The Alpha's Unwanted Bride novel Chapter 496

Chapter 496: A DEAD BABY

Nanny Nia didn’t move. She stayed kneeling by the bed, her hand still loosely clutching Jasmine’s, though it felt like she was holding a ghost.

The silence stretched between them like a thick fog.

Jasmine didn’t blink. Didn’t flinch. Her chest rose and fell so faintly, Nanny Nia feared she might drift away again, this time for good.

But she didn’t.

She sat there—empty, motionless. As though her soul had gone somewhere far, far away.

"I should have protected you," Nanny Nia whispered, more to herself than anyone else. "I should have done more. I should have known."

Still no response.

Nanny Nia was appalled.

Worried that Jamsine had lost her entire being.

Nanny Nia gently got up from her knees and walked up to the chair she had been sitting on.

She picked up the wrapped up towel and gently walked over to Jasmine.

Perhaps if she brought the dead child, then Jasmine would feel something at least.

"I didn’t want to do anything with her... with it," she whispered. "I told them it was your decision. Not mine. Not Marie’s. Not even his."

She brushed the edge of the towel, her hands trembling. "It still here, sweetheart. If you want to see ... I can—"

"No."

The word came out cracked and dry, but firm.

Instantly stunning Nanny Nia.

Jasmine didn’t look at her. Her gaze remained fixed on nothing but some invisible place only she could see.

"Jasmine." Nanny Nia whispered.

But she remained unmoving.

And for a long while, neither of them moved.

The world outside went on, morning unfolding into a new day. But inside the room, time stood still.

Just a broken girl and the woman who refused to leave her side.

When Nanny Nia realized that there wasn’t going to be much difference from Jasmine, she very gently placed the wrapped up towel on her laps.

Jasmine flinched, but retracted and remained frozen.

Nanny Nia stood hoping for change but Jasmine didn’t react.

Nanny Nia felt perhaps she needed time alone so she stepped away from the bed.

"I’ll give you some time alone." Nanny Nia said.

When she was at the door about to leave, she thought she heard a smal voice.

"What?" Nanny Nia said turning around.

"I said what was it?" Jasmine hoarse and croaked voice asked.

"It was a girl." Nanny Nia said responded.

Jasmine remained unmoving for a while and then nanny Nia watched as she gently reached over the wrappings of the towel.

And then what seemed like a tear dropped.

And then more came and Jasmine gently pulled it to her and began to weep.

She screamed and wept.

Nanny Nia now relieved that she was finally letting her emotions out hurried to her side. She pulled Jasmine to her arms.

All two of them along with the wrapped up towel being clung to her chest.

Jasmine wept so much Nanny Nia could feel the tears sticking against her dress.

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