Torn Check, Secret Baby: My Spectacular Comeback

Chapter 5

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c filling the hallway of the free clinic. I clutched

of the apartment, searching on my phone for the ne

her into the exam room, my legs fee

toms and then arranged for the tests. Eve

ession gentle. "Congratulations, Ms. Riggs,"

d so ironic. I felt the whole worl

unable to process her instructions. My mind was stuck on a single thoug

oise of the New York streets washed over me like a

ously moving to my still-flat stomac

ecame crystal clear. I would rai

l apart. I had to be strong for this baby. I made a decision.

phone buzzed. It was a news alert

d His New Princess: Hale Jones and Socialite

it open. A high-definition pho

ust the necklace on Angelique. She wore an emerald green gown, her platinum

ss I had never seen before. His fingers gently touche

two years. He gave it all to another

hat man. He simply chose

ng. The courage and determination I ha

gan to sob, no longer able to hold it in. P

a text message from my bank, a

The exact same amount as

, he was settling our account for good. My fingers gripped th

tears and

cture on my phone,

app, found the trans

d the name "Hale," held it down,

stared at the em

to myself, "Claire, from now on, yo

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“For two years, I was the invisible woman behind Hale Jones, the star captain of the New York Rangers. I baked for him, warmed his bed, and thought we were building a life together. But one morning, he coldly handed me a six-figure check and told me to pack my things. "I need a relationship that benefits my public image. Someone who fits the role." He was getting engaged to a wealthy socialite, and I was just a liability he needed to pay off. I tore up his hush money and walked away, only to discover I was six weeks pregnant with his child. When I dragged my suitcases back to my parents' house, I wasn't welcomed with open arms. My father angrily blamed me for neglecting our family bakery for a man who just played me. To make matters worse, a ruthless corporate giant, the Mason Group, had just bought our building and was forcing our thirty-year-old family business onto the streets. I watched Hale and his new fiancée smiling on the news, hailed as the perfect power couple. Meanwhile, I was left with a broken heart, an unborn child, and a family on the brink of ruin. I had given up my entire life for a man who treated me like disposable garbage. Wiping away my tears, I blocked Hale's number completely. I swore I would raise this baby alone and fight the Mason Group to the bitter end.”