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.

best thing coming at the worst

heard about, but I’m sure of HIS reaction. He will hate

as well just turn out to be cancer. At least

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

they are

of it for what they have: a

touch my flat belly, bitterly. Why come

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

the end I just put it to my ear, in silence. It took him a minute to realize that it went through but only a second before

voice is grumpier than usual,

am. That’s all the patience my dear husband

do it some other time?” I close my eyes, finding no

tight. In

divorce papers. One an accident from the day, the other…long awaited. I don’t feel too good, but then again, I haven’t

I bite my tongue, swallowing the rest of my

YOU said you would deliver that ‘damn divorce papers’ first thing today.” Sebastian mocks with an icy voice. I could see his look of disgust in my mind. I have seen

my eyes, but somehow my tears keep leaking

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

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