Dreame - Read Romance Stories When he realized his feelings , he had lost her forever ! Novels reading at night 4.4 * FREE Installed Open 9.09 % Chapter 2 I went to the hospital alone , a hollow shell of myself , and scheduled an abortion . The doctor frowned at the ultrasound screen . " Miss Robinson , your condition is unusual . You've been unable to conceive for the past seven years . If you end this pregnancy , you may never have another chance . " I gave a bitter smile. " I'm already divorced . I don't want my child to be born without a father . " Cold liquid coursed through my veins , pulling me into unconsciousness . In the haze , I saw Herbert pressing his ear against my belly , grinning as he said our boy would surely grow up to be a casino prodigy , that he'd start teaching him to read cards from childhood . I saw him on the phone with a fortune - teller , insisting on the luckiest name for the child . I felt his arm wrapped around me as he promised that once he found a successor , he'd take me and the baby away from the casino , and we'd travel the world together as a family . But in the end , every tender word shattered into dust the moment he told Stella , " Only you deserve to be the queen of this casino . " When I regained consciousness , I dragged my hollowed body into my brother Josh's hospital room . Thankfully , this time his injury was minor , just a small wound from running errands . He would recover soon . In my last life , I had watched him beaten to death before my very eyes . This time , I would not be so blind . I contacted someone on the black market and paid a fortune for two tickets to a faraway country , leaving in three days . If I went through official channels , Herbert would know immediately . Then I called my only trusted confidant , handed him money , and told him to arrange Josh's discharge in secret . After all this , I finally felt a flicker of relief . I hailed a taxi and gave an address a few blocks away from the villa . It was my habit . Herbert had too many enemies . Better not to expose my exact residence . But as soon as I stepped out of the cab , a man - grabbed me from behind , clamping his hand over my mouth and dragging me backward . I fought free of his grip , but before I could run far , another man slashed across my back with something sharp . Agony exploded through me , hot blood soaking my clothes . I didn't need to guess , they were Herbert's enemies . The casino had swallowed up so many territories . The line of people wishing for his death , and for the deaths of those close to him , could stretch from here to the docks . I tried reaching for the knife in my bag , but one of them twisted my arm back cruelly , smashing my phone to pieces . " Shut the hell up ! " one of them barked , choking me by the throat as they dragged me toward a waiting van . Just as despair consumed me , a familiar black Maybach turned the corner . Herbert's car . I summoned every ounce of strength , screaming and thrashing wildly , desperate to catch his attention . The car hesitated , slowing for a second . He saw me ! But in the next instant , the Maybach accelerated , speeding past the Intersection without a pause , Chapter 2 18.78 % BALJONAIRE CEO'S Dreame - Read Romance Stories When he realized his feelings , he had lost her forever ! Novels reading at night 4.4 FREE Installed Open Through the window , I saw Herbert pulling Stella into his arms , shielding her eyes so she would see me . As if the woman being dragged off to her death wasn't his wife , but just a filthy spectacle unworthy of her All my struggle and hope drained from me in that moment . Pain and cold swallowed me whole . Darkness claimed the last of my consciousness . Chapter 7 gaze . BILLIONAIRE CLOS