Mag-log inFor the next few seconds, Lucian was frozen to the spot. He didn't turn to face Ditto and didn't look away from the car he was about to get into. His head throbbed and his heart raced at the same time, definitely not for the best reasons. His face had been drawn into a hard, scary look."What did you just say?" His words were picked, one after the other as he turned slightly to face Ditto."Aurelia is pregnant."Ditto looked around. It had just been three months since they had parted and Aurelia was already pregnant? During these three months, Lucian had not touched another woman. He had not even attempted it because he knew he could not, and yet Aurelia had gotten another man and gotten pregnant already?"She is still pregnant." Ditto mumbled the words and Lucian's brows furrowed."Still?" "What do you mean?" He questioned."Aurelia has a baby bump. If she left here three months ago and was impregnated within these three months, I do not think her baby bump would be that obvious. An
"I fear the same thing might happen to you.""I will just get a job somewhere else if he doesn't give me a promotion that I deserve because I refused him," Aurelia replied. "I already have my own fiance and I am pregnant for him. It would be very shameful for me to have sex with a man like him." she added, raising up her left hand that had the ring."Your fiance is not a good man though." Annette shook her head."Why do you say so?""He gave you such a beautiful and expensive diamond ring but never comes over to pick you up from work and I have never seen him at your place the few times I have visited. Seems like he is all money and no efforts.""He is usually busy and he is not in the country at the moment." Aurelia replied. "Let's get to work already. Enough chit chat." she called off the talk and Annette nodded in agreement before moving her chair back to her desk.Aurelia sighed softly in relief. She had lied to everyone that she had a fiance because she absolutely didn't want any
Three Months LaterAurelia stood in front of the mirror in her room, her shirt unbuttoned as she stood, looking at her stomach. She ran her right hand over the bump on her stomach. The petite bump made her heart swell each time she looked at it. It felt great knowing that she was carrying a child inside of her. It had been three long months already since she left Lucian. Marcus had returned back home, only when he was sure Aurelia would not change her mind and go back to see Lucian or try reaching out to him. Aurelia smiled softly at her reflection in the mirror and began to button up. She had to go to work soon. She had gotten a job as a marketing assistant at a quite big company. She finished buttoning up her shirt and picked up the ring on the table and slid it on her finger. It was quite stupid of her to keep wearing the ring Lucian had proposed to her with, but she could not stop herself from having the ring on, and the ring also helped her wave off men. She pulled her hair in
Aurelia frowned deeply at Marcus's words. How could he expect her not to tell the father of the child about the child? No matter what happened, Lucian had all the rights to know that their child was still alive and she did not lose her pregnancy."Aurelia, can you please not be dumb because of your love for Lucian?" Marcus asked."Dumb? I am just going to let him know that I am still with our child. Lucian would be excited to know that.""And then? And then he will want you back by his side and you will continue staying with him again until something happens and you lose the child for real this time," Marcus said."That..." Aurelia pressed her lips into a thin line, not knowing what to say. Marcus grabbed her by the shoulders and made her look at him."Aurelia, this is your baby. You have to protect your baby from danger. Fine, if you had lost this baby the last time, the fault would have been on Lucian since you had no idea about what type of man he was but if you get into something
The next day Aurelia stepped out of the car, a black jacket draped over her dress. Marcus walked to her side with her luggage. "You won't regret this, Aurelia," he said to her, reassuringly. "I don't want or need you to tell me anything, Marcus," she replied. "I know you think I am ridding you of your happiness in some way but..." "It's okay, Marcus. I don't want to have to listen to how everything is for my own good and how I would thank you in the future for all of it," she cut him off and Marcus pressed his lips into a thin line. "Someone wanted to see you before you left though," he said and Aurelia raised a brow. Marcus motioned behind her and Aurelia turned to see Aurora standing behind her. "Aurelia," Aurora called but Aurelia looked away from her and faced Marcus. "Did I ask you to bring anyone along? Didn't I tell you that I didn't want to see anyone anymore?" She asked and Marcus sighed softly. "I was just thinking that she was your best friend and you will miss her
"You really want to do this?" Lucian asked Aurelia, the pain evident in his voice. His heart was ridden with guilt to the point where he could not find it in him to convince her to stay. "Y-yes, Lucian. I want to leave you, I want to leave all of you. You, Marcus, Aurora. I want to leave everything behind and start a new life for myself." Tears rolled down as she said those words. "I will be leaving, Lucian. Please don't come after me. I don't want you anymore." she added and picked up the bag she had dumped to the floor. She picked a few more things and threw them into the bag. Once she was done, she pulled the ring off her finger and dropped it on the desk. "We are done, Lucian." she made to walk past him but Lucian held her hand, stopping her. He pulled her back to the desk where she had dropped the ring and he picked up the ring, spread her hands and dropped the ring in her hands. "You should take it with you.""No, Lucian. I won't..." "There's no one else I am going to give i
Aurelia sighed softly as she watched Lucian sleep.She held his hand in hers, her heart still pounding.He was out of danger now. The doctor had said the bullet hadn’t hit any vital organs or blood vessels, so he would be fine in a couple of weeks.“Lucian,” she whispered, kissing the back of his h
Lucian walked past Aurelia’s room, his head throbbing and his heart aching.He stopped by her door, which was slightly open, and he could hear her sobbing.Lucian’s heart ached even more, knowing that he was pretty much the reason she was crying tonight.He had never intended to make her see this s
That Night“You really only do what you want, Lucian,” Aurelia shook her head as she handed him a glass of water.They were in the living room of his home since Lucian had insisted on getting discharged, and with his influence and affluence, he was discharged in no time.“I don’t like the hospital,
Aurelia adjusted in her seat and took her gaze off her phone as she heard Lucian’s footsteps approaching the living room.“Welcome,” Aurelia welcomed him with a small smile as he walked in. He was dressed in a black shirt and black trousers, his dark hair ungelled and curly.Lucian’s gaze softened







