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.

floor alone, I try to absorb the news. My efforts are in vain. My eyes suddenly water with envy of the

they are the happy

they have: a

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

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

ear, in silence. It took him a minute to

voice is grumpier than usual, “You said

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

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

purse tight. In it

then again, I haven’t been for a while

a cold laugh. I bite my tongue,

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.

eyes, but somehow my tears

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

That’s what he said.

a divorce. As if that could threaten him in any way. Ever since we

now. A wish THAT persistent

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

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