“Congratulations, you’re one month pregnant. Everything looks fine.”

Mia Bowen held the results of her pregnancy test as she returned to her marital home, feeling like she was dreaming. Was she actually pregnant?

She mustered the courage to text her husband, Timothy Barrett. “Will you be coming home for dinner tonight?”

It felt like forever as she waited for a reply. He’d never liked it when people disturbed him at work, and she was worried that her message would go unanswered as it had in the past.

In the next second, her phone lit up. Timothy replied curtly, “Yeah. I have something to tell you.”

After getting an answer, Mia hurried to get the groceries for that night’s dinner. She put the results of the pregnancy test on the table, then flipped it over, feeling that she was being too obvious.

In the evening, a black limousine drove into the courtyard. Timothy got out with his suit jacket casually flung over one arm. He had a tall figure and striking features.

“Timothy, you’re back.” Mia jogged over to him, reaching out to take his suit jacket. But Timothy handed her some papers instead. A trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.

look at this. You can bring up any requests

agreement” written on it. The bright whiteness of the paper seemed

on his face. He looked down at Mia,

for her. He’d only married her because his grandmother liked her.

wouldn’t even have noticed that they’d

would only be a waste of Mia’s time and youth.

“If—and this is only hypothetical—I were to tell you that I’m pregnant,

on her belly. He frowned. “Didn’t I tell you to take the morning-after pill

ago was an accident—the one and only accident that

it away, but Timothy grabbed her by the wrist

breathing hitched. “I asked you a question. If I were pregnant, would you want to keep

“No.”

There was no point in having a baby when its parents were caught in a loveless marriage. It was what had happened with his

seemed to empty out as he

as he walked away. Then, she tilted her head back to force the tears back. Timothy’s

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