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.

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

are the happy

for what they have: a man by my side

bitterly. Why come when mama loved the wrong man? What

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

to my ear, in silence. It took him a minute to

Sebastian’s voice

am. That’s all the patience my dear husband can spare

other time?” I close my eyes, finding no strength to even think about our schedule, “I…I don’t feel

tight. In it lie

but then again, I haven’t been for a while now. I just haven’t figured out

a cold laugh. I bite my tongue, swallowing the

that ‘damn divorce papers’ first thing today.” Sebastian mocks with an icy voice. I could

my eyes, but somehow my tears keep

this bullshit. You want a bigger allowance? That’s fine. But

That’s what he said.

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

years now. A wish THAT persistent deserves to

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

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