Aria's POV The day of my prenatal checkup finally arrived. After the examination, the doctor smiled. "The pup is healthy. Everything looks perfect—though the pup is developing a little slowly." Relief flooded through me. "Thank you, Doctor." She reminded me to rest, avoid stress, then handed me the report. I slipped it into my bag. Our little one is doing well, Lydia purred. "I know." Once Walter's side finalized the divorce paperwork and sent it back, everything would finally be over. No more Damon, no more Hawthorne family. Just me and my pup. But the moment I stepped out of the hospital, unease settled in my chest. Several days had passed. I had met with Walter before I left and he had promised the divorce would be finalized quickly. So why hadn't he contacted me? Something'

