Chapter 6

• EMILY'S POV.
• I was mad. So mad.
• But most of all, I was scared.
• I sat on one of the benches outside the lab, as I waited. They had taken a sample of my urine for analysis, to know whether or not I was pregnant.
• Pregnant?! How the hell did I even get here?
• One minute I was praying to be rescued from this marriage with Marco, and the next, I was praying to not be pregnant for a totally different man.
• Was my life a joke?!
• "Miss Collombo, your result is ready." I heard someone say above me, and I literally boiled.
• That damned name had caused me more harm than good. Collombo.
• I should have left when I could, but I couldn't let my mother rot away in jail. I just couldn't.
• "What does it say?" I calmly asked the lab scientist who stood beside me. She looked quite unsure, hesitant to tell me.
• In that moment, I knew I was fucked.
• "Ma..... you're three weeks pregnant."
• My entire body went cold for a second, before intense heat invaded me.
• I couldn't move or do anything else for minutes. At some point, my vision blurred and I thought I was about to collapse.
• "Miss Collombo?" She called in worry. "Miss Collombo are you....?"
• "I need to see the Doctor. Now." I managed to say, but it came out as a weak whisper.
• I tried to stand up from where I sat, but my legs failed me.
• "Let me help you please." She offered, and I placed my hand in hers. With her aid, I was able to stand to my feet and make my way to the doctor's office.
• With each step I took, my feet bounced with even more rage. How could this people alter the course of my life due to their own negligence?!!
• On getting to the doctor's office, I barged in angrily. I was about yelling at the top of my lungs, when I noticed the presence of a familiar person.
• He had his back turned to me, but I could still tell it was him. It wasn't even as if I normally stared at him long enough, to have memorized what his structure looked like. But I just knew him when I saw him.
• "That's the lady, Mr Ferrari. She is the one we inseminated." The Doctor pointed towards me. A thousand and one thoughts swirled in my head as Dante turned to look at me.
• Why was he here? Why was the doctor giving him information about the insemination?
• Could it be that....?
• No no no!
• The moment Dante's eyes locked with mine, they went wide in shock.
• "What is she doing here?" He turned to Doctor Luigi, who looked every shade of confused.
• "Y... yo... you know each other?" Doctor Luigi stuttered. "She is the lady we inseminated your sperm into, Sir. Miss Emily Collombo."
• Inseminated his what...?!!
• I already had an idea where all these was going, but hearing the doctor confirm it, made my stomach twist in knots.
• "She is what...?!!" Dante's voice boomed, making me shake in my spot.
• "This has got to be a joke." I whispered, my legs feeling wobbly again. I located the nearest chair and sat down on it.
• "And the results of the tests have confirmed that she is pregnant." Doctor Luigi added. Hearing that again, made my entire predicament seem even more real.
• With all the crazy events of today, It felt like my heart could give up on me, anytime soon.
• Immediately, the female Doctor who had carried out the procedure on me, came behind me and gently patted my back.
• "Are you okay?" She muttered into my ear. "Please breathe."
• Since this torturous episode began, it was the first time anyone cared to check on me. That alone made a huge ocean of tears well up my eyes.
• Oh God! Why was I always the unfortunate one? Why did my life have to be full of such complexities?
• For minutes, the office was silent. No one said a word, and I figured they were all thinking of a way to remedy this mess. I decided to think as well.
• Suddenly, a very reasonable idea came to mind. How about we made the entire situation disappear the very same way it came?
• This child couldn't remain in my belly for another single day.
• "I'm getting an abortion." I eventually said, making all eyes fall on me.
• "You wouldn't dare!!" Dante growled, kicking back his seat and closing the distance between us both.
• He stared down at me, a challenging glare in his eyes as he repeated his earlier words.
• "You wouldn't fucking dare, Collombo."
• I felt so small in that moment, but I refused to cower before him.
• "This is my body. You have no right telling me what to do." I bit back, holding his angry gaze.
• "Don't push me, Collombo." He warned. "Don't push me."
• "If taking control over my own life and body 'pushes you', then I'm sorry, because I won't do otherwise. I'm aborting this baby!" I yelled, not realizing when the tears dropped from my eyes.
• "I said you are keeping my damn child!!" He blew out in rage, punching the mahogany desk in Doctor Ferrari's office.
• I shook in fear, watching as he brushed his fingers through his thick hair.
• Alexa had occasionally mentioned that he had a temper, but this was the first time I was seeing him display it.
• "I'm sorry, Mr Ferrari." Doctor Luigi said, pulling our attention. "But in situations like this.... " He dramatically paused. "...only the mother has a say. She is the only one who decides whether or not, to keep her child."
• His voice was so low, and I knew that he had been scared to give that information.
• Dante Ferrari may possess the power to bring the high and mighty down to their knees, but I wasn't going to let him think I was weak.
• I aggressively cleaned off the tears in my eyes, and rushed out of the doctor's office.
• I wasn't sure if my next step of action was the right one, but something told me to go for it.
• I was going to tell Marco everything. He deserved to know first hand, what was going on.
• I had accidentally gotten pregnant for someone else, who happened to be his enemy. So the right thing to do, was let him know.
• A part of me was so sure he'd ask me to abort this child. I wouldn't blame him. I also wanted to abort it, because it would be the most insane thing to be married to one man, and pregnant for his enemy!!
• I got to the parking lot and hopped into my car. I hadn't an idea Dante had followed me out, but thankfully, he didn't catch up with me.
• His figure became smaller in my side mirror, as I drove off.
• All through my short trip to Marco's office, I prayed in my heart that this whole situation didn't escalate more than I could bear.
• On getting to Marco's company building, I used the elvator to his office floor, rushing past his secretary and getting into his office.
• If only I knew that this was just the beginning of a dramatic and frustrating day for me.
• There on his work desk, was a familiar looking lady who was bent over, as Marco pounded into her from behind.
• I may not have felt heartbroken, but I definitely felt very disrespected. His shocked gaze locked with my stoic one, before I turned and walked out of his office.
• Bastard.