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“Ms. Holt, the doctor said, his expression strained, “your abdominal injuries from the accident were severe. Your pregnancy is a miracle. If you don’t want to keep this baby, it’s only a minor possibility you get another chance. Please consider that carefully and discuss this with your husband.”
Jasmine’s fingers curled slightly, a sharp pain stabbing at her heart. Adrian had never told her this.
Whenever the Thorne and Holt families pressed for a grandchild, he always took the blame, saying he wasn’t ready to give up their life as a couple, that a child would disrupt their world.
Tears welled up in Jasmine’s eyes. He’d always considered her feelings, fearing she’d be upset.
But no matter how good he was, it couldn’t change the fact that he’d deceived her.
“Thank you,
I will think about that,” she said.
Jasmine walked out of the examination room in a daze, only to unexpectedly encounter Adrian and Rosalie in the hallway.
Adria
Adrian was carefully supporting Rosalie as they emerged from the ultrasound room, his brow furrowed with worry, his gaze with an unwavering tenderness.
fixed on Rosalie
“Honey, no need to be so anxious, it’s just pregnancy. Don’t treat me like I’m fragile,” Rosalie said, her eyes curving into a smile. She’d been young when she met Adrian, and had always called him “Honey.”
Adrian’s lips curved into a smile, his joy uncontainable.“How could I stop worrying? This is your first pregnancy and that’s our first baby. We need to take good care of it.”
Jasmine clutched the appointment slip tightly, her body temperature dropping. She felt her heart break, her eyes burning but producing no tears.
Apparently, overwhelming pain
rendered one incapable of crying.
surgery for the day after
to Jasmine unfolded the
appointment slip and went back to the exam300 (SRM ERASER
Adrian ushered Rosalie into the
She wouldn’t allow her child to be born into a world of lies, nor would she let him be born fatherless.
As if fate was playing a cruel joke, Jasmine encountered Adrian and Rosalie again in the underground parking garage. Without thinking, she followed them in her car
Adrian took Rosalie to the revolving restaurant.
Jasmine’s heart sank. The revolving restaurant was one she’d had designed and built for her birthday last year, a personalized gift from Adrian. He had said that only she was worthy of dining there, yet now he was taking another woman there.
Inside the restaurant, Rosalie sat in Jasmine’s favorite seat, a selection of desserts arrayed on the table. Adrian pushed a serving trolley toward them.
He elegantly removed a flower from his lapel, handing it to Rosalie. A diamond necklace hung from the stern.“Congratulations, my princess, you’re pregnant!”
‘Honey, my Adrian… thank you, I’m so happy,” Rosalie said, tears welling up.“You even cooked for me.”
“Let me taste it before you leaving. I’ve selfishly held onto you for so long. Honey, it’s time to return you to Jasmine. I’m so jealous of her, being able to stand by your side and accept your love publicly.” Rosalie blinked hard, forcing out a couple of tears.
Adrian, filled with affection, embraced her.“Oh my dummy love, I’m not going anywhere. I’ll be with
you.”
“What about Jasmine? Tomorrow is your anniversary with her. If you can’t be with her, she must be sad. Honey, just the thought of not having you by my side on our anniversary makes my heart ache so much, I can’t even breathe.”
necklace.”
“I’ve made arrangements. Don’t worry about it,” Adrian said, stroking her hair and fastening the my wife, registered wife. She’s just a fake one. Of course I’ll spend more time with you and the baby.”
Around the corner, Jasmine took a step back, her back pressing against the cold wall, shivering with cold.
Yes, Rosalie was Adrian’s legal wife.
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And she, was just a fool without a title.
She remembered when Adrian had first brought her to this revolving restaurant.
He’d also given her a diamond necklace then, having secretly spent a month learning to cook from a Michelin chef so he could cook for her
himself.
“Jasmine, try my cooking. I’ll be responsible for all your meals from now on.”
“From now on till the rest of my life, I love you and I will always love you.” He fastened the necklace around her neck, whispering the vow in her
ear.
Now, Adrian had replicated his love and affection for Rosalie.
A heavy ache filled her chest. Adrian’s promised lifetime was too short. Just a flash.
Jasmine turned and fled, her face streaked with tears as she left the restaurant.
She went to a law firm, instructing the lawyers to settle her assets, returning everything connected to Adrian.
Her inheritance from her parents was enough to last several lifetimes.
She didn’t need the money; she just wanted to sever ties with Adrian as quickly as possible.
Dusk fell as she finished her affairs and drove home.
The empty mansion was only lit by a lamp left by the housekeeper.
Exhausted, she leaned against the sofa, looking at the photos of her and Adrian scattered throughout the house, a heavy stone pressing on her heart, each beat accompanied by a sharp pain.
She rubbed her temples, getting up to remove the entire wall of picture frames.
Their first photo as children, her in a pink dress, him praising her as the most beautiful princess.
Their first dance,”
gently holding her waist, demanding that she only dance with him from then on.
Their first date, him twirling her around, declaring himself the happiest man in the world…
She took the photos out one by one, feeding them into a shredder. All their shared memories were reduced to fragments.
All night long, she repeated the action, thoroughly erasing all traces of their past sweetness.
By daybreak, her arms were numb, and Adrian hadn’t returned.
And today was their anniversary.
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