A CHILD FOR A CHILD

Pearl’s  pov~

The words clearly written on the paper jolted me up with the speed of lightning.

“A divorce?” I inquired, I ran to my husband who wouldn't look at me and Devina pushed me off before I could reach him.

“He is mine now Pearl, the next time you touch him again I'll make sure you regret it you barren whore!” 

Those words penetrated my brain and like instincts I raised my hand to her face, a loud slap echoed amidst the room.

“How dare you try to come between Logan and me! Logan, are you just going to stand there? A divorce” I cried.

He pushed me away and I landed on the sofa opposite with a thud.

Tears streamed down my face.

 “After everything! Logan, I sold my company to be with you! My parents disowned me because I married you! And now a divorce? You can't do this to me please!”

Logan was quiet, “ No one asked you to do all that, you just wanted to be a Davis-Malone so bad, and you can't even bear children so useless!” Abigail laughed.

“I'm glad my son finally got someone else pregnant, you have been a burden from the start.” she finished before pointing at the papers.

“Sign it pearl, we’ve hurt logan enough, we shouldn't have started this affair, I'm so sorry, but your wife just couldn't get enough of me” 

His brother came next.

What the hell is going on? Am I being framed? Who put Liam up to this?

With the way Logan’s eyes glared at me murderously, I could tell he believed him.

So I decided to try one last attempt to save my marriage, for the sake of my child.

I crawled to him and clung to his pants.

 “Logan, please don't leave me! Please!  I can't live without you! I love you! It's all a lie, a misunderstanding…..”

He kicked my hand away from his body and banged his fist against the wall, shocking everyone present.

“Sign the goddamn papers pearl! I want you out of my house tonight!”

He thundered as he did lighting struck in the sky outside, and the weather had turned grey.

“Even our ancestors don't want you here anymore” Abigail snickered.

I was speechless, how did it get to this?

A few hours ago I was the happiest wife in the world, and now my world is shattered. My husband got another woman pregnant and now he wants a divorce. How can I accept this?

Maybe if I beg a little more……

I fell to my knees again, my hands pressed together as I pleaded for mercy from my husband.

Devina laughed and crouched down to where I was 

“ So pathetic, no one would believe you were ever the Ceo of a Fortune 500 company, now see what you have been reduced to” she started before placing the paper in front of me.

“Sorry it had to come to this, sign these papers pearl so Logan can finally be done with you, you are no longer wanted in this family” she finished before getting up.

I looked up teary-eyed, it seemed Logan had made his choice.

But I won't accept it, this is not the man I fell in love with.

“No, I won't sign it! Logan look at me and tell me you don't love me anymore! It'll be a cold day in hell before I sign this divorce paper!” I yelled before running out of the study.

I bolted up the stairs and soon I heard footsteps following me.

“Come down here pearl!” I heard Abigail’s croaking voice echo through the quiet halls.

I locked myself in my bedroom and leaned against the door.

I can't believe this is happening.

How can Logan believe these lies? How long have they been together?

These questions hovered around my head, my head and my heart unable to accept reality.

Soon a loud bang on the door followed

“Pearl! Come out here right now!” I heard Logan yell as he banged continuously.

“No! I'm not throwing away four years of our marriage for their lies! Logan, they are lying to you, I never cheated on you!” 

But my cries fell on deaf ears as the banging intensified.

“You are only worsening your situation dearest, come out and sign the papers” I heard Abigail’s happy tone.

I started to tremble and panic as they kicked the door aggressively.

“Why are you doing this to me? I never did anything wrong, I was a good wife to you Logan!” I cried, memories of the blissful first 2 years of our marriage flooded my thoughts.

“You can't give me what I want pearl! Now I know why, You are a whore and you can keep whoring outside the walls of my ancestor’s resting place, you will sign those papers today”

With that, the doors came down and an angry Logan came in.

He grabbed my arm and pulled me toward the cupboard, squeezed it tightly

 “Logan you are hurting me!” I cried.

He slammed the papers against the door and Devina came in with the pen pointing at me.

“Nowhere else to Run Mrs Davis-Malone,” she smiled.

“I'll give you one more chance to piss me the hell off before I throw you out of this window” he pointed at the storm outside.

“Trust me, your parents won't care if you are dead, that much has been proven”

The words out of his mouth pierced my soul, after all, I had to go through to be with him, he betrayed me this way.

“Tell me you don't love me anymore and I'll sign it” 

He put the pen in my hand and tapped the paper, “Your signature, right now I don't want you anymore, you need to go”

My heart was broken I gave him what he wanted, he smiled and gestured to the guard to seize me.

“Throw her out” he instructed, I was defeated and speechless as they grabbed my arm, too weak to put up a fight anymore.

“There’s a storm outside Logan surely she can leave in the morning?” Liam said in my defence, I turned to look at him, clear murderous eyes stared at him.

“If you wish to join her be my guest, I'll have it arranged!” he yelled before taking Devina’s hand.

“It's been you all this while, taking care of me, loving me, you Devina im sorry I didn't see it sooner, will you marry me?” 

I heard my husband propose right in front of me.

She smiled and nodded her head before Abigail erupted in a cheer.

He leaned down close to her and pressed his lips on hers, kissing each other in a way I've only known him to kiss me that way.

My world was destroyed, betrayed and hurt. I silently prayed for revenge.

“What are you waiting for?, throw her out! I've got a wedding to plan” I heard him say.

Not long after I was hurled out of the Davis-Malone estate, I landed with my belly on the pavement with nothing to my name.

I'd given up everything to be this man’s wife and now I've been discarded like a piece of rag.

The rain poured down heavily and it was cold.

I tried to get up and my legs quivered in shock, I held the walls of the gate and gathered myself.

“Aaaarrghh!” I felt a sharp pain from my belly to my legs and back.

I felt a warm liquid sticking between my thighs.

I looked down hoping it was not what I thought it was, I touched between my thighs and raised my fingers to my horrified eyes

Blood…….