For three years of marriage, she had been nothing more than a shadow in his life. To him, she was invisible, a convenience he sought only when it suited him. He gave her no love, no affection—only physical on his terms when other women failed to satisfy him. When Enlyan discovered her pregnancy, she was overjoyed, hoping it might bring them closer. But her happiness shattered when she found him at the hospital with his lover for a maternity checkup. She finally asked for a divorce and vanished. Heartbroken and distracted, she met with tragedy—an accident that almost claimed her unborn child. Five years later, Enlyan returns with her twins. "They are my children!" Damian's voice thundered, his eyes blazing with fury. "You dared to hide them from me all this time? I’m taking them away from you. They belong with me." Damian Blackwood growled, his intention turning cruel. And She was powerless against his anger.
View More"Miss Carter, congratulations—you’re eight weeks pregnant," the doctor announced with a warm smile. Enlyan’s heart soared as if it had grown wings. Joy surged through her, filling every corner of her being.
"Thank you so much, Doctor,"
She said, her voice trembling with excitement. She quickly grabbed her report and stepped out of the office, her thoughts swirling with happiness.
Enlyan had married Damian for three years and now they finally had their first child.
Enlyan and Damian’s marriage was never built on love. It was an arrangement, a contract between two families. The idea of love or personal happiness had no place in the deal.
For Enlyan, however, the situation wasn’t for business.
She had harbored feelings for Damian long before their wedding. His charisma, intelligence, and commanding presence had drawn her in, and when their parents proposed the marriage, she agreed without hesitation. She believed that over time, her devotion and care would win his heart.
But Damian had been brutally honest with her from the start. On their wedding night, his words cut through her hopes like a blade:
“Don’t hold any illusions, Enlyan. I will never love you. This marriage is a formality, nothing more.” From that moment, he treated her as little more than a shadow in his life—a mere convenience he was obligated to tolerate.
Still, Enlyan refused to give up. She had confidence in herself, in her ability to nurture something real between them. For three long years, she poured her heart into the marriage, doing everything she could to bridge the emotional gap between them. But her efforts were met with indifference at best and outright disdain at worst. Damian remained distant, and the love she dreamed of never came.
Now, as she stood on the brink of motherhood, Enlyan held onto a fragile hope. Perhaps the child she carried would be the key to softening Damian’s heart.
Maybe, just maybe, the arrival of their baby would finally open a door to the love she had longed for.
She couldn't contain the excitement of sharing the good news with him.
As she walked down the hallway, she pulled out her phone and was about to dial the familiar number.
However, a tall, steady figure emerging from a nearby room caught her eyes first. It was her husband, Damian Blackwood. And followed him, a woman in a long red dress came out from another Gynecologist’s Office.
Who was she? Why was she here with Damian?
Their voices were low, but the hushed tones carried enough for Enlyan to catch fragments of their conversation.
“Are you sure you’re eating enough?” Damian’s deep voice carried concern.
“I am,” She replied softly. “It’s just been hard keeping anything down lately.”
“You need to take care of yourself,” Damian insisted, his tone unusually gentle. “I’ll make sure you get the best care. You and the baby are my responsibility now.”
His hand lightly brushing the woman’s arm as they walked.
Enlyan’s heart sank. Her legs felt like they might give way beneath her.
You and the baby.
The words echoed in her mind, cutting through her thoughts like a blade. She glanced again at the woman, noticing the gentle curve of her stomach—a pregnant belly.
Was this Damian’s child?
Her throat tightened, and the world around her seemed to blur. Clutching her phone with trembling hands, she dialed Damian’s number, hoping against hope that he would answer.
The phone rang once, twice—then stopped abruptly.
She looked up and saw Damian glance at his phone, his face tightening in irritation before he silenced it and slipped it back into his pocket.
"Are you not going to answer that?" the woman asked, her voice curious.
"It’s not important," Damian replied coldly, his tone dismissive.
