Chapter 17

(Emily’s POV).

“This is impossible!”

I had sat in the dimly lit bathroom, my heart racing as I stared at the pregnancy test. Two pink lines.

“Am I really pregnant?!”

The reality of it all had felt like a punch in the stomach. My mind raced with confusion and fear.

Mike, my husband, had always been a distant figure in my life. Our arrangement had been supposed to be simple: a temporary marriage. He was just my hero to save my company.

Yet, there I was, staring at the evidence of a life growing inside me, a life that threatened to ruin everything I had carefully planned.

With trembling hands, I returned the test to its box and put it in a drawer, hoping it would disappear if I didn't look at it.

I knew that Mike would never want a child. Our marriage was just a formality, a legal convenience, and I was sure that the prospect of a family was as far from his mind as it was from mine.

The decision to abort the pregnancy had felt like the only viable option. I couldn't bear the thought of s