Pampered by my three brothers: the return of the neglected heiress novel Chapter 1717

Chapter 1717: A mother

What this investigation wouldn’t reveal were Naylani’s true feelings toward Enzo. Sure, with everything going on in her life, it was easy to assume she had used him for her own gain.

But in truth, Enzo had become a calm she never realized she needed.

After years of fighting and putting her life on the line—watching her people die, taking in their final breaths, and enduring betrayal after betrayal—even someone like Naylani could grow tired.

At some point, she began to ask herself if any of it was still worth it.

Deep down, she knew this war... was never hers to win. There had already been too much devastation, too much loss. Even if she killed Nathalie in the end, it wouldn’t be a victory. _{fɾēewebnσveℓ.com}

It would just be survival.

And with Enzo?

She found peace in his presence.

For the first time in what felt like forever, someone made her feel that breathing wasn’t so bad. That it was okay to laugh at simple, silly things.

Enzo... grounded her.

He made her feel human. A woman.

Not just a soldier burdened with the lives of an entire battalion—lives that would be lost if she failed. With him, she could be delicate, be cared for. He was her home, her peace. Her first—and perhaps only—love.

But also... he was her delusion.

Naylani had always known that her time with Enzo, these peaceful days, were nothing more than an illusion. Temporary. The two of them were meant to meet and fall in love—but not meant to stay together.

She knew that.

And yet, she kept telling herself: Just one more day.

One more day before she leaves. One more day before she says goodbye.

One more day... but that day stretched into weeks. Then months. And just as she finally found the strength to return to the war—the war that haunted her even in her sleep—she got pregnant.

Naylani could’ve sworn she was taking contraceptives in secret. She didn’t want a child. She couldn’t bear to bring a child into a world where she knew Nathalie would kill it without hesitation.

She wasn’t supposed to have it. In truth, she planned to terminate the pregnancy.

But then Enzo brought a doctor home.

And they heard the baby’s heartbeat.

Everything she had planned, every resolve she’d clung to, dissolved without a trace. All she remembered was the sound of that tiny heartbeat echoing in the room... the warm tears falling from her eyes... Enzo’s hand gripping hers... and the look on his face.

She knew she couldn’t have the child.

She knew the fate that awaited it if she did.