n, unable to believe

coming out like a croak. "Y

the shock on his face. He lo

ered. "She must be mistaken. T

w the fear and panic in his eye

owing. "I'm not mistaken. You're th

in, and saw him shaking his hea

said, his voice shaking

woman said, her voice hard and

ews, and it was all I co

e. But I couldn't move. I was rooted to the spot,

uldn't come. I felt as if I was in

He looked as lost as I felt. I didn't know what to do. I didn't k

ith my baby?" Stephen asked,

id, her eyes fixed on

. "We've only been together a

ths pregnant. I had a feeling I was pregnant, but I wasn't sure, so I went to t

to comprehend what she was sayi

words, and even more so

my voice barely above a whisper. I

long they'd been together. Had it been lon

ied to process the situation. Everything wa

" Stephen asked, his voi

Stephen." May

ile on her face. But Stephen didn't seem to reciprocate he

y and the news she had just given him. He looked utterly confused

ern. "You're the only one I've been with for the

en and May had been involved for so long. And now I was even

've been dating her for two years? It didn't just st

xplain," Stephen began

, raising my hand to silence h

ted, only to b

o hear it!" I said, my

fter he met you, Alia Moon C

ed, unable to keep the disbelie

her face. "I have the test

paper, which she handed to me. My hands were shaking as I

d a pregnancy test result, and it said positive. May

s happening. Stephen had betrayed me, and now Ma

was struggling to take in what he was reading. I could see from Stephen's face that he was the father. I could tell from the way he looked at the test re

her face, the sense of triumph. She had gotten what she wanted. She h

with the intention of getting pregnant? Had she known all along what she was doing? It seemed like a plot from a movie

incensed. How could I have been so blind, so oblivious to what was going on? How could I ha

ps, and he was always unavailable to talk when he was away. But I had trusted him completely, n

he time, I had never imagined that he could be lying

pt my arm across the table, sending plates and silverware crashing to the floor. May scr

could punch a hole through a brick wall. I felt like I could explode from the pressure th

the glass of water that was sitting on the table next to me and hurled it at him.

I could see that he was trying to process what was

or what I had done, but it

pale, his eyes wide. I could see the g

ed, as I threw the glass to the ground. It shattered into a

I barely registered their reactions. My whole focus was o

er want to see you again. I don't want you near my house, my family, m

as I watched Stephen's face fall. I could see the realizatio

, her mouth hangin

en. "I thought you were a millionaire! I thought

king at the floor. He didn'

voice urgent. "Tell me what's go

le. "Someone who would save you from your wretched life? Someone who would provide for you and your chi

erved to fuel my satisfaction. I wanted her to know that she had

your company was doing well, that you were making good money. I saw your o

els turning in her head, trying to make sense of what was happening. She clear