A token of one-sided love

VICTORIA POV

“So?

You have made the final decision?” Antonio asked, sipping his morning coffee.

I

chewed the sausage in my mouth and gulped it before answering him. “Yes, I have

decided,” I said, sighing and caressing my belly. “I don’t want my child to

grow up in a toxic place like Devonte’s mansion, nor want this innocent child

to face that same cruel fate as mine like... before.”

A heavy

lump in my throat turned into a drastic sound of anger and emotional damage.

I felt

a light touch in my hand, and when I looked up, I met deep blue worried eyes,

recalling me of our father.

I shook

my head, smiling sadly. “Don’t worry; I have learned to accept the truth, Ant.

Those three years in that family grew me up and taught me self-love and

respect, which I did not care about before,” I said as I held his hand in

assurance before caressing my belly once again.

“This

child right here will grow up with a confident and loving mother. I promise...”

I gulped the heavy lump away. “No more weak and e