Chapter 188

Serena’s voice wasn’t loud, but it hit Matthew like a punch to the chest. Ever since the day she stepped into his life, he’d dreamed of having a child with her. That image of the three of them as a happy little family had never left his mind—until reality just slapped him cold. “Why?” Matthew’s tone was sharp, tight with anger he was barely holding in. “You don’t want a baby with me, is that it?” “I... Matthew, I...” Serena stammered. She’d imagined this conversation, rehearsed countless explanations in her head. But seeing that look—pure heartbreak in Matthew’s eyes—her words just crumbled. A surge of emotions crashed over him like a damn tidal wave. Even during those brutal years alone in Veloria, he’d never felt this crushed. This empty. He was a proud man, maybe too proud sometimes. But standing in front of the woman he loved most, all he felt was failure. People always said a woman showing her love meant building a future, maybe a family. Yet Serena had made that choice—alone—to e