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.

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

they are the

they have: a man by my side

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

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

a minute to realize that it went through but only

at my phone. 9:07 am. That's all the patience my dear husband can spare me. 7

no strength to even think

grip my purse tight. In it lie two

then again, I haven't been for a while now. I just haven't figured

out a cold laugh. I bite my

asked for the 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 on his face for five years straight. "What did I tell you?" I close my eyes, but somehow my tears

my time with this bullshit. You want a bigger allowance? That's fine.

That's what he said.

could threaten him in

years now. A wish THAT persistent deserves

deep in my palm to keep my voice

sound of his car starting. "Ava's final

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