NovelEnglishChapter 510 Chapter 510 98% "Ellie, your hand!” Joanna's voice broke through Ellie's thoughts, and it was only then that she noticed the blood smudged across her palm.
She turned to glance at the railing she had just touched, and when she wiped it with her sleeve, she saw it was stained entirely with blood.
+13 At that moment, she was certain Alex had been there. Taking the small red drum from Joanna's hands, Ellie returned to her room in tense silence.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe rinsed the drum under clean water, but the bloodstains had soaked into the leather surface, permanently marking it. Feeling defeated, Ellie sat on the edge of her bed, absently staring at the drum in her hands.
A storm brewed within her. The more she thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. This was clearly a toy for children, yet just moments ago, Whitney had said they had never bought such an item.
Around seven in the evening, Jason and Aaron returned home, which prompted Ellie to hurry down the stairs. "Ellie, letshow you something," Aaron said, pulling out his phone to play a video as Ellie approached.
Noticing the odd looks from everyone, she sat down and opened the video. It showed Alex vandalizing a maternity store, stealing several items from inside.
Dressed in prison clothes, drenched in blood and limping awkwardly with one arm dangling, he looked severely injured and completely disheveled.
He frantically searched through the shelves, grabbing numerous baby products. Then, just as he reached the door, he turned back to grab the red drum and stuffed it into his pocket like it was a treasure.
The longer Ellie watched, the more her vision blurred. "I'm heading upstairs." Ellie declared, standing up abruptly.
A chilling feeling gripped her: Alex knew about her pregnancy. Yet, she had shared this secret with no one-not even her family. 'How could he possibly know?' The bloodstains on the railing and the deep red on the drum were all traces left by Alex. Closing her eyes, she pictured him storming out of the maternity store with the baby items. Overwhelmed, Ellie broke into tears.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe leaned against the headboard, curling her legs and wrapping her arms around her knees. Burying her head in her arms, her sobs were muffled. When she heard a knock at the door, she paused her weeping but couldn't stop the tears from falling.
When Joanna and Whitney walked in with Aaron and Jason hanging back in the doorway, Ellie desperately tried to dry her eyes, but the tears only flowed more freely.
Joanna sat next to her and gently asked, "Ellie, are you hiding something from us Elle met m Joannals from gaze, then glanced at Whitney. Gathering her courage, she nodded firmly.
"I'm pregnant, Mom," she exclaimed.
"He must know I'm carrying his child, and that's why he excaped." Despair washed over Ellie as she let her emotions flow, her sobs breaking the silence of the room. Joanna looked at her, filled with a mix of compassion and helplessness, and then asked, "Sweetheart, do you want to keep the baby?"
Ellie's response was hesitant. "I don't know; I'm scared." She wanted to ted to keep the child but worried that if she terminated the pregnancy, she might never get the chance to be a Mom again. Still, she also feared that keeping the child would mean Alex would keep coming after her. Neither choice seemed good to her.
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