The abandoned wife
"You are already pregnant. It's perfect. I offer you a roof, security, an entire life. In exchange, you give me what I can no longer have: an heir. My name. My blood… even if it is not from me."
I remain mute.
He continues:
"You will never have to worry about anything again. You will no longer have to flee, or to explain. I will take care of you. Of everything."
"And after?"
"After, you will be free. Wealthy. Disappear if you wish. Or stay. That will depend on you. Not on me."
"And if it's a girl?"
A silence.
"Then she will bear my name. And I will make her my strength."
He does not lie. He does not embellish.