Chapter 12

Even though she saw it coming Sophia was still momentarily stunned. She stared blankly at the two lines on the pregnancy test feeling a jumble of emotions that were hard to describe-a mix of complexity with a dash of unexpected joy fluttering through

Her left hand unconsciously caressed her flat belly, and she found it hard to believe that a life was already taking shape

inside

The only time she and Brandon had thrown caution to the wind was the night she brought up divorce

She was preoccupied with her thoughts then and didn’t pay attention

She couldn’t fathom why Brandon would forget to take precautions either

He was usually so careful about that sort of thing

She was a bit at a loss about what to do with the baby if she kept it, what about her plans to hit the books and reboot her life?

And what if she didn’t?

Just the thought made her heart ache unbearably

A baby was a gift from heaven, and she couldn’t bear to give up on this little life.

But did she have to relive the life she had two years ago?

out of the restroom,

the restroom door Seeing her

head apologetically. “I’m

just glanced at his watch and reminded her “We

and walked with him towards

pharmacy window, Sophia subconsciously glanced at

earlier

scattered light and shadow, the window was crowded with

softly and headed towards

in the departure

handed their tickets to the staff, watched as the man took back the tickets for

she slowly turned her head, her puzzled

She was startled.

merely glanced at her indifferently before turning

couldn’t help but smile and said softly under Ivan’s thoughtful

back in the car but didn’t drive off. Sitting in the driver’s seat, his heart felt like

and after a brief pause

out. As he was about to merge onto the road from the

He sat there motionless, his eyes tracking the plane as it smoothly ascended from the ground into the sky until

the first time, a sudden cramp-like pain seized his stomach, spreading to his

moment of silence, he pulled up Sophia’s WhatsApp, hesitated over her contact, then decisively deleted “Sophia” from his

doing all this, he tossed his phone aside, restarted the

office It was past closing time, and most of the staff had

leave too when he saw a poker-faced

glanced behind him, not seeing Sophia, then couldn’t help but address

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