Facade of Love

Child

I laughed, avoiding his gaze, and said nonchalantly, “I wouldn’t say I’m in a hurry. At least I’m not as brazen as you. Besides, I’m not the only one carrying your child. And for the record, I never intended to have this baby.”

The atmosphere in the car turned icy. I shivered, meeting Idris’s stormy gaze. It took a moment for me to realize how harsh my words had been, and my heart gave a guilty lurch

His gaze was a dark storm of restrained anger and hurt. He was a gentleman, though, and no matter how angry he was, he would not lay a hand on me, let alone harm me.

After what felt like an eternity, he finally spoke. “You never intended to have this child?”

His gaze made my heart lurch again. His eyes were filled with disappointment and a shadowy hurt. For a moment, I thought I saw pain in his eyes.

Pain?

Was it for the unborn child, or

A sudden pang hit me. I knew that if I denied it, he would calmly take me out for a nice meal, even accompany me to check on the health of our unborn child, and perhaps even share in the anticipation of its arrival

be put on hold indefinitely. He would not give up his feelings for Moore, nor his responsibility towards me and our child. The entanglement of the three of us would

curse.

not allow it, and the same went for Madam

Moore’s. Once the Scott Corporation matter is settled, I’ll schedule a hospital visit for an abortion. You don’t need to worry about my grandmother. If you still value the two years we spent as husband and wife, respect my decision. I know you have

me to be so definitive. He just stared at me, his gaze dark

think I should be so nice as to accept

coldness and weight. “My relationship with her

for Moore would make him angry enough to kick me out of the car. He never had to choose between me and Moore,

words left

Send Moore away?

and replied indifferently, “Whether you

of helplessness and anger. After a while, he started the car and said, “Yvette, if you dare harm our

more than a figment of imagination, so what was the point of debating whether it hurt or not? Besides, Madam Young had only given me two

journey in silence, the car finally coming to a halt beneath the

571 Never Planned on Having