TOO LATE, MR. DANIEL: YOUR EX-WIFE IS GONE.

“I'm happy to tell you that you're expecting a baby!”

Sophia had been absent-minded that evening, unable to stop thinking about the news the doctor had given her earlier that afternoon.

“What's on your mind?” Daniel asked as he started undoing the buttons of his shirt.

The sight of Daniel's muscular chest brought a blush to Sophia's cheeks. They had been husband and wife for three years, but she still couldn't help feeling bashful whenever she saw him undressed.

Without giving her a chance to respond, Daniel turned around and headed into the bathroom for a shower.

The moment she heard the sound of running water, Sophia pulled open the drawer and retrieved her pregnancy test report.

Earlier that afternoon, she had visited the hospital because she wasn't feeling well. Believing it was nothing more than an ordinary stomach ache, she had never imagined that the doctor would announce she was pregnant.

After three years of hoping and trying, she was finally going to become a mother!

A smile spread across her face as she held the report against her chest and waited for her husband to finish bathing.

They had been husband and wife for three years, but their relationship was still hidden from the outside world.

Even though they had concealed their marriage from the public since the day they exchanged vows, and everyone else assumed she was merely his secretary, she couldn't contain her happiness. She could already imagine cradling a tiny baby in her arms.

Smiling warmly, she made up her mind to break the news to her husband. She could barely contain her excitement as she imagined his reaction when he learned she was expecting a baby.

A few minutes later, Daniel emerged from the bathroom, and Sophia eagerly hurried over to him.

“Daniel, I have something to tell you,” she said, clutching the document in her hands. Her heart thumped wildly as excitement filled her.

“What is it?” Daniel asked.

“Well, you'll never guess. After all this time, I'm finally—”

Unfortunately, Daniel's phone suddenly rang, interrupting Sophia before she could finish her sentence. He furrowed his brows, grabbed his iPhone, and headed out to the balcony to answer the call.

Sophia glanced at her phone and realized it was nearly midnight. Who would be calling Daniel at such an hour? An uneasy feeling settled over her.

Whatever the caller said seemed to change Daniel's expression. When he returned from the balcony, he no longer looked calm and appeared slightly troubled.

“I'm on my way,” he told the person on the other end of the line.

Sophia's heart sank as Daniel hastily changed his clothes and made his way toward the door.

She hurried after him and called out, “Wait! Daniel.

It's already late, you can't—”

“Something urgent has come up,” Daniel answered without turning to look at her.

Before Sophia could share her wonderful news, Daniel had already walked out of the house.

It was obvious that he was desperate to reach his destination.

Sophia remained by the doorway, a sharp ache spreading through her chest. Things had always been this way. Daniel never made her his priority.

Whether she had something important to discuss with him or simply wished to spend time by his side, she always came last in Daniel's life.

The only time he showed her any affection was when he wanted to sleep with her. Once it was over, they returned to living like strangers.

Sophia had hoped that having a baby would bring them closer, which was why she had been eager to share the news with Daniel.

But, just as she had expected, he had walked away without even hearing what she wanted to say.

Hours went by, yet Sophia still couldn't fall asleep. She was lying in bed when her best friend, Bianca Jones, called.

“Hey, Sophia, are you using a wheelchair now?”

Bianca asked through the phone.

Sophia knitted her brows at her friend's question before answering, “No, I'm not. What made you ask that?”

“That's odd. I just saw someone who looked like Daniel. He entered a fancy restaurant while pushing a woman in a wheelchair. I thought you were with him.”

Sophia's eyes widened. A woman? Who could it be? she wondered.

“Maybe I got it wrong, though,” Bianca added.

After the call ended, Sophia felt an unexplained weight in her chest. She was about to put her phone aside when a gossip article popped up in her notifications.

Since it concerned jewelry design, she grew curious and opened it.

[The celebrated jewelry designer Miss. Williams is back. She has been spotted with a mysterious male companion.]

The report didn't disclose the man's identity. However, it mentioned that Ivy was accompanied by the city's most sought-after bachelor, who was also a billionaire.

Even though the photograph of the pair was blurry, Sophia recognized the man at once. It was Daniel, her husband.

Ivy was back.

Sophia's heart pounded as she scrolled through the comments praising the seemingly perfect couple.

“Miss Williams might be in a wheelchair, but she still carries herself with grace and elegance. Her fiancé is wealthy and good-looking, too. I wish I could see his face.”

“Miss Williams has returned! Does this mean we'll be getting a new jewelry collection? It's been such a long time since she released fresh designs. I'm so excited!”

“Who is the wealthy man beside her? Are wedding bells about to ring?”

“I managed to take a closer picture of him. He's absolutely gorgeous!”

As it turned out, Bianca had been right all along. The man she had spotted with another woman was none other than Daniel Kingsley.

Sophia felt as if a knife had been driven straight into her heart.

So, he had abandoned his wife in the middle of the night just to pick up his ex-girlfriend, his first love, the woman he adored, the moment he discovered she had returned to the country?