Chapter 1

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 sitting

are the

for what they have:

one. I touch my flat belly, bitterly.

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

the end I just put it to my ear, in silence. It took him a minute to realize that

are you?!” Sebastian’s voice is grumpier than usual,

all the patience my dear husband can spare

we do it some other time?” I close my eyes, finding no strength to even think about our

my purse tight. In it

good, but then again, I haven’t been for a while now. I

I bite my tongue, swallowing the rest of

today.” Sebastian mocks with an icy voice. I could see his look of disgust in my mind. I

but somehow my tears keep

my time with this bullshit. You want a bigger allowance? That’s fine. But I don’t

That’s what he said.

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

THAT persistent deserves

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

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