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,

door Seeing

shook her head

results of the test, just glanced at his

and walked

subconsciously glanced at the glass where

earlier

the scattered light and shadow, the window was crowded with unfamiliar faces

exhaled softly and

in the

in front of the railing, calmly watching Sophia below as she and the man beside her handed their tickets to the staff, watched as the man took

halting as she slowly turned her head,

She was startled.

her indifferently

said softly under Ivan’s

driver’s seat, his heart felt like it was being tugged

and after a brief pause

merge onto the road from the

brakes, stopping the car at the roadside. He sat there motionless, his eyes tracking the plane as it smoothly

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

phone. After a moment of silence, he pulled up Sophia’s WhatsApp, hesitated over her contact, then decisively deleted “Sophia”

all this, he tossed his phone aside, restarted the engine, and drove

office It was past closing time, and

was about to leave too when

not seeing Sophia, then couldn’t help but address Brandon cautiously. “Mr. Crawley, did you

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