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.

suddenly water with envy of the happy, loving couples sitting

they are the

they have: a man by

at the worst time, little one. I touch my flat belly, bitterly.

that I can't hide from my life forever. I stare at his name glowing on my screen, finding it hard to

went through but only a second before his shouts burst out-- "Scar, where the hell are you?!" Sebastian's voice is

phone. 9:07 am. That's all the patience my dear

do it some other time?" I close my eyes, finding no strength to even think

tight.

don't feel too good, but then again, I haven't been for a while now. I just haven't figured out what

out a cold laugh. I bite my

divorce, Scarlett Fuller. YOU said you would deliver that '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

this bullshit. You want a bigger

That's what he said.

As if that could threaten him in any way. Ever since we were married,

THAT persistent deserves to

in my palm to keep

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