Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband

Marcus didn’t bolt, instead, he firmly held her hand.

“Cornelia, there’s no going back for us now.” Marcus said.

“Dare to say that again!” Cornelia tried to keep her cool, tried to reason with him, but her tears betrayed her, streaming down her face uncontrollably, “Turn on the lights, look into my eyes, and say it again.”

“We’re divorced. There’s no chance.” He reiterated.

“Then why are you here? Why are you still good to me?” She yelled, exhausted, “Tell me, you never loved me. You were never sincere to me and you divorced me because you fell for someone else. You came to see me, not for me, but for the child in my womb. Jeremy, tell me, just say it and I’ll believe you.”

A knock on the door-

“Nelly, are you okay?” The sudden knock and the nanny’s panicked voice jerked Cornelia out of her dream. She blinked open her eyes, reaching for the switch on her bedside table.

the room, revealing only

real just a dream? Did Marcus never come to see

and closed a few times before words finally came out. “Where

“Nelly, there’s no one here. You’ve probably had a nightmare again.

it really just a dream?” Cornelia whispered.

was a medicinal smell in the house. Why was the feeling so real if it was just

in Cornelia’s body. She clutched her stomach, rolling around in pain on the bed, “It hurts, it hurts so much.”

nanny was flustered, “Nelly, is your stomach hurting? Are

was that her whole body was in

to say, “Hold on Nelly, I’m calling an ambulance.”