coldly.

Yes, Luca was in the wrong. He was unfaithful to the contract.

I had the right to do this.

The night before I was scheduled to leave, a strange woman called me.

She said there was a DNA test report I needed to pick up.

I had just woken up, my mind still hazy. "Mine?"

"Yes. Your partner did it here a week ago. When can you come to get it?"

On the floor, amidst the mess, the red circles marking the heat cycles on the calendar suddenly looked glaring and scorching hot.

Anxiety reared its head in my heart.