CHAPTER 020
AVA’S POV
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My hands trembled as I sat there in the car. Watching him swer the phone felt like a slap on the face.
How could he take her call? After everything I had been through, after I was nearly raped, how could he just sit there and act like it didn’t matter?
His wife was almost violated, and yet he answered Laura’s call, knowing exactly how I felt about her.”
He was accusing me of cheating, speaking to me with an angry tone but here he was speaking to Laura with a soft
voice.
Tears threatened to spill, but I held them back. I was tired of crying because of him, yet I couldn’t stop myself whenever they welled up in my eyes.
He should have been consoling me, comforting me, helping me forget the horrible experience I had just endured.
Instead, he was here, answering the call of the woman who had turned us into strangers.
Did this mean he didn’t have even an ounce of feeling for me anymore?
The fact that he doesn’t trust me and assumed I was cheating with Alex–could it be because he’s cheating on me with Laura?
My mind swirled with a lot of questions that could be answered by the man sitting beside me, but I couldn’t bring myself to ask.
I tried to tune out their conversation, focusing instead on the dull ache in my chest.
I had almost told him. I had almost screamed that we were expecting a child, but now? Now, I was glad I hadn’t. He didn’t deserve to know, not after everything.
When the call finally ended, Jason didn’t say a word. The car was silent, I could feel the tension hanging in the air, but no words came from either of us.
Every time I glanced at him, I could see the frustration and confusion etched on his face, but nothing else. Nothing that resembled the concern I desperately needed from him
When we pulled into the driveway, I couldn’t get out of the car fast enough. My seatbelt was barely off before I opened the door and stepped out, the cold air hitting me with a harsh bite.
Jason called after me, his voice a mix of surprise and anger, but I didn’t turn back. I slammed the door behind me, the sound of it echoing in the still night.
I didn’t want to face him, not after what had happened. Not after what had not happened. He hadn’t even asked if I was okay.
His mind was too occupied with his insecurities to think about what I’d just gone through.
I barely made it to the front step before feeling nauseous, and then I threw up, my stomach heaving uncontrollably.
This was the worst I had ever experienced. The bitter taste lingered in my throat, and I couldn’t help but think it had to be a result of the aphrodisiac and my unstable emotions.
A wave of guilt washed over me as I thought of the tiny life growing inside me, I placed a hand on my belly. “I’m so sorry baby. You shouldn’t have to go through this.”
CHAPTER 020
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Jason’s voice interrupted my thoughts, laced with irony. “What now? New trick? Playing Pregnancy show?”
I froze, the words cutting deep, but I swallowed my anger. My head spun as I struggled to steady myself.
The disbelief in his voice like he thought I was acting, stung more than anything else.
I looked up at him, my voice trembling. “What if I am pregnant, Jason?”
He scoffed, not even glancing at me. “It’s impossible, Ava. You’re not pregnant.”
The finality in his tone, how easily he dismissed me, dismissed the possibility was like a slap. I could feel every ounce of hope I had left for him crashing down.
Disappointment flooded through me, sharp and suffocating
Without saying another word, I turned and rushed into the house, my heart pounding in frustration and pain.
I made my way toward the guest room. I didn’t want to sleep in the same bed as him—not tonight. I needed space.
I needed to be alone with my thoughts, away from the tension that had taken over every corner of our relationship.
Once inside, I locked the door behind me. The sound of the lock clicking was strangely comforting.
My chest heaved as I leaned against the wall, trying to steady my breath. But it didn’t help. Tears started streaming down my face, but I didn’t bother to wipe them away. I couldn’t.
Everything weighed heavily on me–the drugging, the near assault, and Jason’s cold indifference. It was more than I could bear.
And then came the thought that cut deeper than anything else: If Jason couldn’t believe me if he could accuse me of cheating, how could I ever tell him about the baby?
The thought sent a chill through me, and I wrapped my arms around myself, desperately trying to hold it all. together. But I couldn’t.
I collapsed onto the bed, pulling the pillow tight against my chest as if it could somehow stop the storm raging inside me.
The sound of footsteps outside the guest room door pulled me out of my thoughts. I knew it was him, I could feel the tension in the air shift.
He called my name from the other side, but I didn’t answer. I didn’t want to hear his voice, didn’t want to have to explain anything to him. I was done.
Done explaining, done trying to make him understand.
At that point, I didn’t care anymore. He could believe whatever he wanted.
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