Chapter 3

The next day in Full Blessing Restaurant, Edward and I sat face to face. He took out a box from his pocket.

"Honey, take a look."

I opened it and it was a heart-shaped pink diamond. It looked good but it was not suitable for me. It's too flashy. I preferred a more low-key pendant.

"It's expensive, right?"

Edward looked at me with a gentle smile, "Honey, as long as you like it, it's worth it, no matter how expensive it is."

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a hand reached out from behind me and took the necklace. "Edward, is this the one you bought at the auction? It's really beautiful."

I knew Olivia was here.

Edward saw her and frowned immediately. "What are you doing here?"

Olivia seemed to be the hostess, pulling out the necklace. "It's so beautiful, Edward! I'm so jealous of your wife for having such a wonderful husband as you."

I leaned back in my chair and looked at Edward's out-of-control gaze with calmness, a smile playing at the corners of my mouth. "Dear, won't you introduce her?"

Olivia took the initiative to shake hands with me. "I'm Olivia, Edward's secretary and childhood friend."

She smiled brightly, but her eyes were full of hostility. I hooked my lips and quietly looked at her.

She's very young, and the necklace probably suits her better than me.

"Olivia, stop messing around. Have you finished dealing with the company's affairs?"

Edward stood up, wanting to pull her away.

But I held her hand, and unexpectedly, as soon as our hands touched, the tableware started shaking.

No good, there's an earthquake.

Chapter 4

In an instant, the table cracked, and the floor kept shaking.

The crowd started to scatter. Olivia grabbed my hand and wouldn't let go. I was pulled down by her and trampled by several people.

"Edward, don't worry about her, let's run." Olivia's voice was sharp. Edward wanted to come over and pull me, but at this moment, the chandelier above our heads fell down. Edward was separated from us.

In this way, Olivia and I were pressed under the same piece of rock, with me underneath her.

When I woke up again, the rescue workers were asking Edward to make choices.

"Choose one from them."

I was pressed at the bottom and could only barely breathe. My throat was extremely dry, and I couldn't speak at all.

It was a matter of life and death. Olivia stopped pretending and started crying loudly, "Edward, I'm pregnant with your child, it's been a month already. You can't kill your own child."

It was only then that I realized that he wasn't just emotionally cheating. He was truly disgusting.

Edward looked at Olivia in shock, unable to make a decision for a long time. Someone started urging him.

Edward, who was usually mature and composed, seemed to have changed into a different person. He began to get angry and shouted.

"Edward, please save me. I'm only 20 years old, and I'm pregnant with your child. You can't not choose me."

Edward lowered his head as if he was in extreme turmoil.

"Come on, hurry up and make a decision before your wife is gone."

Because at that moment, I was being pressed under a stone and couldn't breathe properly.

Edward suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with crimson, tears falling from the corners of his eyes, and his voice choked. "The child is innocent..."

I forced a smile, knowing that he had chosen to give up on me.

I closed my eyes, feeling the weight of the stones on my body increasing.

All I could hear was Edward's choked voice. "Ava, you know that my father's last will was to have a grandson.

"Don't worry, I'll come find you as soon as the baby is born."

He said it was okay even if we had no child.

Now it seemed that I was the one who forced him to compromise.

But fortunately, I was lucky.

The siren sounded, and the firefighters brought the latest equipment.

"Both can be saved, hurry and move away."

That was how I survived.

But I was completely done with Edward. I was extremely disappointed in him.

Chapter 5

I closed my eyes and didn't look at him, instead, the newly rescued Olivia began screaming, "Edward, my stomach hurts, you should accompany me to the hospital!"

Edward heard Olivia's words. A moment of panic flashed in his eyes. he immediately stood up and then seemed to have thought of something, he looked back at me.

Rescue workers surrounded me. The sound of drills kept ringing in my ears. He pulled out his wallet from his pocket, handed it to a man, and then left with the ambulance.

He... abandoned me.

Regaining my breath, I felt how good it was to be alive.

The hospital was full of injured people. Fortunately, there was something like an iron rod under the stone, so I only had some superficial injuries. As soon as I arrived at the hospital, I called my parents to report my safety.

Hearing that my parents were fine, I finally relaxed, and then I fainted.

When I woke up again, I had been transferred to a private hospital by my father, and I didn't care where Edward and Olivia were.

Probably they were enjoying love somewhere, celebrating the arrival of their baby.

It seemed that I was the clown. I wiped the tears and tried to get out of bed, but as soon as I sat up, I felt a tightness and some discomfort in my lower abdomen.

At this moment, the nurse and my father came in from outside. Seeing that I wanted to stand up, they ran over to me.

"You're pregnant, and there are signs of miscarriage. You can't get out of bed," the nurse said.

Pregnant? My mind exploded with a loud bang, and tears uncontrollably streamed down my cheeks as I realized I was pregnant.

I lay in bed, and my father looked worriedly at me, gently stroking my hand.

"The report says the baby is one month old, but it's not stable yet. My Ava will have a hard time," he said.

I looked at my father's graying hair and tried to tell him about Edward's infidelity, but my words got stuck in my throat.

I couldn't stop crying, and I threw myself into my father's arms, "Dad, I'm so scared."

"It's okay. Edward and I will be with you. You don't have to be afraid," he said.

I thought my father would tell Edward about my pregnancy, but to my surprise, I didn't see him until night.

My father said he couldn't reach Edward. He even asked someone to look for Edward at the company. He was afraid I would worry, so he told me Edward was on a rescue mission.

But I knew Edward was with Olivia. The child he had dreamed of had arrived, how could he come looking for me?

I lay in bed, feeling a life growing inside me. I had suffered a lot to have him.

My heart ached so much I couldn't breathe, and I barely slept the whole night.

A few days later, I was feeling better. My mother was staying on a different floor, I found it inconvenient to run up and down for my father.

While he was resting, I went to get some food and was about to bring it to my mother.

To my surprise, I happened to see Olivia sitting on the bed in the VIP room. "Edward, the baby says he wants grapes."

My heart skipped a beat. It turned out they were staying in the same hospital as well, but Edward had never looked for me.

I forced a wry smile. Edward had never thought how dangerous it was for me to have escaped.

If he had just thought about me for a moment, he would have found out that I was here.

I hid behind the door with my child, like a clown spying on their happiness.

Edward was clearly just waking up on the sofa. He got up when he heard Olivia's voice, looking gentle and doting. "Olivia, would you like to eat an apple? There are no grapes after the earthquake."

Olivia heard that and started crying immediately, "You promised me a pink diamond yesterday, but you gave it to that old witch. Now you can't even fulfill my small wish, I might as well have an abortion."

"The old witch", that's what she called me.

I looked at Edward's face, which showed no change. But he became suddenly enraged when he heard the words "abortion".

It seemed to hit Edward's heart. A flash of murderous intent passed through his eyes, but it quickly subsided. He leaned in and kissed her, blocking Olivia's words.

He had told me that it was okay without a child, as long as I was with him. What was the truth?

I hid outside and watched Edward hold Olivia tightly as he kissed her, feeling a lump in my throat. The milk I had for breakfast was churning in my stomach.

I immediately went back.

Dad got up from the bed and hurriedly helped me back, my face pale. Dad frowned at me.

"The doctor said not to move around, how could you not listen? This baby came hard, you can't be so reckless."

I trembled with anger.

My baby...

I closed my eyes and a tear rolled down my cheek.

I couldn't keep my baby.

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