"Yeah… At least we're married… Married…" Wilson murmured, taking another sip of wine.Jackson only took a few sips of the wine and watched Wilson keep drinking, sip after sip. At last, Wilson collapsed on the couch, completely drunk.Serenity came to the living room and saw a very drunk Wilson, who would not stop calling Clara's name."Why did he come to you?" Serenity asked."To rant, I guess. He's now married to Clara, but maybe that's why he feels even more miserable." Jackson looked at Wilson, feeling heavy-hearted.Serenity sighed and lamented, "He could've been a very happy couple with Clara, but things got worse because he forced Clara to kneel to Sandra. Maybe things wouldn't have been this bad, and Clara might have forgiven him after he overturned the conviction and cleared Clara's name. They could've gotten back together happily.""Yeah. Well, sometimes, one wrong step is all it takes," Jackson muttered and turned around suddenly, pulling Serenity into a strong embrace.
When Wilson woke up the next day, Serenity spoke to him. "I don't care what happens between you and Clara, but if you hurt Clara, I won't forgive you."Wilson looked at Serenity and said in an even tone, "That day will never come. If it does, I won't forgive myself either."Serenity fell silent at his reply.When Wilson was about to turn to leave, he abruptly stopped in his tracks. Before leaving, he asked, "Serenity, what made you stay with Jackson in the first place?""What?" Serenity flinched at the question."You were in the prison partly because of Jackson, but why did you end up with him?" Wilson asked.Not many knew about Jackson's involvement in Serenity's case. Wilson happened to find out by chance when he looked into Serenity's information after her crash into the sea.Serenity looked at Wilson and said in a steady voice, "Because I know no one else loves me more than him. If I miss him, I'll regret it for the rest of my life."A melancholy smile crossed Wilson's face
Clara was stunned as she looked at Wilson confusedly. “I just want to know. Will you still believe me? Will you believe everything I say?” “Is this even important?” Clara asked calmly. “Yes,” Wilson insisted.“Alright. I believe you. I believe that you will fulfill your promise. Just like now, you promised to marry me, and you did. I know that you’ll keep your promise to divorce me in the future, too.” Wilson’s heart sank after being overjoyed momentarily when Clara said she believed him. “Do you believe it when I say I love you?” Wilson asked with a slight quiver in his voice. Clara looked at him and wondered why he had brought this topic up again. Just then, the staff asked Clara to take the record. Clara hurriedly got up and took it. Then, she turned to Wilson, “Alright, let’s go.” She had only taken two steps forward when he abruptly grabbed her arm. “You still haven’t answered the question I just asked.” Clara sighed and looked at him. “Wilson, I believe that
“It doesn’t matter now, even if it was love at first sight for you,” Clara said without emotion. “I just want to let you know that I fell in love with you from the beginning.”“It only means that your love is nothing more than that.” She finished and stepped aside to leave in the direction of the bus stop. Wilson pulled her. “I’ll take you home.”“It’s fine. I can go home by—.” “By taking the bus?” Wilson interrupted her. “It’s crowded at the bus stop. You’re pregnant now. Aren’t you afraid of your morning sickness when you squeeze into the bus? Since we’re husband and wife now, it’s only right for me to send you back.” “We’re only married for the sake of the child. Don’t go back on your word!” Clara exclaimed nervously. “Am I that kind of person in your eyes?” Wilson stared at her.Clara froze. He continued in a husky voice, “For you, our marriage is for the child’s sake, so you don’t consider me your husband. But, Clara, in my eyes, you’re my wife. My only wife.” Cla
‘Everything should stay the same. We will get a divorce once the baby is a year old.’ Clara glanced at her still-flat stomach and thought to herself.- Clara thought that there wouldn’t be any contact between them after they got the certificates that day. Their life would continue as usual. She hadn’t expected Wilson to show up at her store on the day of her pregnancy checkup. “Why are you…” Clara looked at Wilson with wide eyes. “Aren’t you going for the pregnancy check-up? I will accompany you to all future pregnancy checkups.”Clara was dumbfounded. It meant that he would show up at her place pretty frequently in the future. “You don’t have to do that. I’m fine going alone,” Clara quickly said. “It’s not just to accompany you. It’s also to accompany our child.” Wilson said, “I didn’t do this when you were pregnant with Yanny, and you guys suffered a lot. I don’t want that to happen again. At least, give me a chance to take up the responsibility of a father.” Clara wa
“We have to visit the specialists in Solaria Maternity Hospital,” Clara said.“Solaria Maternity Hospital?” Wilson frowned. He had a hunch that the local clinic couldn’t handle Clara’s condition. “What’s wrong? Is there something wrong with your health?” “The check-up procedure here is not suitable for me as I had a liver transplant.” Clara took out her phone and logged into the hospital’s registration system. However, she couldn’t get a slot as every specialist’s schedule was full for the week. She could only try to snatch a slot once the registration was open for the following week. Her expression darkened, and she decided to ask for help from Serenity to get a slot after pondering for a moment. She was about to call Serenity when she heard Wilson. “Wilson speaking. I want a consultation slot with a specialist in Solaria Maternity Hospital. Yes, today, preferably in the morning!” Clara looked up to see Wilson speaking into the phone. After hanging up the phone, he sai
Although Clara had also thought about abortion, it was unbearable for her to hear it from a bystander.She couldn’t give up the pregnancy as she had decided to give birth to this child after a lot of mental preparation. “I don’t want to terminate the pregnancy,” Clara said. Wilson’s expression turned darker when he heard that. He had wanted to terminate the pregnancy when he heard that Clara would be in danger. He cared about the new life, but he cared more about Clara’s life. He had almost lost Clara to liver cancer. It had taken him a lot of effort to pull her back from the brink of death. He couldn’t stand the possibility of losing her again. “Clara, why don’t you just listen to the doctor? No one knows what could happen to you if the child grows bigger. We still have Yanny. What would happen to him if something happened to you?” ‘What would I do?!’ However, Wilson didn’t say this out loud. Clara’s heart sank when she thought of Yannick and Mrs. Wells. She didn’t kn
No one talked on the way back. Wilson pulled up in front of Clara’s store. When Mrs. Wells saw Clara, she asked, “What took you so long? It’s been a day. How was your check-up? Is everything alright?” “I’m fine, Mom,” Clara said with a smile. “Fine? Are you still planning to hide it?” Wilson said and told Mrs. Wells everything that had happened in the hospital. Mrs. Wells became worried after listening to him. “Is it dangerous for you? Is there anything that we can do about it?” “Mom, you should advise Clara to get an abortion. I can adopt a child with her if she really wants to have another child. Anything is fine with me. I just don’t want anything more to happen to her.” Right now, Mrs. Wells couldn’t care less that Wilson had called her ‘Mom’. She looked at Clara and anxiously said, “Wilson has a point. I think you should get—” “Mom, it’s too early to make a decision. The doctor’s report is not out yet. If there’s a chance for this child to be born, I’ll regret it for