**CHAPTER 62 (POV: NATALIA)**
I forced myself into silence after that day. No more scrolling through social media, no more checking the news and no more reacting to every notification that lit up my phone. I turned off almost everything except the basic calls I needed for work and for the doctor. The world outside my apartment kept spinning with stories about me, about Wesley, about the baby, but I refused to let any of it inside.
I stayed in my small apartment as much as possible, moving between the couch, the kitchen and the bedroom. The days felt long and empty, but I told myself this was what I needed. This was how I would learn to live with the choices I had made. This was how I would protect the tiny life growing inside me from more chaos and pain.
Paul and my assistant became my
