I will not divorce Ravelina.

Numerous calls were rejected by Regan. No matter who tried to contact him, Regan chose to ignore them all. His mind was filled only with thoughts of Ravelina. Ever since they spoke earlier that afternoon, Ravelina had spent her time inside her room, and Regan was very curious about what his wife was doing.

“May I come in?”

Regan asked for permission. Ravelina turned toward him, already standing inside the room. “You don’t need to act sweet toward me. You can just leave. Viona needs you. Have you forgotten that she’s carrying your child?” Ravelina said it with a dull gaze.

This relationship felt utterly empty. Ravelina truly wanted to end it. Regan wrapped both arms around Ravelina, something that was usually done by her toward him. “When we’re together, I don’t want to talk about anyone else,” he replied.

Ravelina remembered how, for the past five years, she had desperately wanted to be treated warmly by Regan. Even though she hated this man—because Regan was involved in the death of her lover.

Ravelina tried to break free from Regan’s embrace, but Regan held her back. “Don’t go. I want to be with you!” he pleaded, hugging Ravelina even tighter as their gazes met.

For the first time, Ravelina was stared at so intensely by Regan, and her heart fluttered with warmth. This man’s face looked exactly like her lover’s. Ravelina’s fingers slowly moved, gently touching Regan’s face.

Looking at Regan, Ravelina felt as if she were seeing her own lover. Regan leaned in and warmly kissed Ravelina’s lips. This time, without her asking, Regan touched her.

Ravelina’s chest pounded. The unfamiliar touch Regan gave her caused her to lose control for a moment. Slowly, Regan’s fingers moved to undo the dress she was wearing. But then his phone lit up—it was from Regan’s mother.

“Stop, Regan. Your mother is calling me,” Ravelina stopped Regan’s touch and quickly pressed the answer button.

“Hello, Mom…”

She didn’t know what her mother-in-law said, but Ravelina handed the phone to Regan. “Answer it. Viona is bleeding. She’s being treated at the hospital right now. You’re asked to come there as soon as possible.”

Ravelina spoke coldly. She tidied her dress and left Regan standing there in shock at her words, before he immediately answered the call. Ravelina glanced slightly, waiting to see what Regan would do.

“All right, Mom. I’ll go there!”

Ravelina smiled faintly when she heard that. Of course, she already knew that Regan was weak when it came to Viona’s condition. But as Ravelina was about to leave Regan in that room, her arm was suddenly pulled by him.

“Come with me. We’re going to the hospital.”

“I don’t want to go. I’ll just ruin the atmosphere later,” Ravelina refused Regan’s invitation.

But her waist was gently pulled back. Regan hugged Ravelina as she was about to leave. “I want you to come. We’ll explain everything to them. That I don’t want to divorce you.”

Once again, Regan tried to convince Ravelina not to divorce him. And so the two of them went to the hospital. In less than an hour, Regan and Ravelina arrived. Many core members of the Dominic Group family were already there.

Yet Regan continued to hold Ravelina’s arm.

Faintly, many people mocked her and said that Ravelina had no shame, because five years ago she used a dirty trick—pretending to be pregnant—to marry Regan. Indeed, five years ago Ravelina had done everything she could to marry Regan.

One of them was claiming she was pregnant, when in fact she was not.

“Sit here. I’ll go inside for a moment. Don’t go anywhere. I don’t want you leaving without me,” Regan said gently as he stroked the top of Ravelina’s head.

Of course, that made many people who disliked her look even more irritated.

“I won’t go anywhere. Don’t worry. I’ll wait for you here,” Ravelina replied flatly.

“So shameless. You were never accepted by the Dominic family, and now because of your seduction, Regan refuses to divorce you and causes the heir in Viona’s womb to almost miscarry!”

The condemnation came from one of Regan’s aunts. Ravelina did not respond. At this moment, whatever people did or said about her, Ravelina didn’t care.

“If he hadn’t married you, Brother Regan would’ve had children long ago. You should have divorced long ago. Poor Viona—she’s pregnant but was told to go home alone.”

“And this woman,” Regan’s female cousin pointed at Ravelina, “is extremely shameless. Living like a parasite for five years. You should’ve divorced long ago!” She spoke harshly and sharply, while Ravelina remained silent.

Once again, Ravelina did not respond, which provoked even more anger from the rest of Regan’s family because of her indifferent attitude.

“Ahh, stop it!”

Ravelina was pushed hard by one of Regan’s cousins and fell to the floor. “Stop it, all of you!” Regan stopped his family members who were about to hurt Ravelina.

“Why don’t you fight back against those who oppress you?” Regan asked while helping Ravelina stand and straightening her slightly disheveled clothes.

“There’s no point arguing with them. If you’re not done here, I’d rather go home by myself,” Ravelina said as she pulled her arm away from Regan and chose to walk away.

Meanwhile, Regan was about to chase after Ravelina, but his mother stopped him.

“Viona is waiting for you. Poor thing—she almost lost your baby. You shouldn’t care about Ravelina anymore, especially since you’ll be divorcing soon anyway.”

“We are not getting divorced!” Regan replied firmly, rejecting his mother’s words.

“Regan, why are you still holding on to Ravelina? She’s infertile. Five years of marriage, and she has never once been pregnant,” his mother said, pointing toward the room where Viona was.

“Don’t you feel sorry for Viona? She’s carrying your child, the heir of the Dominic family. Give her some attention. If you hadn’t stubbornly gone with Ravelina, Viona wouldn’t have been bleeding—and luckily, the pregnancy is fine!”

Mama Renata spoke sharply and firmly. Regan clenched his jaw. During five years of marriage, indeed he and Ravelina had no children—but it wasn’t his wife’s fault. Regan himself was the one who never wanted Ravelina to get pregnant.

“Regan.”

His mother pulled him out of his thoughts again. “Divorce Ravelina, and marry Viona immediately!”

Regan did not move. He let out a long breath.

“Viona may be carrying Regan’s child, but the woman who remains my wife will still be Ravelina. And Regan will never divorce Ravelina, no matter what happens.”