All Chapters of The TWO RED LINES that CHANGED EVERYTHING : Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

CHAPTER 1 ...SHARON'S POVI sat helplessly on the cold bathroom floor, staring at the plastic pregnancy test strip lying between my feet.Tears rolled down my cheeks, hot and unstoppable.What the hell did I just do?How could I have made such a ruinous mistake just weeks before my wedding? My mind raced, forcefully dragging me back to the night of the party I had attended with my friends.FLASHBACK...We were sitting in my car, parked just outside the neon-lit clubhouse. I turned to my friends, an anxious, hesitant smile spreading across my face."Sharon, don't you dare chicken out now," Lili, my best friend, nudged me with a mischievous grin. "You said you wanted to do this. You said you didn't want to get married to Gary as a clueless virgin who doesn't even know how to please a guy. Sweetie, this is your chance to break down that wall you've been holding up for years. You're not married yet. Go find a guy in there, have some fun, and act like nothing happened tomorrow.""Lili's r

CHAPTER 3...SHARON’S POVThe wedding was finally over, and the guests had dispersed back to their respective lives. Now, I was left to deal with the aftermath: my father and my best friends."And just like that, you bring a stranger home?" Dad fired angrily, his glare so piercing I felt like I’d murdered someone and hidden the body in his bedroom. "I thought you loved Gary. I thought that was why you insisted on this marriage. How could you do this to me, Sharon? Claire always reminds me of how irresponsible you are, but I never truly believed her until now. Are you finally showing your true colors now that you have my approval?""Claire, Claire... she’s your wife, Dad, and I really wish you’d keep her out of my business," I shot back, refusing to back down. "I’m an adult. I can do what I want. I chose to marry Russell instead of Gary. Why do you have such a problem with that when I’m the one who has to live with him? Don’t you like Russell? Or are you just threw off because I didn't

CHAPTER 5...SHARON'S POVI blinked hard, trying to process his questions."I don't have a choice but to keep it. The doctor advised me to," I said, my voice dropping to a low murmur as the specialist's words flashed vividly in my mind: “Your egg count is nearly depleted. By the time you are ready to try again in a year or two, your ovaries will have stopped releasing eggs completely. If you abort this pregnancy, you will face complete infertility.”I still couldn't believe I was experiencing early menopause. Life truly couldn't get any worse, I thought, exhaling a deep, heavy breath.Looking up from my plate, I caught him staring at me with an unreadable expression. Was that pity? What was the meaning behind that look? I stared right back, trying to read him.Russell picked up his fork, poked at his food, and took a mouthful of fried eggs. I kept watching, waiting for him to say something, but he chose silence instead.This dude is weird. He’s like a light switch—on and off, I though

CHAPTER 7...SHARON’S POVI woke up feeling lighter, less burdened by the guilt that had been weighing me down over the past few weeks. It was a new day. Think positive, act positive, I reminded myself.Speaking of positive, I was desperately hoping Russell had woken up in a better mood too. It would be incredibly awkward if he kept giving me the cold shoulder, especially after I apologized yesterday. I brushed the anxious thoughts aside and rushed into the bathroom.After freshening up and changing into a simple, casual outfit, I stepped out into the living room. Immediately, the mouth-watering aroma wafting from the kitchen hit me.Once again, trying to show off his master-chef talents, I thought, a smile already tugging at my lips.I walked toward the dining table and stopped dead in my tracks. To my absolute shock, the table was overflowing with a massive variety of dishes. It looked like a full-blown feast was taking place in Russell’s home, and I hadn’t received the memo."Good