Cecilia called the nanny.

The nanny, filled with anxiety, feared Cecilia’s disappointment.

Cecilia reassured her, “Don’t worry. You don’t have to follow Mr. Evans’ orders anymore. You can return to work now.”

Thirty minutes later, two household servants arrived to handle the chores.

Cecilia got Edwin ready for the morning.

He noticed that his breakfast tasted different and asked, “Dad was here last night, wasn’t he?”

“Yes,”

“He also made us breakfast.”

Cecilia gently patted Edwin’s head.

She couldn’t bring herself to eat Mark’s breakfast. Just a bite would stir up painful emotions.

Her love for Mark, spanning many years, wouldn’t wane easily.

Cecilia settled for some instant noodles.

Her work was scheduled for ten in the morning. She had enough time to drop Edwin at school before heading to the gym.

After a few mouthfuls, she felt sick.

A familiar and unsettling sensation hit her.

Cecilia’s face grew pale.

Concerned, a servant approached and asked, “Miss Fowler, are you alright?”

Edwin looked anxious.

Cecilia held her chest and forced a smile.

“Maybe these instant noodles have gone bad. I need to use the bathroom.”

She hurriedly left.

The servant checked the instant noodles’ production date, muttering, “Strange. They aren’t expired.”

In the master bedroom’s bathroom, Cecilia retched but couldn’t vomit anything. A heavy weight pressed on her chest.

She splashed cold water on her face but couldn’t find relief.

The events from the other day replayed in her mind. She had told Mark about wanting a daughter.

They had sex without protection.

Cecilia placed her hand on her belly and gazed at her reflection in the mirror.

Water dripped from her face.

Her eyes mirrored her confusion.

She might be pregnant.

Edwin’s footsteps neared.

The little boy embraced her from behind and whispered, “Mommy, did you drink too much last night? Do you have a headache?”

Tears welled up in Cecilia’s eyes.

Though her thoughts were a mess, she turned to hug Edwin gently.

“I’m fine, sweetheart. Just a little discomfort.”

“Mom, you should rest more,” Edwin advised, wrapping his arms around her.

Cecilia mustered a smile, enduring her stomach’s discomfort.

She placed Edwin’s bag on his shoulder and drove him to school.

Edwin happily trotted off to school.

Cecilia returned to her car, lost in thought.

She had drunk wine last night. Could it affect her potential pregnancy?

Should she even keep this baby?

The more she pondered, the more unease filled her. Finally, she decided to visit the hospital for a check-up.

She went there discreetly for she didn’t want to disturb anyone.

An hour later, her test report came back positive.

She had been pregnant for almost five weeks, and the doctor assured her the fetus was healthy.

However, Cecilia couldn’t find happiness in this news.

She left the examination room slowly. The corridor was filled with couples, joy painted on their faces as they awaited their prenatal check-ups.

She felt like the only person who didn’t know where to go.

Despite her fragility, she couldn’t bring herself to call Mark, as she was determined to end their relationship.

If he knew she was pregnant, he wouldn’t let her go.

Cecilia bit her lips slightly and was about to leave the hospital.

As she reached the elevator, her phone rang.

It was a call from Mark.

She hesitated, then answered.

“What do you want?”

On the other end, Mark remained silent for a long time. Just when she thought of hanging up, he said softly, “I heard from the servant that you weren’t feeling well. Did you go to the hospital?”

Cecilia wanted to cry.

She lowered her head and gently covered her belly.

feeling much

“That’s good. Take care of yourself and remember to eat

sounded as though he was

for a moment and asked, “When will we sign the divorce

taken aback, his voice shaking. After a while, he replied quietly, “I’m on

was stalling and asked, “When are

“At least four months.”

he on an expedition to

returned, she

Cecilia fell silent.

softly,

to break up with me? Is being my wife

back tears and replied,

other end of the phone, Mark emitted a

their fallout, laughter was a rare

shared such laughter for quite

Mark sighed.

then said in a trembling voice, “I’m boarding my flight soon I’ll have Peter send you

relationship

just a few seconds, it felt like they had wrapped up their

and abruptly ended

to the staircase, she slammed

covered her mouth, slumping

A wall separated them.

bed was wheeled into the elevator, with

pale as

while, he

But she couldn’t hear.

accompanied Mark, and even Peter’s

do this? There was still hope. Why did you have to

hand placed

had a

successful, there was

much to her. Despite his efforts, the only thing

the best thing he could

Peter was sad.

bit longer? Maybe your perspective would change after

at her; she’s not as young now. If I delay her for a few more years, it will be

words, he had no idea that Cecilia was just

she was

bear this burden alone while he granted

go

each other free, she would welcome a new life,

Mark had no regrets

doctors urged Mark to undergo an operation as

a lawyer and drafted a divorce agreement in Cecilia’s

gave Cecilia full custody of

even named Edwin as the

also specifically bequeathed the house on Gamous Road

high fever

he signed

his abdomen,

the divorce

papers and completed the necessary formalities, their

covered in

don’t go, I won’t undergo the

but the doctor warned, “Mr. Evans’ condition is more critical than anything now. Further

tears in her eyes, Lina said, “Peter, please go

left with the

mumbled, “Tell her not to cry. She

couldn’t help burst into tears

back at

allowed herself and

the living room, she was lost in thought, her arms wrapped around her

Suddenly, the doorbell rang.

the door, hastily wiping

saw Peter and a stranger who resembled a

slightly surprised

that they were there to deliver the

breath, she

red eyes, couldn’t help but ask, “Why are your eyes

interjected, “He won’t feel sorry for me. If I sign it, we will be

expressing his thoughts but, in the end, chose

he genuinely wished to inform Cecilia about Mark’s illness. He believed that this revelation might soften her heart,

was well

didn’t permit him to disclose it to

and

around and said, “The environment is

them ice

not in the right state of mind. Mark was still in the hospital, waiting

is there any possibility and you and Mr.

her eyes, pondering the

brief silence, she softly asked, “Where is

glistened

baffling. Mark awaited surgery in the hospital, while Cecilia clearly

to part ways, it would cast doubt on the existence of true

deep sadness, he still instructed the man beside him, “Milo,

promptly retrieved the document and

Cecilia listened, she found herself in a bewildered state. The only part she clearly grasped was that Mark had

What did he mean?

fully deserves any anger you may harbor toward him. But Cecilia… For the sake of your shared past, even if you can no longer be a couple,

reveal the complete truth. It wasn’t her secret to tell after

Cecilia couldn’t fully grasp the meaning

document and

generous in granting her various assets. However, she made a deliberate choice

accepting the house on Gamous Road and declined

that Mark might remarry and have more children in the

and then affixed her signature at the end

her gaze remained fixed on the papers, and her eyes

finally the end

enough to understand that if she knew the truth about Mark’s illness, she might not have signed the agreement. He felt a pang of guilt for not giving her the opportunity to know. It

right. How could he keep holding her

her shoulder and said, “He wanted me to tell you not

couldn’t hold

away, she was overwhelmed with remorse, her mind

as twilight settled in that Cecilia snapped out of her reverie. She stumbled into the kitchen

called the

and mashed

had no appetite, but her unborn child needed

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