Chapter 4
‘he day I left, Declan seemed genuinely reluctant to let me go.
le hugged and kissed me over and over:
Take care of yourself and the baby. Call me as soon as you get there.”
ighting nausea, I said “Okay.”
got in the car without looking back.
fter taking photos at the airport, I decisively got up and found a hotel.
turned on the security camera facing the hallway.
ure enough, Declan didn’t go to work.
[e was on the phone all the way down in the elevator.
turned up the volume and heard him laughing:
Sophia’s parents died in a car accident years ago. Who else would want her if she left me?”
Besides, she’s pregnant. What man could go a whole pregnancy without sex? As long as she turns a blind ye, we’ll be fine. I do still love her, after all.”
But even if it came to that, she’d be the one too scared to divorce.”
learing it with my own ears, I felt oddly calm.
Vatching him return home, I didn’t hesitate to book an abortion,
it noon, Declan texted: “Did you make it?”
found photos of our hometown’s bus station on Maps.
screenshotted a clear one and sent it to Declan:
Waiting for the bus.”
‘Don’t worry.”
As expected, after getting my confirmation, Declan changed into easily removable loungewear and opened
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our front door.
Then went next door to Jenna’s place.
My heart pounded frantically.
I got up, packed my bags, and took a cab home.
Through the door, I could clearly hear Jenna’s voice:
“Wow, can I touch it?”
Same disgusting, clingy tone as always:
“It’s so big and dark! Don’t be like that, so aggressive! You’re scaring me!”
“I’m experienced, baby. I’ll make you feel so good!”
Stone-faced, I gripped my baseball bat.
I knocked on the door.
After some rustling sounds, Declan opened it-
I was drenched in cold sweat.
My hands wouldn’t stop shaking.
Seeing Declan answer the door shirtless, I fought back nausea.
I raised the baseball bat, ready to charge in.
His expression went blank for a moment:
“What are you doing here?”
Then Declan let out a sarcastic “oh.”
He leaned lazily against the doorframe with a smirk:
“Don’t tell me you’re still suspicious, so you’ve cooked up some spy thriller in your head?”
My eyes welled up with tears.
I thought about our childhood friendship.
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How when my parents died, Declan was so worried about me doing something stupid.
He stayed awake for twenty-four hours straight, never leaving my side…
After we married, even though I’m terrified of pain, I made the bravest decision of my life because he said
he wanted kids.
I always thought we were meant for each other.
That we’d be happy forever…
Seeing my silence, Declan rubbed his temples impatiently:
Sophia, I think maybe your pregnancy hormones are causing-”
He looked me up and down, speaking with some embarrassment:
Mental issues?”
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