The words felt like a slap to Enlyan. He hadn’t even bothered to acknowledge her call. Her heart shattered further as she watched him place a hand on the woman’s back, gently guiding her toward the elevator.
Tears stung her eyes as she leaned against the wall for support, her vision clouded by disbelief and pain. The man she had called her husband, the man she had sacrificed so much for, was walking away with another woman—one who appeared to be carrying his child.
Her world, once fragile but intact, began to crumble around her.
The tenderness in his gestures, the care in his demeanor—these were things Damian had never shown her in their three years of marriage.
Stumbling out of the hospital, Enlyan felt like a ghost of herself. Her thoughts spiraled as she drove home, the truth cutting deeper with every mile.
Their three years of marriage were meaningless to him—a burden forced upon him by his father. To Damian, she was nothing more than a woman who had married him for his wealth.
From the very beginning, Damian had resented her, treating her as a burden forced upon him. Enlyan had endured it all—the indifference, the coldness—because she hoped that time might soften his heart. Now, she realized how futile her hopes had been.
When Enlyan arrived home, the house was quiet, the silence pressing down on her like a weight. She hadn’t even taken off her shoes when Damian’s mother, Meye, stormed into the living room, her expression sharp and accusatory.
"Finally decided to come home, have you?" Meye’s tone was icy, her arms crossed as she surveyed her daughter-in-law. "Dinner isn’t ready. Do you even care about this household, or are you just trying to prove how useless you are?Do you expect my son to starve because of your laziness?"
Enlyan remained silent, her body and mind too exhausted to respond.
"Don’t just stand there like a statue," Meye snapped, growing more irritated by Enlyan’s lack of reaction. "This is exactly why Damian will divorce you soon. He has no use for a wife who can’t even manage a simple household."
The words pierced Enlyan, but she refused to show it. Her silence only fueled Meye’s anger.
Meye snapped, her voice rising. "You’re lucky we took you in after your family’s disgrace. And this is how you repay us? By acting like a spoiled child?"
Still, Enlyan said nothing.
Her silence only angered Meye further. She stepped closer, her voice lowering but carrying a venomous edge.
"Did you think you could keep him forever? You should know by now that his first love is back," Meye continued, a cruel smile tugging at her lips. " She’s everything you’re not—beautiful, accomplished. It’s only a matter of time before he leaves you for her. You’re nothing but a placeholder"
Enlyan’s head snapped up, her breath catching. She clenched her fists, her nails digging into her palms as she fought to keep her composure.
"That’s right," Meye said, her smile cruel. "Katrina, the love of Damian’s life. He’s been waiting for her, and now she is back. Did you really think you could compete with that?"
Elyana froze, his question slicing through the storm of pain raging inside her. Her back was to him, her shoulders trembling not from fear, but from the weight of her shattered heart.“What do you have to do?” she repeated bitterly, her voice shaking. “Can you turn back time? Can you take away the scars on my body? The nightmares that kept me awake every night for five years? Can you bring back my old face?”Daimon’s breath hitched.She turned slowly, her face streaked with tears. Her eyes held pain, fury, and devastation raw and unfiltered.“You can’t.”She shook her head.“You can’t undo what happened. Even if what you said is true even if Katrina’s child wasn’t yours even if you never meant for me to be hurt… I was hurt. I bled for you. I died for you, Daimon.”Daimon stepped forward, as if every word she spoke tore into him.“I know,” he whispered, his voice hoarse. “And if I could take your pain and carry it myself, I would. I would take every cut, every broken bone, every sleepl
