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Chapter 36

Author: Lean
The air seemed to have froze and my heart began to race.

It was as if I still looked forward to get an explanation from him.

After a moment of silence, Ryan asked in a cold voice, "Do you really want a divorce that badly?"

The mixture of feelings in my heart caused me to find it difficult to breathe. I raised my head and looked at the blinding lights in the living room and blinked. I was on the edge of having a mental breakdown, but I still said ruthlessly, "Yes, that badly."

I wanted to cut ties with him at least before my belly began to show.

There was no way that I was going to gamble with a child in my womb.

Behind me, the man remained silent. The sound of the door closing was his response.

It felt as though all strength had been drained from me as I slowly slid down the shoe cabinet, staring blankly at the ceiling.

In an instant, my heart felt empty and began to ache.

That night, my pregnancy hadn't been able to affect my sleep at all. I lay in bed and couldn't fall aslee
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