Chapter 16

"She posted it on Instagram!" Vivian furiously pulling out her phone. She showed him a post from just fifteen minutes ago:

[Starting my new life today.]

The photo attached was unmistakably her divorce certificate.

Vivian couldn't wrap her head around it. She'd been so sure Elaine had skulked away with her divorce papers in shame, but now Alistair was insisting he wouldn't divorce her.

Bursting with frustration and nowhere to direct it, Vivian placed a protective hand over her belly. She was about to say somthing when he suddenly jumped to his feet, heading for the door.

Seeing the panic written all over his face, a thought so shocking it bordered on absurd suddenly crashed into her mind.

"Alistair!" she called after him. "Why are you freaking out about divorcing

someone you supposedly don't even care about?" Her voice dropped to a stunned whisper. " You're actually in love with her, aren't you?!"

stopped him dead

with Elaine? That was

to Sophia. How could he possibly have

possibly care about her?

swallowed it back when his eyes fell on Vivian's pregnant belly. She didn't notice his hesitation,

a bitter laugh. "Look at yourself right now! You look just like someone who was exposed and is mad about it. If you don't care about her, why are

loved me too, but you dumped me without a second thought now. What's so great about her that you're still

like it physically hurt, stumbling forward with pleading eyes.

Just like when he'd first broken up with her gentle

staring at it in shock as fear replaced her desperation. "Alistair...

eyes downward. He felt a jolt of

the flight confirmation that had just appeared on his phone. Then he walked out, leaving Vivian's heart to

even their child

down her face as she grew increasingly pale, standing there in shock until

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