Chapter 005

Lily

The whole night there was no sign of Nolan, he didn't even come up to check on me. I stayed up all night contemplating of my next move, but I knew that bitch Vivian has a lot of schemes up her sleeve. Saves me the trouble.

In the morning I woke up, I went to the mirror and saw a ghostly figure staring back at me. I was pale and my eyes had bags for staying up all night. And I had starved my baby yesterday. I needed something to eat as my stomach grumbled.

I walked out of my room and headed for the stairs, just then Vivian appeared In front of me, it's like she had been waiting for me to come up from the room. She gave me a wide smile and without saying a word she screamed, “Lily no, please let me go,” she made to fall down the stairs but I held her hand, she pulled me making the both of us to roll down the stairs together.

The pain was incrustating, I held my stomach, trying to protect my baby, while Vivian cried so loud, drawing the servants attention. I didn't know Nolan was around, I just saw him run towards us and walked to Vivian's side. My heart twisted painfully on my chest.

“It was all my fault,” Vivian said amidst sobs. Nolan looked at me with enraged eyes as he collected her into his arms. “Please protect the baby,” she said.

“Lily, how could you be this vicious,” he said within clenched teeth, “if something happens to Vivian you'll have me to deal with.” He warned. “I'll take you to the hospital,” he told Vivian, she curled up in his arms as he carried her out of the villa.

God, how could I have married a man that was this blind, I cursed the day that I met him. Couldn't he see that I was hurt too, all he did was just blame me, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach, then a warm liquid tracing down my thighs.

“My baby,” I screamed in a weak voice. Then everything turned black.

I woke up to the smell of detergents and medicine. I looked around me and saw a drip across from my bed, the ceiling was unfamiliar, I turned my gaze, my head hurt so badly, Betty sat across from me with worrying eyes. “Ma'am how are you feeling?” she asked gently.

“My baby?” I asked while touching my flat stomach. “ The baby is alright,” she said.

“Nolan?”

“Sir, hasn't come to visit since we came here,” she said, her words made my heart twist painfully in my chest. Nolan didn't really care about me at all.

“How long have I been admitted?” I asked curiously.

“ Two days.” I nodded.

“The doctor said that you'll be discharged later today,” she said in a soft voice.

“Betty, do me this one favor, do not tell anyone about me being pregnant,” I said in a serious tone. She nodded at my words.

“Yes ma'am.”

I was discharged later that day. We went back to the villa and found Nolan already there.

He didn't even ask where I had been, his eyes were cold and distant. Betty, who was holding my hand, let go and took my bag to my room.

“You almost killed Vivian, do you know that?” He began in a cold voice. “How could you be so vicious?” I didn't answer. The fact that he was asking me about another woman made my heart shatter.

I had given up the day he left me bleeding down the stairs but it still hurt so much. “Vivian is carrying my child,” he continued. I just looked at him blankly, he raised his eyebrows as if he was expecting another reaction.

“What, you're not going to say anything?”

I looked at him with mocking eyes. “Congratulations I guess,” I said mockingly, my voice dripped of venom but he acted oblivious.

“We both know that you're barren and can't give me an heir, but the Thompson group needs an heir,” his words made me wince. Barren, yeah right, I was weeks pregnant, but he didn't know since he was busy caring for that homewrecker and his bastard.

The words that I had been eagerly anticipating finally came out. “Lily, I want a divorce.”