She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

001 Long Awaited By Him

Scarlett's POV

My periods were never accurate, but still, I should have known.

Nausea, tiredness, change of taste... You'd think it would be obvious, but you never know until afterward how many signs you missed.

Just like how I have been missing the signs shouting at me that the man I was married to would never love me back no matter how hard I try.

I came to the health screening thinking, what's the worst that could happen? If it were cancer, I could handle it. But this I couldn't handle.

A baby.

The best thing coming at the worst time.

I don't know when I'll feel that powerful motherly love that I've heard about, but I'm sure of HIS reaction. He will hate the baby.

It might as well just turn out to be cancer. At least that would make one of us happy.

maternity floor alone, I try to absorb the news. My efforts are in vain. My eyes suddenly water with envy of the happy, loving

are the happy

it for what they have:

worst time, little one. I touch my flat belly, bitterly. Why come when mama loved the wrong man? What do I do

my life forever. I stare at his name glowing on

It took him a minute to realize that it went through but only a second before

That's all the patience my dear husband can spare me.

I close my eyes, finding no strength to even think about

tight. In it

don't feel too good, but then again, I haven't been

laugh. I bite my tongue, swallowing the rest

'damn divorce papers' first thing today." Sebastian mocks with an icy voice. I could see his look of disgust in my mind. I have seen it

a bigger allowance?

That's what he said.

threaten him in any way. Ever since we were married, his dearest wish has been for

A wish THAT persistent deserves to

are right," Frowning hard, I cut my nails deep in my palm to keep my voice steady, "Sorry I'm late.

of his car starting. "Ava's final check is today and I