Chapter 0087

In Valeria, several miles away from Florentia, events were unfolding that would change everything.

Alexia had officially signed her termination papers but remained calm, confident that Maximus would visit her soon. She was certain he’d have a good explanation for everything that had happened.

Days passed, but he still hadn’t shown up: A strange feeling gnawed at her chest–this wasn’t like her beloved. Something felt off.

One ordinary morning, Alexia woke up with a slight bout of dizziness. Feeling the urge to vomit, she rushed to the bathroom. This wasn’t the first time it had happened in recent days, and it caught her

attention.

She grabbed her phone and opened a period–tracking app. Two weeks late.

happening now! No, no!” she muttered, throwing on a coat and bolting out of her

bat out of hell until she found a pharmacy, rushed inside, and purchased five pregnancy tests

the bathroom to take the first test. She

Alexia! What the hell? How could you

positive. Her knees buckled, and she sank to the bathroom floor. Hoping it was a mistake, she took two more tests, but they all showed the same result. She tried the last two–same outcome. One test even displayed an estimate of how far

going to do? What? Think, Alexia, think!” she said aloud, pacing back and

bad luck for several minutes, she managed to calm down. This couldn’t be as disastrous as it seemed. A child was a powerful reason

of one of the tests and composed a message: [We need to talk.] She hesitated, thumb hovering over the send button, but ultimately hit

delay his response, she tried calling him several times, but his phone

Alexia rehearsed how she’d break the news to him. He wouldn’t be upset–why would he be? They loved each other, and the only thing standing in their way was his marriage, which was already falling apart.

family to deny their relationship any longer. In fact, Alexia knew Catherine desperately wanted a

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