Dead at Heart novel

Chapter 766 Chapter 767 Ariel had no idea who Jayson was talking about. She no longer tried to hide or suppress her emotions. Ariel knew she would probably feel lost and tormented after the surgery, but she hadn't expected the emotions to hit this hard. It was impossible to simply brush them aside. When she met Jayson's eyes, she could tell he was trying to lighten the mood. "Who's that?" she asked. He'd said it was someone she missed terribly. But the people Ariel truly cared about all lived in Eldoria, and there were only a handful of them.

She couldn't think of anyone in Nacsall she'd treasure that deeply. Jayson hesitated for a moment as he took in the sorrow on her face. Then, he said quietly, "It's a girl. As of today, she's six months old." 2 Ariel frowned slightly. "What do you mean?" "She... she's our daughter." For a moment, Ariel couldn't comprehend what he'd just said. It felt like something had struck her hard on the head. Her mind went blank, and she could barely process his words. When she finally found her voice, it came out unsteady. "Our daughter? When did we...

When did we have another child?" Jayson took her hand and guided her to sit on the small alpaca stool-the one he'd gone out of his way to decorate. Then, crouching in front of her, he looked her straight in the eyes, his tone solemn. "The abortion you went through a few months ago wasn't what you thought it was. The doctors who performed it were specialists I hired from abroad.

"It seemed like they were carrying out a regular abortion procedure, but in truth, they used advanced technology -something that only exists overseas-to safely extract the baby and transfer it to an artificial womb." Ariel's eyes widened in disbelief. For a few seconds, she could only stare at him, wondering if she'd heard him wrong. Could such a thing even be possible? "You heard me right," Jayson said calmly. "And stop staring at me like that.

The level of technological and medical advancement these days is beyond what most people can imagine." He spoke evenly, watching the shock on her face. Then, reaching up, he gently pinched her slightly sunken cheek. "I'm sorry for only telling you this now." Ariel felt her breathing quicken. Her eyes stung-she'd forgotten to blink. "Really? Jayson, you're not making this up just to cheer me up, are you?" She was afraid he was lying, afraid this was just a story to stop her from breaking down. But Jayson's expression was firm. "When have I ever lied to you about something like this?

"This technology hasn't been made public yet. It's only available to a very small circle of the elite-the top of the top. The cost is astronomical. Even those who consider themselves wealthy or powerful have no idea that clinical trials for this have been running for more than two years." There were things the public could never access-information reserved only for those with the right background, status, and connections. In the meantime, the baby-the one Jayson had arranged for a specialized medical institution in Nacsall to monitor and care for-had been growing steadily and healthily.

Ariel felt her ears ringing. The shock was so great that she broke into a cold sweat. Gripping Jayson's hand tightly, she stammered, "How did you even manage to set all this up in such a short time?" Normally, an arrangement like this couldn't be done on a whim. It required intricate planning and precision. Jayson smiled faintly, remembering. "It wasn't a last-minute decision. I'd thought everything through long before that. "Back then, I received an email from someone, and it included a photo of you visiting the OB-GYN department.

I recognized the hospital immediately from the logo in the background. It was the same one where Uncle Leo had his surgery. "I had a feeling you were there because of the baby." Chapter