Chapter 2

MAY

"What?" I asked as he stormed over to me, his face red from anger. "Why are you talking about, Conan? You've dated me since I was seventeen! You know I'm a virgin!"

"Then fucking explain this!" He hissed as he threw a document at my feet.

I glared at him defiantly as I bent down to pick it up.

"Why today of all days, Conan?"

"What? I should have waited until I was engaged to a stupid whore like you?!"

"Don't you dare call me that!" I retorted as my eyes stung, tears threatening to force their way out as I held them back.

"Then fucking explain that!" He yelled.

I turned my attention to the document and read through it, my expression morphing from anger, to confusion, then disbelief, and finally, to horror.

"What on earth is this?" I asked.

"Exactly what it looks like, May!" Conan yelled. "You're pregnant! You've been pregnant for a fucking month!"

"That's impossible!" I yelled. "I'm a virgin!"

"That's what I fucking thought!" Conan hissed, then he had a somewhat dejected look as his voice softened. "I was patient, May. I loved you so much that I was willing to wait until we were married before I did anything with you. If you really needed a man, why didn't you come to me? This would have been our child!"

"I am not pregnant!" I yelled, unable to control the tears as they poured in torrents. Even though, Conan towered over him at 6'5 compared to my 5'10, I made sure to stare into his eyes even if I had to crane my neck. "I am not pregnant, Conan. I have never had any romantic relationships with any other guy except you. You know how many people have tried to entice me and make me leave you, Conan. I stayed. I rejected them all and atayed with you!"

"Obviously, you didn't," he replied. "If you did then you won't be pregnant!"

"What do I have to do to convince you that I'm not pregnant?!" I sobbed. "This result is fake! I never gave my consent for this."

"I was tipped of the possibility a few weeks ago and I secretly had this test done without your knowledge because I suspected you would refuse if I asked," Conan said. "This is real, May."

"I would have agreed!" I yelled. "I have never lied to you and I will never do that!"

"You are lying right now, May," Conan sighed, as if tired of yelling. "The result says it all. I don't think I have the time or patience to argue right now. I'm tired, May. I really am. You can go get another test done at the hospital if you want."

"Then let's go!" I said enthusiastically as I held his wrist and headed for the door.

"Get your filthy paws off me!" He hissed as he yanked his hand from mine. "I have done the test and I trust it. I am done with you, May. It's over between us."

The words took a while to register themselves in my head and for a while, I couldn't help but stare at him in confusion.

The hall hd gone silent. The murmurs, gasps and even the music had stopped.

Time stood still in that moment.

And then it came crashing down on me.

My knees buckled under me and gave up on me as I fell to the floor.

"What?"

"You heard me," he said calmly. "I can't do this, May. I'm tired."

"You can't do that," I sobbed. "You can't leave me. What about us? What about the plans we made? The future we wanted? What happens to us?"

"You ruined us, May," he sighed. "You ruined everything."

Those words broke me and for a while, I heard nothing else, until a shrill female voice scoffed.

"Disgusting," Sherlyn hissed. "You paraded yourself like you were the epitome of virtue and loyalty but you were nothing but a whore. This is a disgrace to your dying father and our family!"

"I didn't do this," I sobbed. "I've never had sex with anyone."

"Then, how do you explain that?" Emma asked.

"You've ruined not just your life but ours as well!" Sherlyn stormed over to me and dealt me a resounding slap. "What happens to our family now?! What happens to your father's hospital?! He trusted you with his wealth and this is how you repay him?! By being a whore?!"

"I didn't -"

"Stop your lies, May," Emma cut me off as she walked to stand beside her mother. "I've had people watch you this past year. I know of all the guys you've been with."

She turned her attention to Conan.

"I'm sorry, Conan. I tried to warn you."

"You!" I growled. "You did this, Emma!"

I stood up to charge at her but was stopped by a hard shove that once again sent me to the floor.

It took a few seconds to shake myself out of the daze and look up in disbelief.

"You shoved me," I sobbed. "Conan, you shoved me."

"Stop this disgraceful act," he hissed as he turned to Sherlyn. "I'm sorry that things got to this."

Sherlyn wiped the fake tears on the corners of her eyes as she shook her head.

"I should be apologising. I should have raised her better."

"You nev-"

"Enough, May!" Conan yelled before turning back to Sherlyn. "I would still love to save Greenfield hospital. That's why with your blessing, I would love to propose to Emma. With our union, the hospital could still be saved."

"What?" I said with a hoarse voice. "Conan."

"You have my blessing, even though I wish it didn't come to this," Sherlyn smiled as she nudged Emma into Conan's hands.

Lies.

They wanted this.

Sherlyn's attention then turned to me.

"As regent and current matriarch of the Greenfield family, I disown you, May. You are no longer a Greenfield and you will be cut off from the family's wealth and resources. You have brought shame to put name and you will suffer the consequences until your father recovers and gives his verdict."

A ghost of a smirk appeared on her face for a split second, just enough for me to see alone.

"Get out."

By a gesture from Conan, security guards hoisted me to my feet and dragged me out of the hall as I offered no resistance.

I was kicked out of my own engagement party.

Life is hell.