Nina was feeling calmer now and she could see how much Nash had been worrying about her. Any hurtful words she had been holding back seemed to dissipate in this moment. She hugged Nash around the waist. "Let's not fight anymore. Let's talk things through calmly, okay?"

"Okay," Nash responded softly.

Nina noticed something off. "Why just one word? Are you upset?"

"No," Nash said gently, stroking her face. "You've said we won't fight anymore. How could I be upset about that?"

Nina gazed into his eyes. "What if you've lost faith in me and are planning to leave me? Then everything I've said would be pointless."

"That's impossible," Nash reassured her. "We won't be separated."

"You won't divorce me?" she asked.

They had been arguing about this for a long time. She had often brought up divorce.

But now, thinking about all that Nash had done for her, she realized things were not as bad as they seemed.

She might never find another person like Nash, and their baby needed a father. Growing up in a healthy family was better than being alone.

to be sure of Nash's feelings. She could not keep putting herself out there without

softly. "You were the one insisting on divorce. I never said

marriage was just a transaction, saying all those hurtful things? No matter how lowly I might feel, I couldn't cling to you shamelessly. Didn't you ever think of making this

with him. Now that he was placating her, she felt like she was giving in

conceded. "Okay, it's all my fault. You were

response, Nina felt inclined

get a check-up," Nina said,

"What kind of

physical exam," Nina said, showing him her hand. "Look at all these bruises. I'm worried something's wrong with my body Plus, I'm pregnant. I can't afford

already did that," Nash told her. "The doctors found nothing wrong with

gently touched her

"Then why do I

adjusted it. "Maybe you bumped into something.

Nina said, still trusting

and had always been healthy, so she trusted

and placed them in front of her. "Your feet are cold. Put

followed his advice. "Are you feeling

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