تسجيل الدخولAfter Rena's embrace with her mother subsided, Sebastian stepped closer to his father-in-law who was still standing silently with a hard expression. The old man seemed to still be trying to process everything that had happened—his estranged daughter returning, married to a handsome, wealthy man, and pregnant out of wedlock."May I speak with you for a moment? Somewhere more private?" Sebastian asked.Rena's father looked at Sebastian suspiciously, but finally nodded. "Follow me to my study."They walked through the hallway of the house toward a small room at the back. The room was filled with religious books, a cross on the wall, and an old wooden desk. Rena's father sat behind the desk, looking at Sebastian with a sharp gaze."Sit down," he said, his voice still cold.Sebastian sat in the chair across from him. "Sir, I want to know something. I want to know the main conflict between you and Rena. Why did you really kick her out?"Rena's father was silent for a few moments. His hand r
The next morning, Sebastian woke up with a new determination. He had made a promise to Rena, a promise to be a better husband, to protect her, to be someone who cared about her, and part of that promise was helping Rena make peace with her past."I want to take you to your parents' house," Sebastian said.Rena almost choked on her coffee. "What?""I want you to make peace with them. You can't keep living with past wounds. You need to face them."Rena looked down, her hands trembling. "I can't. I'm scared. They'll say terrible things to me. They'll make me feel small again.""You've been through so much, and I'll be by your side. I won't let them hurt you," Sebastian said.Rena looked at Sebastian, seeing the sincerity in his eyes. She took a deep breath, then nodded slowly.^^^The journey to Rena's parents' house took about two hours. Rena sat in the passenger seat with her body stiff, her hands fidgeting with the hem of her clothes. She occasionally stole glances at Sebastian, but q
Sebastian stared at Rena with a surprised expression. All this time he had thought Rena was truly alone—no family, no one at all. But now Rena was saying that she still had parents."You still have a father and mother? But all this time you said you were alone. You said no one cared about you," Sebastian said.Rena looked down, tears beginning to stream down her cheeks. "I lied to everyone.""Why did you lie?" Sebastian asked."Because my parents, they never wanted to know about me. They kicked me out of the house when I was eighteen years old. They said I was a disgrace to the family. I was too fat, too ugly, too worthless."Sebastian was silent, listening carefully."My father is a pastor. My mother is a woman who cares a lot about appearance. They wanted a perfect daughter—thin, beautiful, and obedient. But I could never be what they wanted," she said."So they kicked you out?" Sebastian asked.Rena nodded. "They said I was no longer their child. They said I had chosen my own path.
Sebastian fell silent hearing Adrian's words. He sipped his wine, trying to calm himself."What do you mean by that?""I'm saying it's a stupid move. You married Rena because you felt guilty. And now you're going to divorce her when she's pregnant and fighting cancer? That's not just stupid—it's cruel," Adrian said.Sebastian let out a frustrated sigh. "I never wanted this marriage. You know that. You and Leon forced me to marry her!""Leon and I forced you?" Adrian laughed cynically on the other end. "Sebastian, we only gave advice. You were the one who decided to marry her. You were the one who chose to take responsibility. Don't blame us for your own decisions.""I'm not blaming anyone, but you have to understand, I never wanted to get married again after Irene. I've had enough with one failed marriage. And now you forced me to marry a woman I don't even know!""Rena is the woman you raped. You can't escape responsibility by saying you didn't want this marriage. You made a huge mis
Sebastian couldn't sleep. He lay in his own bed, staring at the dark ceiling, his mind wandering everywhere. The decision to divorce Rena after she gave birth felt logically right, but his heart didn't fully agree.There was something bothering him, something he couldn't identify.He got up from bed and walked to the kitchen to get a glass of water. In the hallway, he passed by Rena's room and heard a soft sound from inside. The sound of muffled crying.Sebastian stopped. He stared at Rena's door, listening to the sobs that were trying to be hidden. For a moment, he wanted to open the door and go in, to hug Rena and tell her that everything would be alright.But he didn't.He just stood there, listening to Rena crying alone, and felt guilty because he wasn't brave enough to comfort her.The next morning, Rena woke up with swollen eyes. She tried to hide it by wearing sunglasses, but Sebastian could still see the traces of tears on her face."You don't need to hide that," Sebastian sai
Sebastian stared at Rena with a cold, unreadable expression. His eyes didn't blink, his jaw tightened. He stood in the hospital hallway, hands in his suit pockets, looking at the woman who had just said he could divorce her after she gave birth."You knew my plan?" Sebastian asked, his voice flat.Rena nodded slowly, tears still streaming down her cheeks. "I'm not stupid. I know you never wanted this marriage. I know you married me only out of guilt. And after everything that's happened, I know you want out."Sebastian didn't answer. He just stared at Rena with an unreadable gaze."I'll give you what you want. After I give birth, you can divorce me. But before that... I want to make up for my mistakes. I want to apologize to Ana and Leon before I die," Rena said."You're not going to die," Sebastian said."We both know that's not certain. My cancer... my pregnancy... everything is risky. I might not survive."Sebastian closed his eyes, feeling an incredibly heavy weight on his chest.
Ana's Pov.I sat on one of the wooden pews in this church. My hands tightly gripped the edge of my dress until the fabric wrinkled. My boyfriend, Max, stood there in his neat black suit. Beside him was Sasha, my best friend since the first day I arrived in this city two years ago. Sasha's stomach wa
A few months later.The first contraction came while I was sleeping.The clock showed three in the morning. I woke up with a strange pain in my lower abdomen, not the usual kind of pain, but a pain that spread from my back to my waist, then to my stomach, then all over my body.I sat on the edge of
I fell silent.Marriage. I'd never imagined getting married, especially not to a man as rich and as mysterious as Mr. Leon. I was just a plain, fat girl who spent her life cleaning up other people's dirt."Why me?" I asked.Mr. Leon was still crouching in front of me, his eyes staring at me without
Two days passed.I tried to avoid Mr. Leon and his guests. I worked harder than usual. I cleaned every corner of the mansion, washed Clara's clothes until they smelled fresh, and even swept parts of the yard I had never touched before. I hoped that if I worked hard enough, everything would go back







