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.

thing coming at the

I’ve heard about, but I’m sure

just turn out to be cancer. At least that would make one of us

of the maternity floor alone, I try to absorb the news. My efforts are in vain. My eyes suddenly water with envy of the happy, loving couples sitting around me. I have a luxury house

they are the

for what they have: a man

at the worst time, little one. I touch my flat belly, bitterly. Why come when mama

I can’t hide from my life forever. I stare at his

ear, in silence. It took him a minute to realize that it went

you?!” Sebastian’s voice is grumpier than usual,

07 am. That’s all the patience my dear husband

do it some other time?” I close my eyes, finding no strength to even think about our

grip my purse tight. In

other…long awaited. I don’t feel too good, but then again, I haven’t been for a while now. I just haven’t figured out what does the baby

bite my tongue, swallowing

mocks with an icy voice. I could see his look of disgust in my mind. I have seen it on his

my eyes, but somehow my tears

this bullshit. You want a bigger allowance? That’s fine. But I don’t like being

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