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.

of the maternity floor alone, I try to absorb the news. My efforts are in vain. My eyes suddenly water with envy of the happy, loving couples sitting around me. I have a luxury house to live in, a billionaire to call my husband, and his baby

they are

trade all of it for what they have: a man

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

phone rings, warning me that I can't hide from my life forever. I stare at his name glowing on my screen, finding it

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

am. That's all the

time?" I close my eyes, finding no

grip my purse tight. In it

papers. One an accident from the day, the other...long awaited. I don't feel too good, but then again, I haven't been for a while

lets out a cold laugh. I bite my tongue,

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 on his face for five years straight. "What did I tell you?" I close my

a bigger allowance? That's fine.

That's what he said.

him in any way. Ever since

wish THAT persistent deserves to

Frowning hard, I cut my nails deep in my palm to keep my

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

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