Ex-Husband’s Love Dilemma

Chapter 2

Orlando’s eyes narrowed at her words, his gaze icy.

For a moment, they just stared at each other. Then, he uttered, “Cassandra, that’s not even remotely amusing.” Her hypothetical question regarding his feelings towards her was nothing more than a joke to him.

Cassandra’s expression stiffened. “I apologize.”

There was an odd sensation in Orlando’s chest as he saw Cassandra, still meek, tender, and ever reasonable.

Cassandra’s phone suddenly rang. Startled, she swiftly picked it up. Her eyes widened at the caller ID. The fleeting hint of panic didn’t escape Orlando.

Seeing her hesitation, he prodded, “Aren’t you going to answer that?”

After a reluctant nod, she pressed the answer button. “Hello?”

“Cassandra, your results are ready. There’s absolutely nothing to worry about.” The caller paused before continuing, “But, it appears you’re a bit more than two months pregnant, and the baby is developing fine. Have you… decided to keep it?”

The caller’s words echoed in her mind. Cassandra froze. Her face lost color as her mind reeled, ‘I’m pregnant!”

Instead of responding, she involuntarily glanced at Orlando, scared he might have overheard the conversation.

Observing her reaction, Orlando asked worriedly, “What happened?”

Upon hearing Orlando’s voice in the background, the caller quickly asked if she was with him. “Okay, I understand. Goodbye,” was Cassandra’s hasty response before she hung up the call.

on her. Seeing her perturbed expression, he asked, “Cassandra,

that

bother telling him? We’re getting a divorce soon. Will he reconsider because of the baby? No, that’s not right. It’s pathetic enough as is. I can’t trap him using this unborn child. That would strip away any dignity

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tried to sound composed. “It’s just some work stuff.

her further,

need to go

she hastily left Dustmeadow

like a tide, turning into tears that fell from her eyes. Memories from the past made her heart ache so much that she could barely breathe. She painfully thought, “If he

about me?”

hand on her belly, muttering, “Little one, this is hardly a good time for you to arrive. I

had come to her, drunk, repeatedly whispering the name “Becca.” She tried to resist him, but it was impossible against a drunken man. The following hours

the architectural firm that

been flagged for suspected plagiarism. She needed to stay on top

misstep could result in dire consequences.

quick to notice Cassandra’s ashen face when she arrived. Concern lining his voice, he asked, “Cassie, what’s wrong?”

shook her head and said, “I’m okay.” She quickly redirected the conversation. “What about Hawley Real Estate? Any update?” Hawley Real Estate was their partner on the design project that had sparked the plagiarism

don’t deliver, they’ll slap us with a lawsuit,” Michael