My heart ached terribly. My child was leaving this world, yet Nicholas was so joyful. Although I was deceiving him, he was also guilty of doing me wrong! A wave of sorrow instantly enveloped me. I really could not bear to have any intimate contact with him at a time like this. But all my strength
After Nicholas was finally done dealing with the reporters, he led me backstage. Claudia was very surprised to see me and Nicholas going into the room arm-in-arm. Her small face contorted with rage, and her eyes nearly popped out. She raised her voice as she demanded, "Nick! Why is Arianna here?"
Claudia's lips trembled as she clenched her fists even tighter. I did not doubt that if there were no outsiders here, she would have punched me. Claudia stood alone behind me in silence for a while. I did not know what she was thinking, but I could tell from her demeanor that she had finally calmed
"Ariana!"Claudia's eyes flared with fury as if she wanted to burn me to ashes in an instant. Infuriated, she shrieked, "Do you think you're safe just because you're pregnant?"She was so enraged by me that she was practically hopping mad, but she couldn't do anything else aside from clenching her
Terrified, Claudia shook her head vigorously and denied everything. "N-No! It wasn't me! It was her—she fell on her own!"Already on the edge of losing my voice, I cried out, "How could I ever harm my own child? That's my baby!"I sobbed uncontrollably, my body quivering as Nicholas cupped my cheeks
Nicholas's eyes were thick with emotion. "Let's go to the hospital. I will give you a satisfying answer."My vision was blurry, but I felt like I actually understood the look in his eyes for the first time ever. I trusted that he was truly going to give me a satisfying answer this time. Gazing at h
I lowered my gaze. When I looked up again, my eyes were flaring with determination. "I am voluntarily filing for a divorce," I whispered. Nicholas fell silent. The staff patiently asked, "And you, sir?"Nicholas didn't answer her. Instead, he turned toward me, and his eyes began reddening. I fel
I met Nicholas's gaze and spotted the palpable grief in his eyes. I could tell that he was struggling, but it was probably because his hope to build his own family had been shattered. This was something he'd been longing for since he was young, after all. He said that I was ruthless because I faile