NEXT CHAPTER

3 WEEKS LATER.

An extremely tired Anna walked into the house, heading straight for her room, but Anna immediately paused when she heard funny and giggling noises around the corridor.

She didn't waste time and headed straight for James' room where she was certain the noise was coming from. As she stared at another woman in the arms of her husband, Anna shook her head because there was certainly no need to be frustrated since the divorce documents were almost ready. All she had to do was to get him to sign the papers and walk out of his life immediately. Anna let out a deep sigh and shut the door. She took a left turn, heading for her room because more than anything, she had her problems to think about.

The doctor must have been wrong. Anna wanted to keep reassuring herself that she wasn't pregnant just yet until she had confirmed it by herself. She locked the door and headed for the room while tucking her hand into her handbag. Fear gripped her heart so much staring at the pregnancy test, and with a deep breath, she took a bold step into the bathroom to try it out

Her thumb made sure to cover the lines, and it was because she wasn't ready, her heart wasn't ready to find out the truth yet. After so much thought, Anna slowly shifted her thumb and spotted one of the lines. Damn, if she moved just a bit more, she could see if the second line was visible or not. 

There was a skip, followed by Anna wrecking her fingers through her hair. "Damn it!" She cursed aloud, angry at what she had just seen. The doctor was fucking right! She was pregnant, and she was certain it wasn't James'.

Anna was immediately brought back to reality when she heard a knock on the door. In a hurry, she tucked the pregnancy test into her bag and hurried out of the bathroom.

The knock came again, and so she hurried towards the door and opened it. A maid was standing at the entrance, "My lady." She called,

"What's wrong Bella?" Anastasia questioned. She couldn't raise her voice at Bella because whatever was happening to her wasn't the lady's fault.

"Sir has sent for you. He needs you to meet him right away."

Anna heaved deeply. She could have refused James' Invitation, but then poor Bella would get punished if she did that. "Alright Bella, I'll be there in a minute." When Bella nodded her head, Anna shut the door and heaved again. The thought of the pregnancy crossed her mind again, and Anna immediately knew that she would have to go through a lot because of this baby. If her family found out, then she could be in a lot of trouble. James had never touched her before, so even if she tried to blame the pregnancy on him, it wouldn't work.

She headed back into the bathroom, picked up the pregnancy test, and kept it in her drawer. 

Anna opened the door and began heading down the stairs. She got to the living room to meet James waiting for her with a glass of wine on the table. "Have a seat." He spoke to her as he could feel her presence behind him. 

"Say whatever it is you have to say, James, I have no time to sit with you and have a chit-chat"

He heaved deeply and crossed his legs against the other, sipping from the glass of wine on the table. "Cancel whatever divorce plans you're scheming, Anna, I'm not letting you go." 

She arched her brows, "What? That's impossible James. I'm done with this marriage. You and I know we both never loved each other from the start of this marriage. You got what you wanted, so I have every damn right to leave." Without fear in her heart, she spoke. Anna had no idea how James got to find out about the divorce she had been planning for weeks now, but this baby was all the more reason she had to divorce him.

"You can't leave without my consent, Anna, and that's it."

He rose to his feet and was about to walk away, but she held his hand back,

"Please, let me go. You can't keep letting me live in this torment James. It's so unfair. You cheat, you lie, you don't even love me and yet you keep me here as your wife? Please, I'll do anything for you to sign that paper and maybe you can live your life however you want without getting to hide your multiple affairs from anyone."

James turned around to spare Anna a glance, and then he smirked,

"If you're willing to do anything, then give up your shares and right to the company. If you do that, maybe I might just sign the papers and let you go."

Anastasia arched her brows. He wanted her to give up her shares to the company that they had both built. Those shares were hers and she earned it as a result of her hard work in the company. She scoffed, having it in mind that he wanted everything all to himself before letting her go. James was a smart one, but the truth was, that Anna desperately had to leave his life. If he found out that she was pregnant, then it would cause a lot of trouble. "Fine. But after this, it's over. No games James." She warned, and immediately began walking out of his sight. When Anna got back to her room, she slammed the door shut, and fell to her knees, wondering why the hell she had to make a grave mistake 3 weeks ago.

No matter how she wished she could turn back the hands of time, she couldn't, and so, it was best to live with her mistake.

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2 days have passed since Anna discovered she was pregnant. It was also the day the divorce agreement would be finalized, but it still felt like a dream come true to Anna.

James had also introduced a new woman to her, Jane, someone who was going to replace her after the divorce, and more than anything, Anna felt pity for the new lady because she had no idea who the hell James was. She was throwing away a douchebag and yet another lady was desperately picking him up.

"Here, this is the final step. Once you sign it, I'll leave." 

James cocked his head towards Anna. There was no smile on his face as he stared at her, but when she looked at his eyes, she didn't want to understand the expression that was plastered on his face. She stared at him until his signature was imprinted on the paper.

That was it, it was all over, and she was free to walk out of her one-year marriage with James without anything to show for it.

Anastasia didn't want to think about what her family would say about her decision, but she collected the papers from James and began to walk out of the house. Her car was parked outside, and some of her things were arranged in it as well.

A tear slid down Anna's eyes, and it was because her life was a mess at the moment. 

She stepped into her car and ignited her engine, ready to return to her family.

About an hour later, Anna was back home. When she stepped out of her car, her legs were frozen at the spot where she was. Fear engulfed Anna's mind for a second at the thought of what Mr Williams her dad would say since he had always liked James and most times supported him.

She took a deep breath in and began to boldly walk into the house. When Anna got to the entrance, she pressed the doorbell twice and gripped her handbag tightly while waiting patiently for the door to open.

A minute later, the door opened, and the first person she saw was her mother staring back at her

"Hello, mother!" Anna called softly unable to control the tears that rolled down her eyes.