The Wrong Woman

Elio replied, "I don't want to wait anymore. Let me handle this."

"No, no, I'll take care of it," Candice insisted.

Three days later, just as Candice mustered the courage to come clean with her family, she noticed blood.

Terrified, she rushed to the hospital, fearing a miscarriage. However, it turned out to be her period.

Sitting before the doctor, Candice listened as she explained that sometimes pregnancy tests could be inaccurate and the only way to be sure was through a medical examination.

It turned out to be a false alarm.

While not being pregnant should have brought relief, Candice felt an inexplicable sense of sadness. What saddened her most was that her dream of marrying Elio was now shattered. There was no chance of a shotgun wedding.

She didn't know how to explain this to Elio. Whenever Elio texted her, she chose to avoid him.

A week passed quickly.

In the design department, Sean personally went to find Candice, addressing her respectfully, "Ms. Morrison, Mr. Hoffis wants to see you."

Candice lowered her head, staring at her stomach, feeling a wave of sadness.

bag and left the office

deceiving Elio, waiting until they were officially married to tell him the truth. But the idea of resorting to a fake pregnancy to secure their marriage filled her with

in pregnancy-related books online, learning about prenatal care, check-ups, and more, when

Sean enter instead of Candice. "Where's

"She's gone home."

in his chair, shutting his eyes as if to ease

She had

Elio's eyes snapped open, his hand reaching for his phone on

where are you going?" Sean

of the office.

inform Ms. Morrison first?"

"No need."

please, give her some time to explain to her family..." Sean's plea trailed off. He feared

over ten years, and from the She agreed to marry me

potential repercussions of

If I wait any longer, she may have already gotten rid