I Refuse to Be Your Second Choice novel Chapter 205

If she kept sitting there, she was pretty sure she’d lose control of her feelings. Alexander was going to be engaged to Camila White soon. She couldn’t let herself get swept up again.

Natalie slipped back onto the sofa and focused on editing the rest of the agreement, her head down the whole time.

Alexander watched her for a while, his face growing distant. He set his fork down. He didn’t feel like eating anymore.

The room grew quiet. The only sound was Natalie’s light typing.

Then his phone started ringing. Camila White’s name flashed on the screen.

He pressed decline, not even thinking about it.

A moment later, it rang again. Camila, again.

He declined it once more.

After that, the phone went silent. Everything else was quiet too.

A few minutes later, there was a knock at the door.

Natalie looked up and accidentally caught Alexander’s gaze. She just knew this was about him.

She got up and opened the door. Aaron Lee stood outside, looking tense. “Ms. Watson, Mr. Ramirez didn’t answer Ms. White’s calls, so she called me. She’s having a threatened miscarriage. They’ve already taken her to the hospital.”

So the calls were from Camila.

Natalie turned, but Alexander was already grabbing his jacket and heading for the door.

“Mr. Ramirez, just now—”

“I heard you,” Alexander interrupted, his face serious. “Let’s go to the hospital.”

He walked out, took a few steps, then stopped and looked back at Natalie. “Send me the updated agreement when you’re done. No matter how late.”

“What took you so long? Camila almost lost the baby. Thank goodness we got her here in time,” Savannah said, clearly upset.

Charlotte’s voice was firm. “You’re about to get engaged. Camila is carrying your child. Alexander, you need to start thinking about your family. Work will always be there.”

Savannah, Grandma, please don’t blame Alex,” Camila said softly from her hospital bed, trying to defend him. “He’s just been so busy with work these days. It’s my fault for not taking better care of myself… and the baby.”

“What? He hasn’t been home for days?” Savannah shook her head, frustrated. She looked at Charlotte. “Mom, I can’t keep him in line. You have to talk to him. His fiancée is pregnant and he’s barely around. How does that look?”

Camila’s pregnancy was real. Even if Savannah didn’t like it, she had to think about the baby. Neglecting Camila wouldn’t just hurt her, it could hurt her grandchild too. Savannah didn’t want to lose a good daughter-in-law and a grandchild on top of that.

“Alexander, whatever else is going on, Camila is pregnant. You can’t just ignore her,” Charlotte said quietly.

Alexander glanced at Camila. “I understand, Grandma.”

The coldness in his eyes made Camila shiver, and she looked away. But deep down, she was secretly pleased. Her plan had worked.