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"He loves you, bambolina." In front of me, grandmother smiled, her hand revealing faint wrinkles despite her great age, stroking my stomach lightly. "I can see it. I really do. Have faith in me. Regardless of your arranged marriage, I'm sure he accepted it for other reasons as well. Sebastian wouldn't have bothered to come here and take care of you if he was forced to. You know... he already has everything. He has nothing to lose."

My heart took a slight leap.

"But now, apparently, he does." Grandma chuckled. "It's you."

"Grandma.."

"Try it once. Give him a chance. You've always had a kind and pure heart. Try it for your son. He needs a full set of parents." He said.

"I want to see him fight for both of us." I bit my lip, my tears almost coming out again. "Because I'm tired of fighting alone all this time."

"Then let him fight. He will do it." She said. "More than this."

I stroked my belly that was already bulging from having my baby there. Mine and Sebastian's. "What if he hurts m