Let's have a baby

    Chapter 2

    Tears dropped from her eyes as she stared at the test strip in her hand which was marked two red dots. She was pregnant, and she knew it. Her heart wrenched in pain as more tears streamed down her cheeks. How will Knox react to the news later? What will happen to her then? Will his hatred for her change, or will he go worse? Those are the questions that kept flooding her mind without a single answer.

    She gulped down the lump in her throat before she finally braced herself and walked back into the room. Her heart stopped working for seconds when she walked in and found him on his PC, probably working, or texting his numerous girlfriends. He was supposed to go on his so-called trip today, but it was postponed because he had something urgent to attend to at the company.

    "Uhm... Knox..." She called and paused as she became nervous. Her heart hammered hard against her chest, with her temperature rising in fear.

    "Hmm?" He hummed, his eyes never leaving his PC as he worked his fingers fast on it.

    "Can we talk, please?" She asked, even if she was not sure of this.

    "What is it?" He inquired as he finally raised his gaze to look at her for the first time, his face was hardened like he was glaring at his worst enemy, and that alone sent shivers down her spine, and she gulped down nothing nervously.

    "Uhm... I just want us to talk about something important," She finally mustered the courage to sit beside him on the bed.

    Silence crept in, and if he listened keenly, he would hear her heart beating fast like it was on a race, but that was not his problem. He still had work to do tonight, and he didn't have much time to spare.

    "Are you going to stare at me and not say anything? I don't have all the time in the world," He broke the silence, and this time, she was forced to talk.

    "So, I was thinking... What is your take on having a baby?" She began, but the atmosphere became tense, and his face hardened at the question, which meant that he didn't like the sound of that.

    "What do you mean?" He asked coldly, his eyes piercing into hers, and she bit her bottom lip.

    "Nothing... I was just..."

    "Are you pregnant?" He cut her off, staring at her with those demanding eyes, and she quickly shook her head.

    "No...no, I'm not. I was just... I was just uhm... thinking we..."

    "I don't need a child with you, Aliya. Don't make the mistake of getting pregnant, because I will force it out of you myself," His words hit her hard, and her heart sank into her stomach. A pool of tears brimmed in her eyes, but she fought them back, knowing he wouldn't even care if she cried her eyes out.

    "Hmm. I will take note of that," She slowly nodded her head before she laid down on the bed, and pulled the duvet to cover herself.

    Tears streamed down her cheeks as she stared into space. She wanted to make this work before, and she was determined to do anything to keep her marriage, but what was her happiness without a child? She was hoping that she would one day have a baby, and that would be her reason for holding on to the ashes of a marriage, but at this point, she knew there was no hope for her. He would reject her and the baby when he found out that she was pregnant, and that was the last thing she wanted. Having her baby grow up in an abusive home was the last thing she wanted.

    "Divorce... That is the only solution at this point," She thought to herself as she slowly clenched her fingers tightly inside the duvet, and more tears streamed down her cheeks. This wasn't the life she dreamt of having but turned out that it was what her fate designed for her, or maybe what her parents wanted. 

    How time flies, it was finally morning, and they were both in the dining room, having breakfast. 

"Let's get a divorce," She broke the awkward silence that assumed the atmosphere, and he paused eating.

"What did you say?" He asked as if he didn't hear her the first time.

"Let's get a divorce," He scoffed at her words as he stared at her. He slowly clenched his fists as he felt his blood boiling in rage. He was the one that supposed to give her divorce after he was done with ruining her, how could she have the guts to tell him that?

"Are you kidding me?" He creases his eyebrows, and she scoffed as she stared back at him.

"Do I look like I'm kidding around, Knox? I'm not," She shook her head, and he scoffed as he bit his bottom lip.

"And what makes you think that I will allow you divorce me? You think you have the right to walk out of this marriage because you want to? Never! I won't ever allow that, Aliya!" He slammed his hands on the table as he sprang up to his feet, and she gulped down the sudden lump that formed in her throat.

    "Why? Why can't I do it? So you can keep me by your side forever to satisfy you when you don't have any choice?" She scoffed as she stood up from the dining. She tried to hold back the tears that threatened to leave her eyes. This was hard on her, especially now that she was carrying his child, but then, it was a decision she couldn't change her mind from.

"Yes... You belong to me. You are just like a collateral your parents offered to me in exchange for success, how dare you think you have the right to make decisions in this marriage? Who the hell do you think you are?" He yelled at her, burning in rage.

    Her stared back at her, his mouth parted slightly, and waves of shock sparked through him. He never knew she could do this to him, he wasn't done with her, he wanted to make her feel so much pain, and it's annoying how she suddenly got the gut to seek divorce.

    "I never wanted this too, but what would you have me do when I found myself in this situation? Do you think I was happy, taking those pain up until now?" She scoffed as she stared him directly in the eyes daringly.

"Your family can't even live without my help, and what makes you think that you won't come back crawling and begging to even be my dog? How dare you, Aliya!" He yelled at the top of his voice and scoffed afterward. His blood was boiling in rage, he felt like strangling her that minute and make her regret ever spilling those gibberish, but that was the last thing on his mind. He would never take anyone's life.

"That is why you should withdraw your support from my family's business..."

"You don't have the right to file for divorce, Aliya. Your parents gave you to me, and they alone have the right to take you away. If you don't want to spend the rest of your life regretting this decision, why don't you just take your words back now, while I'm still being nice?" The corner of his lips twitched up into a smirk as he stared at her. The expression on Aliya's face said much about her fear and nervousness, but then, she wasn't going to continue to take this pain.

    "'I am just married to her because of my granddad. She's good in bed and satisfies me whenever I need sex. That is all she's good for'... Is that the only I am to you?" She scoffed as she shook her head, and he scoffed.

"How did it feel? Was it painful to listen to me fuck another woman? How did it feel to hear her moan out my name? Was it painful to hear those words from me? Well, I only said the truth, Aliya. You are good for sex, which is why I'm keeping you by my side. I will say it to your face, over and over again," He thundered at her, and she slowly clenched her fists. She felt her heart tightened painfully, tears brimmed in her eyes, but she fought them back. She wasn't going to cry because of this bastard anymore.

    "Do you have a conscience at all, Knox? Here I was, worried about you that you were not home yet... I was praying fervently thinking something was wrong with you, even though I knew you could be with another woman... While I was here, worried sick about you, you were there with your fling, hurling insults at me..." She bit her bottom lip as the tears she has been holding finally found their way down her cheeks. She tried to hold back the tears, but she couldn't.

"Conscience? I never had one. Don't blame me when you come back crawling on your knees and begging me. You won't like the other side of me," He uttered confidently, and she slowly nodded her head.

    "This is for the best. Let's end this. You can withdraw your support from my parent's company. I don't care anymore. No matter what fate has in store for me, I won't ever come back to you. Never!" She uttered before she turned to leave, but stopped and turned to face him again.

    "I will contact the lawyer to start preparing the papers right away. Until then, bye for now," And with that said, she climbed the stairs and headed to her room, while he stood rooted to the ground. Slowly, he clenched his fists as he stared at her walked away, his heart hammered hard against his chest, he felt his blood boiling in rage. This wasn't what he wanted.

    Minutes later, he watched as Aliya came downstairs with her suitcases, and that was how she left his house, and he didn't even bother to stop her from leaving, knowing she won't be able to take it for long before she would come crawling and begging him to take her back. Until then, he was going to keep waiting to welcome her with nothing, but hell on earth...