His Ruthless Redemption (Isabella and Dominic) novel Chapter 146

Chapter 146

Chapter 146

Isabella’s POV

By the time Dominic came home the next evening, the house was quiet. Too quiet

I had sent Mateo to school in the morning eventhough I myself had come home extremely late at nig stabilized. Though, I hadn’t been able to sleep, so I’d decided to work from home for the day.

Caterina had been worried too, and hadn’t slept until I came home late at night and assured her that everyting we for Even though Dominic had told her that Alessia was doing fine now, she had still been worried. After coming base from school, even Mateo had been unusually fussy, not throwing tantrums exactly, but dingy bentave As if he could fee something unsettled in the air.

I had assured both of them that Alessia was fine. I also made sure they both ate their meals properly and on time

“She’s just resting.” I told Mateo softly as I tucked him into bed at night after dinner. “Sometimes grown-ups get very sad But that doesn’t mean they disappear.”

He had frowned at that.

“Is she going to try and disappear again?” he asked in his small, serious voice.

The question made my chest ache. “No” I said firmly. “She’s going to get help

He studied my face, then nodded slowly, “Okay”

Caterina was still in the living room when I came downstairs after that to wait for Dominic to come back home.

“You’re strong,” she murmured.

I didn’t feel strong. I felt tired. But I simply smiled at her. “You should go sleep. You didn’t get a lot of sleep last night either. I don’t want you getting sick again”

Caterina nodded, wishing me a quiet good night before leaving.

I continued to wait for Dominic.

When I heard the front door open close to midnight, I was sitting at the tchen island with a cup of tea gone cold.

Dominic walked in quietly, and he looked exhausted, not just physically, but something deeper. The was a heaviness in his shoulders, in the way he moved.

“Hey,” I said softly.

He nodded. “Hey”

That was it. No update. No explanation.

He went straight to the sink, poured himself water, and drank it like he hadn’t in hours.

I watched him carefully. “Is she okay?” I asked gently

“She’s stable. The answer was clipped Short

“And?”

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fet the glans down harder than necessary. “And what?” The edge in his voice startled me.

“I just meant what did the doctors say?”

He ran a hand through his has “She’ll need therapy. Monitoring.”

“That’s good,” I said softly. “That they’re helping.”

He didn’t respond, a strange silence settling between us. It was not the comfortable one we’d started rebuilding. This one felt tight.

Something inside me sank.

“Dominic,” I said carefully, stepping closer. “What happened?”

“Nothing,” he replied quickly, too quickly.

I frowned. “That’s not true. You’re not telling me something, and it’s weighing you down. You can share it with me.”

He let out a frustrated breath. “You really want to talk about sharing?” he snapped suddenly.

The sharpness of it made me freeze. “What?”

“You’re the one who wouldn’t tell me why you were sneaking around with Luca to meet some masked woman.”

My chest tightened. “Where is this coming from? Why does it even matter right now?” I asked, stunned.

“It matters to me,” he shot back.

“It doesn’t matter now,” I said firmly. “The baby is gone.”

“It matters,” he repeated.

The intensity in his voice startled me.

I stared at him for a moment, trying to understand what had shifted inside him since yesterday.

He looked raw. On edge. Like something had unsettled him deeply.

“Fine,” I said quietly. “You want to know? I suspected something was wrong with Alessia’s pregnancy.”

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His eyes sharpened. “What do you mean?”

“I noticed discrepancies in her reports,” I continued. “Dates that didn’t align. Supplements that didn’t match standard prescriptions. I asked questions at the hospital”

He went very still. “And then?”

“And then that woman contacted me,” I said. “Said she knew I was suspicious. Told me to bring money. That’s why I went

His jaw clenched. “And what was she going to say?”

“I don’t know,” I admitted. “You interrupted before she could.”

The words weren’t accusatory. But they hung there anyway.

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3 exhaled slowis “And now?” he asked.

“Now it doesn’t matter,” I said quietly. “There’s no baby”

He nodded once heavily, as that fact carried weight for him in ways I couldn’t sex

Silence settled again. But this time. I saw it clearly. He wasn’t angry He was drowning in vo explain.

“You’re exhausted,” I murmured softly.

“I’m fine.”

“You’re not”

He looked at me then. And for a second, the mask slipped and saw everything hidden underneath Grief Galit Someday darker.

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