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.

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

they are

of it for what they

time, little one. I touch my flat belly, bitterly. Why come when mama loved the

my life forever. I stare at his name glowing

took him a minute

where the hell are you?!” Sebastian’s voice

glance at my phone. 9: 07 am. That’s all the patience

it some other time?” I close my eyes, finding no strength

tight.

the other…long awaited. I don’t feel too good, but then again, I haven’t been for a while now.

laugh. I bite my tongue, swallowing the

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

somehow my tears keep leaking

want a bigger allowance? That’s

That’s what he said.

tantrum with a divorce. As if that could threaten him in any

THAT persistent deserves to be

in my palm to keep my voice steady, “Sorry I’m late. I’ll be

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