He stopped. His voice cracked just slightly at the end. Then, silence.He exhaled slowly.“I didn’t tell you any of this before,” he said softly, “because I didn’t know how to bring up my brother in front of you.”Elyana’s expression didn’t change, but her hands tightened into fists at her sides.“You never knew about him,” Daimon continued as his fingers brushed on her cheeks. “After you came into my life, I just… never mentioned him. I thought it didn’t matter. And when Katrina came back… she brought the news of his death with her. I was devastated, Elyana. I didn’t know how to deal with it, let alone explain it to you.”His voice dropped a little, as if admitting something even he had never said out loud before.“At that time, I wasn’t thinking about how you felt. I just needed to confirm if what she said was true. Whether the child she carried was truly my brother’s. Because if that child was family… if he was really my brother’s son… I couldn’t let him be born outside, alone, unp
Daimon gently laid Elyana down on the bed, his breath shaky as his hands moved to undo her blouse. But the second his fingers brushed the fabric, Elyana jolted back to her senses.Her eyes widened, and she instantly caught his hand.“Daimon, don’t… Let me go!”Her voice was sharp, trembling. She pushed him off with sudden strength, sitting upright and swinging her legs off the bed.“Damn it… How could I let myself lose control?” Elyana cursed silently, trying to calm the storm inside her.She took a deep breath, the cold air filling her lungs as she stepped away from him, the warmth of his body a stark contrast to the chill that had settled in her chest.She stood, refusing to even look at him. “Don’t mistake this for anything. It meant nothing—it was just a mistake,” she said coldly, reaching for the door.But Daimon moved before she could escape. He grabbed her arm and spun her back, forcing her onto the bed again not with cruelty, but desperation. He pinned her beneath him, his arm
In the kitchen, Elyana stood by the sink, her fingers tapping the counter in irritation. Her heart was still pounding from the shock.“What was he doing there?” she muttered under her breath. “Don’t tell me he actually slept on the floor the whole night…”She glanced at the stairway, then back at the empty counter.“He’s still wearing the same clothes,” she mumbled. Her fingers curled into a fist.“Hah,” she exhaled, patting the side of her head in frustration. “Why do I even care? Let him freeze. Let him rot out there.”Shaking her head, she poured herself a glass of lukewarm water and took a slow sip to calm her nerves. After a moment, she brewed some coffee more out of habit than need and carried the warm cup out into the garden.The morning air was crisp and fresh, brushing against her skin like a forgotten memory. It was quiet. Peaceful. The kind of quiet tha
“I hate you,” she whispered. “With everything I have, I hate you.”Daimon’s jaw clenched as Elyana’s words echoed in the room, each one like a blade to the chest. He didn’t flinch. Not now. Her fury, her heartbreak—they were real, and he knew he deserved every bit of it. But still, his expression stayed cold, almost unreadable.Yes, he had hurt her.He didn’t even blink. “That’s fine. You can hate me as my wife.”He knew that.He had failed her over and over again left her alone in her darkest moments, let others humiliate her, and never once stepped forward to shield her like he should have. And now, her pain was written all over her face, in the trembling of her lips, the wetness in her eyes, and the rage in her voice.But Daimon didn’t care not now.Not when he was so close to getting what he wanted.He needed her back. Not just for Jessica. Not ju
Elyana stared at the papers, her hands clenched into trembling fists.“You’re insane,” she whispered, her voice thick with disbelief. “You’re actually blackmailing me with my own daughter?”Daimon didn’t flinch. “Call it whatever you like. I’m just giving you a choice.”Her chair screeched against the floor as she stood up sharply, eyes blazing with fury. “A choice? Don’t talk to me about choices, Daimon. Where was my choice when you abandoned me? Where was my choice when I was carrying your children, alone, humiliated, broken?!”“You could’ve come to me,” he snapped.“I did!” she screamed, the tears finally spilling down her cheeks. “But you didn’t listen. You believed everything but me. And now you think you can walk back into my life and throw contracts at me like I’m some deal to be signed?”Daimon’s jaw tightened, but he remained seated. “You came back for Jessica’s bone marrow. Not me. Don’t pretend your motives were pure.”Elyana shook her head, her voice shaking as much as her
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