Chapter 5

• " Hello, mum" Madison's, soft voice called as she placed the phone on her ear.
• " Hello, Madison. How are you doing" A famine voice asked from the other end of the phone.
• " I am not very fine, mum" She answered with a twisted expression.
• " Why? Is everything alright?" The voice asked, with worry and confusion laced in her voice.
• " Mom, that sl*t is trying to escape signing those papers!" She burst out in anger.
• " What did she do?"
• " Can you believe it, mom? She fainted when she was about to sign the divorce papers"
• A light chuckle came from the other side of the phone. " Did you expect she would just accept to part from him like that? Well if you did, i didn't"
• " No! But it's annoying. One step to kick her out of my way and she wants to spoil everything i have worked for. Mom, you know how hard it was to convince Ethan to divorce her. Now that he finally made up his mind to do so, she is trying to play tricks to change his mind"
• " Calm down my dear. Now is not the time to get angry. You have to play your cards well. Make sure he doesn't change his mind"
• " What should I do, Mom?"
• " Good that you asked. Make sure to push him hard so he would push her. I know, you know how to do that. Don't give him the slightest opportunity to change his mind"
• She arced the corner of her lips up in a smirk. " of course i do mum. Trust me, She will sign those divorce papers and get out of my man's life, either by hook or by crook"
• "Good! That's my girl" The voice laughed, " after she signs those papers, make sure to come home let's celebrate"
• " Alright Mom, see you" She replied with a smile and hung up the phone.
• Ethan Dan belonged to her, Madison Puff, and no woman would take him away from her. Everything he has belongs to her. She would not share him with another woman. Not even her step-sister.
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• In the hospital.
• Amelia slowly opened her eyes up to the ceiling. She turned her head sideways to see what was making beeping sounds.
• She creased her forehead and tried to get up. A sharp pain coursed through her lower abdomen, causing her to lay back down. She yelped and attempted to get up again, enduring the pain as she bit her bottom lips.
• "Easy, easy" she heard someone said and she turned to see the person.
• She saw a female nurse rushing towards her with a panicked expression. The nurse was wearing a normal blue nurse uniform.
• " You shouldn't get up now. You need rest" the nurse said, as she supported her to lie down again.
• " Why am I here?" She asked. All she could remember was,
• She took the pen from the lawyer and was about to sign the papers. The pen was already on the paper but......
• That was all she could remember. What happened to her? Did she sign the papers?
• " Actually, you were brought here after you fainted due to stress" The nurse explained briefly.
• " Stress?" She repeated. How could she faint because of stress? She had passed through stress almost all her life. Since her mother died, to when she was in school, and now even in her marriage.
• " Yes stress. You know, pregnant women are not supposed to pass through stress because they are no longer alone, but now has another little human growing inside them. Especially, that you seem to be carrying an high risk pregnancy" The nurse explained, patiently.
• "Oh! i fainted because of the pregnancy" She murmured. Wait.....
• " Nurse, did you just say pregnancy?" She asked, not knowing what to feel.
• The nurse paused for a while, " yes i did" she replied.
• And as if she just remembered something, she smacked her forehead. " I just remembered you didn't know. Congratulations, Madam, you are two months pregnant" The nurse announced enthusiastically.
• What! She had been married for two good years and she had been unable to get pregnant but now she suddenly became pregnant when he was about to divorce her or say when he already divorced her. Because she still didn't know if she signed the papers before she fainted.
• " I could possibly still save my marriage" she murmured inaudibly.
• But if she didn't sign it, she might still have a chance. He said he wanted to divorce because she had been unable to give him a child. And now she was pregnant, he could still change his mind if he knows she was pregnant.
• And he could even leave her step-sister. Since she presumed he was with her step-sister because he needed a child, Maybe within.
• Her eyes brimmed with tears as she reached out to touch her flat stomach. It was just two months so her pregnancy wasn't visible.
• The nurse beamed, watching her movements, " i can see you are very happy. But you have to be very careful. This pregnancy is a very risky one. Try to avoid anything that gives you stress, relax more and eat healthy"
• She nodded. Of course, she was going to take good care of her baby.
• " Alright, i would just leave you to rest. I was just doing some routine check up" she said and prepared to leave.
• " Thank you" Amelia said.
• " You are welcome. Remember take rest, as stress would heighten the risk of losing the child" She reminded her, before walking out of the ward.
• Amelia felt happy. She smiled and rubbed her stomach again. " Baby, i am so sorry i put you through all that. Momma would always take care of you from now on, till you come out to see the world"
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• Amelia was lying down, facing the ceiling when the door was abruptly push open with a little force.
• She turned her head sideways, to face the door. She saw Ethan entered. Her heart skipped a beat and then leaped with joy. " Just you wait! You wanted to divorce me because i couldn't bear a child right? Now I am pregnant" She said in her heart, keeping a poker face.
• He walked to stand beside her bed and looked down at her, his eyes had unclear emotions laced in them.
• " At first, i thought this was one of your tricks but it seems i was wrong. Who is responsible" He asked, coldly. His expression was dark.
• " Responsible for what?" She puzzled, what was he talking about?
• " Don't you try to play dumb with me. You know fully well what i am talking about" He barked and grunted, shoving his hand in his hair.
• She flinched and tried to sit up, as she bit her bottom lips in pain. After she stood up, she raised her head up.
• " I seriously don't know what you are talking about"
• " I knew all along that you weren't faithful, you bloody cheat!" He shouted with red eyes.
• Now, it became clear to her about what he was talking about. Wait, why would he be asking such question? Did he seriously think she was a cheat?
• She bit hard on her lips and and swallowed. " Of course, Ethan. You are responsible for the pregnancy"
• " Don't you dare lie to me!" He said, more calmly. But his burning gaze, seems like it would slice her in pieces anytime soon.
• " Ethan, I am not lying. You are responsible for the pregnancy. I have never cheated on you with anyone Ethan. What is going on with you!" She suddenly yelled. Right now, she was feeling very angry. She wouldn't let him call her a cheater when he is the culprit here.
• " You think i would believe that?" He mocked.
• Her anger heightened as her chest heaved up and down.
• " I don't care if you believe me. You dare to accuse me of cheating, when you are the cheater here! You are so disgusting Ethan. How dare you!" She yelled, as tears rolled down her cheeks.
• She has had enough! She could accept any other thing but not to be called a cheater.
• Ethan was shocked when she yelled at him. She had always been so soft and spoke gently. However, today she yelled.
• He tried to calm himself down. " Then how did you become pregnant?"
• She paused for a moment and eyed him. " Am i not married? Have i not ever slept with my husband? What is your problem exactly?"
• " My problem is you! I know you are cheating. Is it the reason you haven't given me a child in the two years we have been married? And now we are divorcing, you want to have a child for him!"
• " Stop it!" She yelled and held her hair with both hands.