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.

with envy of the happy, loving couples

are

of it for what they have:

worst time, little one. I touch my flat belly, bitterly. Why come

forever. I stare at his name glowing on my screen, finding it hard to find my

put it to my ear, in silence. It took him a minute to realize that it went through but only a second before

am. That's all the patience my

time?" I close my eyes, finding no strength to

purse tight. In it lie two

from the day, the other...long awaited. I don't feel too good, but then again, I haven't been for a while now. I just haven't figured out what does the

I bite my tongue, swallowing the rest

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 eyes, but somehow

this bullshit. You want a bigger

That's what he said.

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

A wish THAT persistent

hard, I cut my nails deep in my palm to

could hear the sound of his car starting. "Ava's final check is today and I