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'What makes him think that Sonia is the bigger problem here? The root cause of all this is none other than Jake himself!' I thought to myself.I sighed helplessly and hung up without answering him. Then, I blocked him.When I arrived at Celia's company, she was already waiting for me at the door. She was elated to see me and said, "Our manager is a great person. I hope you'll join us!""I would be happy to if it is a suitable opportunity."Celia’s manager was a young man in his twenties. He wore gold-rimmed spectacles and had chiseled facial features and a bright smile."Celia once told me that her neighbor was a charming young woman who graduated from a prestigious school. I wondered who this outstanding individual was, and I'm quite surprised to know that you're actually my senior!"Let me introduce myself. My name is Cedric Lund. I once studied in AEA University's Faculty of Design and I'm two years your junior. It'd be such an honor to have you join us."Cedric's remarks nea
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I believed what he said because of the care and concern he showed me during the three years of our marriage. Even so, I was still heartbroken when he made those negative remarks against me, especially since he had said it more than once.Jake held my hand and pleaded, "Please give me another chance, Mindy! Let me make it up to you!"My heart softened as I looked at him. The three long years I spent with him made it difficult for us to go our separate ways that easily.I considered the divorce carefully and did not do so out of impulse. With the mandatory cooling-off period in every divorce, I began to give more serious thought to calming down and giving Jake a month to turn over a new leaf."Do you genuinely want to save our marriage?" I asked.He nodded frantically.I gave him an ultimatum. "Then, you have one month. I'll forgive you as long as you end all contact with Sonia."Jake was overjoyed to hear that. "Thank you! I swear I won't let you down!"When Celia learned that J
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Sonia said hurriedly, "Relax, Jake. I'm not going to demand too much, and I won't ask for our relationship to be made official. I just want to bear a child… Your child. I know how important a woman's first time is for you. It was my first time when we did it, so I want to bear this child as a gift to you."It doesn't matter if Ms. Bridgerton isn't interested in having children. I'm willing to bear your child for you, and I won't ask for anything other than to let me stay with you."Jake sighed and patted her shoulder. "We can save that discussion for later. We still need to clarify the situation to Mindy once you feel better."I clenched my fists tightly and only realized that I was overdoing it when my nails drew blood from my palm. "How dare you, Jake?!"I took a deep breath and snapped a photo of them. I then turned to Cedric and said, "Let's leave.""Would you like me to hire someone and have them teach this scumbag a lesson?""No! Don't do that. You'll get blood on your hand
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After Jake left, I received a call from Sonia. "You saw it, didn't you, Mindy? I'm pregnant with Jake's baby, so he and I are a family now.""All the best to you, then. Homewreckers are despised by society, so for your sake, I hope you can protect your baby and carry the pregnancy to term!"I sneered after ending the call. The Jake I know would never forgive Sonia for that. It was almost certain that he would not let her have the baby anymore.If I were in her shoes, I hoped that I could realize that something was not quite right and run before it was too late. Otherwise, Jake might just decide to get his revenge.Sure enough, Jake's name appeared in the news some days later.The news reporter said that a man had broken into an apartment and stabbed a woman. The woman suffered severe bleeding, and her uterus was damaged. As a result of the attack, she was unable to bear children for the rest of her life.Jake was soon arrested, and I successfully obtained the decree nisi.I was
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That message left me devastated, and my emotions were all over the place.My first love was my ex, and I came clean to my husband, Jake Payton, about it before we got married.Back then, Jake said he did not mind. He hugged me and said meaningfully, "Your future is with me, Mindy. I'll always be by your side."After glancing at the chat, I realized he was averse to my 'impurity'—a fact I made perfectly clear before we even dated. Although he could look past it then, he must have begun to loathe me at some point during our marriage.I clenched my fists and shelved the doctor's report."Mindy, I have a headache. Did you make any soup for my hangover?"I got up as soon as I heard his mumbling and fed him some soup. I placed my hand on his forehead, and he clung tightly to me as if desperate for the warmth of my palm."Thank you for taking care of me, Mindy."I felt relieved when I saw that he did not forget about me even when he was drunk, but I ventured with a question."Are you
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I ordered the food calmly and told Jake, "You do need to go easy on the spices after drinking too much last night. If you're still unwell, you should probably take some medicine instead of being too picky with your food."I took out some pills and handed it over to him. "Take this after lunch."Jake's expression softened when he saw the medicine. "My wife is such a darling!"A flash of resentment appeared in Sonia's eyes, and her gaze turned sharp as she looked into my eyes.Sonia was being rather hasty in letting her intentions known, given that we had just met for the first time."That's considerate of you, but have you ever thought about lightening Jake's load in terms of supporting the family?"She suggested that I was a homebody who never worked a day in my life.I glanced at Jake and smiled. "I can't help it. Jake doesn't want me out in public because he's worried that I might get kidnapped or something. After we got married, he insisted that I don't work."Jake displayed
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I took a deep breath and said, "I'm not. I just don't want you to feel disgusted by me."Jake was speechless, as if a thought had suddenly crossed his mind."Sorry to burst your bubble, but I've never gotten an abortion before," I added.Jake was completely flabbergasted. His face paled as he mustered meekly, "I..."I unbuckled my seatbelt and reminded him, "Return this to me after signing it. Don't make me wait too long."That was the last thing I said to him before getting out of the car.Once I returned home, I packed up all my belongings. Half the closet was empty as a result.I opened the drawers and found a box hidden at the bottom containing a pair of children's clothes.When we first got married, Jake and I lived a simple and happy life together. Even so, I yearned to have a child, but Jake somehow persuaded me that the timing was not right."Mindy, we'll be tied down with more responsibilities if we have a child. The economy doesn't look very promising, and we simply
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By the time I woke up, I was in a hospital bed. Right beside me was the face of a woman."Mindy! You're awake! Goodness me, I was scared as hell earlier!"The lady was Celia Janssen, the next-door neighbor.She soothed herself and said, "I heard an argument at your house last night. I was worried about you, so I went over to check if things were alright. When I entered, I saw you unconscious on the ground.""Thank you for bringing me to the hospital, Celia.""Don't mention it, Mindy. You mustn't get yourself worked up now that you're pregnant. The doctor explained that you were experiencing some signs of a potential miscarriage. You need to be more mindful of this!"I was speechless when I heard that.Jake and I used protection, so it made no sense that I could get pregnant. But last month, Jake came home drunk, and I had been drinking a little too. I forgot to take a morning-after pill the next day and I got his child. Despite his reluctance to have a child because he thought I
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