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Elliot froze for a moment, then laughed softly as he gently brushed my hair.
“Briar, you’re exhausted,” he said, his tone dripping with fake concern. “Why would you think I’m Elliot? That’s crazy.”
“Tomorrow’s your prenatal checkup. I’ll take you. You need rest. That’s my brother’s only bloodline in the world. I’m going to make darn sure that baby arrives safely.”
1 lowered my eyes, unable to stomach the fake concern in his gaze.
“Just go. I’m exhausted.”
Only after the door clicked shut did the tears I’d been holding back all evening finally come flooding out.
Elliot and I met at a college party. He fell for me at the freshman party and pursued me.
Two years after graduation, he gave me the most extravagant proposal.
I still remember that night–the fireworks reflected in his eyes, but his eyes even more brighter than the fireworks.
While planning our wedding, I discovered I was pregnant. Elliot had been overjoyed.
“Perfect timing,” he whispered, pressing his forehead to mine. “Our baby came for celebrating our wedding. Briar, dear, I’m the happiest man alive right now.”
I still can’t wrap my head around it. Six years together, and he throws it all away,faking his own death just to bail on our wedding.
Early the next morning, Elliot knocked on my door.
“Briar?Time for your prenatal checkup. You ready?”
But just as we were about to leave, Carmilla’s voice called from behind us.
“Elliot, baby, I’m not feeling well. Could you stay with me today?”
At the sound of her voice, Elliot didn’t even glance my way before rushing to her side.
“What’s wrong, sweetheart? You should be resting.”
Then he turned to me with a quick glance.
“Sorry, Briar,my wife’s not feeling well. James will drive you to the hospital.”
“James is outside, he’ll take you. I already called to Dr. Wilson. He’s waitting for you. Just go straight over there.”
I closed my eyes, trying to hold back the tears threatening to spill.
When I opened them again, I didn’t miss the fleeting look of satisfaction on Carmilla’s face.
Without a word, I nodded and walked out, closing the door behind me with a dull thud.My hand unconsciously stroked my belly as heavy tears finally
fell.
James got me to the hospital on time, and I completed all the scheduled tests.
Elliot had previously instructed both the driver and doctor–if I didn’t show up, he would become suspicious.
I sat in the hospital waiting area, staring at the blurry ultrasound picture. Just a tiny blob on the grainy black–and–white image.
The doctor had pointed at it, smiling “See that? That’s your little one.”
But I couldn’t bear my kid has a father who kept a side piece!
I wiped my face with my sleeve and made a quick call to schedule an appointment at another hospital.
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Chapter 2
This was the Sterling family’s private hospital–if I had the procedure here, Elliot would definitely find out,
I texted James: Just going to grab some coffee and take a walk. You can go ahead and leave.
Waiting until his black sedan pulled away,I hurried to the curb and went to another hospital.
My phone buzzed just as I was signing the consent form for the abortion. A video Inessage from an unknown number.
The video was thirty minutes. In this video, Elliot did no holds barred sex which I’d never seen Elliot out of control like this.
For six years, he had been Mr. Considerate in bed, and he worried that I would get hurt if he was too rough.
Turns out he wasn’t naturally restrained in bed. Who can meet his appetite is someone else.
I forced myself watch the video, torturing myself with every second of seeing a side of Elliot I never knew.
I don’t know how long I sat there before a nurse approached me.
“Ms. Briar? Are you alright? It’s time for your procedure.”
Chapter 3
