Annelise's POV Cold seeped though my clothes and into my body but I didn't even feel it because the kind of cold I felt was very far from the physical one.He abruptly pushed me into the water, my hand met the granite ground for support so I wouldn't fall abruptly but it didn't stop my butts from making contact with the bare ground harshly.I had thought the pregnancy result from the wedding day wasn't real when I got a pregnancy strip from the mall one day and got home to see just one pink line.Besides, I wasn't seeing any other symptom of pregnancy, neither did my stomach protrude or anything, it was even more flat then before.All those made me believe the pregnancy test from the mall more than the one from the hospital.A car honking before me made me look up, tears brimmed up so much in my eyes that I couldn't see anything other than the silhouette of the car and the bright lights.I had stayed in the water and rain for so long that it's now night, it was as though the world ar
Annelise's POV Angela said that and walked away while I just kept staring at her receding figure, I stood by the door without making the attempt or move to go back inside.Ethan wants to see me? Does he wants me to sign the divorce papers now? So this is the end, this is how it ends.I sighed and closed the door, sliding down against it. It felt like a deep hole was in my chest and it aches so bad, I've never felt this way, this heartbroken.While sleeping on the bed all night, that image of how I met myself on a strange bed one morning came up in my head.To think that I didn't recollect doing anything with Ken either, the only thing I remembered was taking that drink from my father.The drink. The reason for everything happening now, my carelessness took part in this too, I shouldn't have trusted my father in the first place.He's never even offered me a bottle of water, yet he offered me a glass of wine and I took it from him.My hand subconsciously went down to my stomach area, i
Annelise's POV “Stay there till I open the door for you. And remember, we're pretending to be fine in front of everyone." He opened his own side of the door without waiting for my reply.He opened my side of the door like he said he would, he stretched out his hand towards me with his lips set in a straight line.I place my hand in his then got out of the car with his support. This one is pretty high and i would have found it hard to get out myself, coupled with the fact that I'm putting on high heels.He closed the door himself then threw the keys at Rex who came in another car with Max.We started walking towards the door of the mansion. I didn't even note how big and glamorous the Harrington's mansion is.Apparently, we're meant to be here for a family dinner to celebrate the child who's going to join the family in months time.Imagine the shock on my face when Ethan told me about it this morning, he's never opened up to me about his family before but I know so well that they're n
Ethan's POV I scoffed, taking my hand off the wall behind her and stepped back a little bit.“Oh, I see. You can now talk, I thought you've gone mute the past couple of days, turns out I was wrong about you, once again.”She swallowed thickly, then looked into my eyes once more.“Are we at least staying for the dinner?" She asked.“You've decided that yourself, why are you asking me again." I fired back.It's so hard trying to not just get so mad at her to the extent of wishing I never met her or that we crossed paths in the first place.But looking into those big, brown eyes, I somehow found myself finding it hard to believe that she cheated on me.I really want to believe that she got pregnant before we got married, but the time frame doesn't correlate, she definitely got pregnant days before the wedding, and she was aware of the marriage before then.“Get out." I said through gritted teeth.Anastatia looked at me in question and I reported those two words again. She ran out of the
Annelise's POV “Get out." Ethan repeated.How cold his eyes suddenly grew controlled my legs against my wish. It's as though he's constantly having a battle with himself on what he wants to do.One minute he's talking to me, though his face and voice always so cold, the next he wants me out of his sight and his life.I really want to apologize to him, tell him that I didn't cheat on him and neither do I have a secret boyfriend somewhere but I'd find myself retreat.He doesn't look like he even wants to know I exist anymore, let alone wanting to hold a conversation like that with me.I ran out of the room and went through the same hallway we came through, but somehow I got lost. I found myself at a door that has ‘emergency exit’ written on it.I pushed it to find it open. The view behind the door made me step out fully, it's a garden.The calming breeze and scent from the flowers made my worries and fears fly away instantly. I closed the heavy doors behind me and entered the den of f
Annelise's POV We entered the house back, or could I say Ethan dragged me back inside. The moment we got behind the door I passed to the garden earlier, Ethan stopped suddenly“I know you're lying, what you said out there about what Ken really wants is a lie. I do not care about that, but where I'll step in is where you start keeping secrets with Ken."He was glaring hard at me, his eyes boring into mine as though he's trying to see what I'm hiding through my eyes.“I'm not lying." I muttered.He broke eye contact with me almost immediately, he paced the floor of the hallway.“All you do is lie, lie, lie. Have you ever said a truth your entire life?!" He yelled.I flinched at the hardness in his voice, “You really think I'm a fool to believe that? To think that Max and Rex has been searching for you, everyone thinks you're missing.”"Not knowing that you're out here with Ken, probably strategizing how to get in his own pants too.”A gasp escaped my mouth, I couldn't almost believe th
Annelise's POV “Is there anything on her face?" Ethan's voice broke through the air.The other family members who have been really quiet and have only been gawking at me since I came in all looked back at their plates with so much force.I looked at Ethan and mumbled a 'thank you'. That was when I noticed the red mark on his face that has my finger imprint on it.It wasn't that noticable but very obvious when you sit that close to him, I didn't know the slap has this kind of effect on him.It looked so painful that I found myself wincing too. Ethan noticed my stare on his face and raised up an eyebrow in a questioning stance.I looked away then started eating, trying so hard to ignore the heated stares of people on me.~“Goodnight." Amanda escorted us to the door.“Good night." Ethan and I said simultaneously.She stood by the door, watching as Ethan and I walked to the car with his hand on the lower part of my back.Ethan opened the car door for me, waiting till I was sitted well b
Annelise's POV “Why are we here?" I asked, not making the move to get out.“Isn't it obvious? Get out and let's go in so we can get home quick." He replied.“I said I didn't need any medical treatment, let's just go home." I said stubbornly.“This is not the time to act stubborn at all, I'm not cut out for that, open that door and let's go into the hospital." Ethan said authoritatively.I didn't answer him, I kept looking ahead as though he wasn't talking to me. I told him earlier already that I didn't need to be treated, it's my body, not his.Ethan suddenly opened his own door, he got out with so much force then banged the door, closing it.“What the f*ck?!" I yelled when he pulled open my own door and wrapped his arm around my waist, effectively taking me out.“One of us has to be reasonable and you know really well it's not me, being stubborn wouldn't get us anywhere. Stay calm and allow me take you in, you don't want to attract attention to yourself, trust me.” Ethan said.He tur