Chapter 16%
“You’re lying,” I cut in. “If you’re working, why do you have women’s perfume on your clothes? Why do you come home with lipstick marks on your shirt collar?“%
He looked away. “Never mind, let’s not get into trouble.“/
“The problem is you, Leon!” I snapped, for the first time losing control. “If you can’t keep your word… why did you marry me in the first place?!“%
He looked at me sharply. “Because I was told to, okay?! Because I didn’t have a choice!” his voice rose, and that’s when my world came crashing down./
I paused. My breathing was heavy. My heart was beating wildly. And suddenly.”
“Aaakhh!” I winced. A sudden pain struck the lower part of my stomach. My hand automatically held my tightening stomach.
Leon just stood there, looking at me without moving an inch. His eyes were blank. There was no panic. There was no concern. “I… I need help,” I whispered.”
Instead, he went into the room and slammed the door.”
My tears fell unbearably. I sat down on the floor, my body trembling from the pain.”
And in the middle of that silent night, the only thing that touched me… were tears and disappointment./
My little baby, I promise… Mama will protect you. Even if you have to be alone./
I didn’t sleep that night. The pain in my stomach was slowly subsiding, but my heart felt even more broken. In the room, Leon slept like nothing had happened. It didn’t matter how I was shivering in the living room. It didn’t matter that I almost passed out from pain and fear.” The next day, he woke up as usual. Without a word. Without even looking at me.”
“I’m going to the doctor today,” I said quietly while holding my stomach that still felt tight.”
He only replied with a brief nod, then left without saying goodbye. Not like before… he used to be the one who always reminded me to check. He used to hold my hand during the ultrasound. Now? He doesn’t even greet me.”
I went to the doctor by myself. The driver who usually took me was ordered by Leon not to pick me up that day. I took an online taxi, sitting alone while holding back tears. I was eight months pregnant.”
The doctor said I should get plenty of rest and not be stressed. But how can I be calm when this house is like a little hell?
When i came home, the house was quiet. Leon wasn’t home yet. I looked at the picture of us again in the living room. I thought this would be the start of a new life. But as it turned out… the happiness was false. And I began to suspect that there was more to it than just a change in attitude.
There was something Leon was hiding from me. And that night, my hunch was proven right./
I woke up around two in the morning to the sound of Leon’s cell phone notification left on the table. There was an incoming message. Curiosity and anxiety mixed together. With trembling hands, I approached and opened the screen before I could take it; Leon suddenly came out of the bathroom./
“What are you doing?!” he snapped as he grabbed his phone. “Are you peeping at me now?!”
‘I suspect, Leon… You’ve changed. You’re not the same husband anymore. I need an explanation!“}
“Stop acting like a victim!” his voice echoed in the living room. “Who do you think you are to dare to invade people’s privacy?!“}]
“I’m your wife! The wife you promised to take care of and cherish! But now I’m just like… a stranger!“}]
The argument escalated. Leon yelled at me all the way, regardless of the tears I had shed. He didn’t even look at my growing belly, which signaled that I was carrying another life inside my body.
And for the first time… I felt scared.”
Not fear of the pain, but fear that I was completely alone now.”
My hand rubbed my stomach slowly.”
‘I’m sorry, son… I don’t know why your Papa changed. But I promise, no matter what happens, you will still be born safely. I will fight.”
I just didn’t know… how deep the betrayal was going on behind my back.”
But I’m ready. I have to be ready.”
Because now, it’s not just my life that I have to protect. But also you–my baby. The only light in this darkness.”
It’s been three days since Leon came home late at night. There was no explanation, no reason that I could accept. I tried to keep quiet, but every second made me feel like I was living in a house full of lies. The pain in my chest could no longer be hidden.}
Until finally that morning, when Leon took a shower and rushed to the office, he forgot to bring his wallet. And inside that wallet, I found something.
Not money. Not a card. But a hotel receipt.
The date was last night. His name was clearly written: Leonard Ezra. His name.”
My heart stopped for a moment.
I sat breathlessly on the edge of the bed. My hands trembled as I held the paper. My head was full of possibilities. But my little heart knew this wasn’t just a work meeting. It’s not just sleeping through overtime.
I remember that night, I waited for him while massaging my aching stomach. The untouched dinner. The tears that had dried before he came home and went to sleep without a word. And now… he was at the hotel?!
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10:09 AM
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I didn’t stop there.
When Leon left, I looked for his laptop. He usually never saved passwords, and sure enough, it was open. I clicked on the documents folder, then email. And my heart was stabbed repeatedly when I saw an email with the subject *“Don’t forget to bring a change of clothes. darling.“*
The sender? A woman’s name I don’t even recognize.§
My body fainted instantly. Tears fell without me being able to hold them back.}]
So all this… all the attention, all the sweet promises, all the gentle gestures I used to receive… was just a mask?}
Or were these orders from Samuel?
Suddenly everything made sense. Leon’s sudden change. His blank stare. The yelling that appeared for no reason. And Samuel, who said he wouldn’t let me be happy.”
I closed the laptop slowly.
Rubbing my stomach. My baby kicked a little, as if it knew I was fragile.
“Calm down, son… I know the truth now.”
My crying voice broke, but there was also a hint of strength in it.”
“If this is all just their game, I promise, we won’t be victims.“@
I stood up, wiping away the tears.
It’s time to stop hoping for a man who doesn’t even care that I’m hurting.
Now it’s time for me to protect myself. And my child. With everything I have.}
10:09 AM
That day I decided one thing:
