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.

efforts are in vain. My eyes suddenly water with envy of the happy, loving couples sitting around me. I have a luxury house

they are

for what they have: a

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

from my life forever. I stare

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

voice is grumpier than usual,

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

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

tight.

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

cold laugh. I bite my tongue, swallowing the rest

I could see his look of disgust in my mind. I have seen

eyes, but somehow my tears keep leaking

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

That’s what he said.

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

wish THAT persistent deserves

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

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