JoeyhadlookedatthetinybabyinhisarmsandthoughtofWilla.
HeandWillasfuturechildwoulditbeaboyoragirl?Whatwouldtheirpersonalitiesbelike?Howwouldtheirliveschangewithachild? Butnomatterwhat,hewouldbeagoodfather, Hehadalreadylearnedhowtotakecareofababy,evenlookedatjuniorhighschools fortheirfuturechild.
HecouldtakecareofWillaandtheirchildverywell.
Joeysmiledslightlyandsaid,LetscallhimLeoFrost.
Asforthenickname,hewouldleavethattoWillatodecide.
Stacylookedathimandsmiledevenbrighter.Thatsagreatname.Thebabywilldefinitelylikeit.Letscallhim LittleLeofromnowon.
Joeyfrownedslightly,realizinghermisunderstanding.ThatsthenameIpickedforWillaandmychild.
Stacywasstunnedforamoment.Joey,youreallyplantohaveachildwithher? Joeyssilence madeherpanic.
Shegrabbedhishand,hereyesredwithtears.Iknowyoudontloveher.Youmarriedherjusttomakemejealous.ButnowImback,Joey.Wecanbetogetheragain.Thistime,Iwontleaveyou… Theresnoneed, Joeysaidcalmly,pullinghishandawayfromhers.Whenyoucameback,Iwasconfused.WhatdidIfeelforyou?Butnow,Ivefigureditout.
Helookedatherwithadistantgaze.Itsnotaboutyou.Itsaboutregretsandunwillingnesstoletgoofthepast.
NowIhavesomeoneItrulylove,andIplantospendtherestofmylifewithher.Weredone.
Ivearrangedthepostpartumcenterforyouasyourequested.Restwell.IvedoneeverythingIcanforyou.Letsnotseeeachotheragain.

Thatday,afterclearingeverythingup,Joeyfeltasenseofreliefashewalkedoutofthehospital.
Atthatmoment,hisphonebuzzedwithanotification.
Itwasfromtheauctionhouse,informinghimthattheclotheshehadorderedforhisfuturechildandforWilladuringher pregnancyhadarrived.
JoeysheartachedwithlongingforWillaashelookedatthemessage.
22:38 99BloodyLashesAndABulletToHisHeart 67.1% Chapter11 Hesuddenlywantedtohearhervoice.Beforeherealizedit,hehaddialedhernumber.
Butallhegotwasthemechanicalvoiceontheotherend: Sorry,thenumberyou havedialediscurrentlyunavailable… Joeyseyebrowsfurrowedashetriedtocallagain,buttheresponsewasstillthesamemechanicaltone..
Whatwasgoingon? Willahadneverfailedtoanswerhiscallsbefore.
Joeystaredathisphonescreen,recallinghowheonceforgotthetimedifferenceandcalledheratfourinthemorning.Shewouldstillpickupgroggily andaskwhatwaswrong.
Butnow,hiscallswentunanswered,likestonessinkingintothesea.
Wasshebusywithsurgery?Orinahospitalmeeting? Joeycouldntthinkofanyotherpossibilities.
Heglancedatthetime,tryingtosuppresshisgrowinganxiety.OnceWillafinishedwhatevershewasdoing,shewouldsurelycallhimback.
Intheafternoon,thedoorbellrang.
Joeyopened thedoortofindtheauctionrepresentativestandingoutside,handingoverthepurchaseditemandthedocumentsthatneededsigning.

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Aftersigning,Joeypaidtheremainingcommission.
Theauctionrepresentative,awareofthevalueofthepinkdiamond,smiledandasked,Mr.Frost,didyoubuythisforyourbeloved? JoeycouldnthelpbutimagineWillawearingthering,hiseyescurvingslightlyashenodded.
Howfortunateyourbelovedis,therepresentativeremarkedbeforeleaving.
Forthefirsttime,Joeyfeltanurgentdesiretoreturnhome.
Butby thenext day,Willastillhadntcontactedhim,notasinglereplyonWeChat.
Joeybegantofeelsomethingwasoff.
HetriedcallingWillaagain,onlytobemetwithadisconnectednumber! Why? Whywoulditbedisconnected? Joeystaredathisphoneindisbelief.
67.4% Chapter11 Theoverwhelmingsenseoflossandpanicreplacedallhispreviousthoughts.
Hetriedeverypossiblewaytocontacther,butnothingworked.
Themechanicalvoiceonthephoneseemedtodrainallhissanity.
Hecouldntwaitforhisnextflightbackhome.HeaskedtoswitchshiftswithanothercrewinParisandbookedtheearliestavailableflight.
When theplanefinallylandedbackhomeintheearlyhoursofthemorning,Joeyrushedhomewithoutwastinga second.

Heopenedthedoor,andeverythingwasexactlyashehadleftit.
Nosignsofchange,butthatonlyamplifiedhisgrowing anxiety.
CoulditbethatWillahadntbeenhomesinceheleftforParis? Hehurriedintothebedroomandimmediatelyopenedthewardrobe.
Onlyhisclotheswerethere.
The clotheshehad wornthatmorningwere stillneatlyplacedonthestoolatthefootofthebed.ItseemedhehadntnoticedthatWillahadpreparedthemforhim.
Heturnedaroundandlookedaroundtheroom.
Notjusttheclothes,butalmostalltracesofWillaslifehereweregone,asifshehadcompletelyvanishedfromhis life.
Theonlythingthatremainedwerethegiftshehadgivenher.
Joeyfinallyrealizedsomethingwaswrong.Hesatdownontheedgeofthebed,his breathinggraduallyslowingdown.Hisfaceturnedpaleashepickedupadocumentonthebedsidetable.
HeremembereditwasthepurchasecontractforariversideapartmentthatWillahadbeeninterestedin.
Heopenedit,andhiseyeswidenedinshock.
Itwasntapurchasecontractatall.Itwasadivorceagreement,andworse,hisnamewasalreadysignedatthebottom! Joeycouldntbelievewhathewasseeing.Heflippedthroughthepages,andathinpieceofpaperfluttereddownandlandedathisfeet.
Itwasapregnancytestreport!