Chapter 3

After Bella left, I was the only one sitting on the couch, just like last night when I sat there alone waiting for her to come home.

I had never imagined that my marriage with her would end up like this.

Five years of affection had turned into nothing but endless arguments.

I called my lawyer again to prepare another divorce agreement. Just after hanging up, my gaze drifted to a slip of paper tucked into the corner of the couch.

I hadn’t gone to the hospital these past few days, and no one else had come over, so that test result was probably Bella’s.

I walked over, picked up the report, and took one look before stumbling back a few steps in disbelief.

The thing I had been thinking about for five years had become reality at this very moment.

She was pregnant!

When I saw the words pregnant, my hands were trembling with excitement.

I immediately ran into the bedroom to Bella. When she saw me come in, she froze for a moment, then her gaze fell on the pregnancy test paper in my hand.

“Bella, why didn’t you tell me sooner?”

If I had known about this baby earlier, maybe things between us could have improved.

“You’re pregnant, aren’t you?” I forced down my excitement as much as I could, afraid I might scare her and the baby.

She lowered her head and stayed silent for a long time before finally speaking. “You were really scary out there just now, and you even said you wanted a divorce. I was going to tell you the good news, but I was scared, so I hid it. I didn’t expect you’d still find out.”

Her words made me feel a little guilty for a moment. I reached out and pulled her into my arms. “I’m sorry. I didn’t think this through. I’ve figured it out now. The fact that God gave us a child at this time means He’s giving us another chance.”

“Bella, I really care about you too much, so I doubted you. I’m sorry.”

She reached out and hugged me back, and in that instant, it was the happiest moment I’d had in the past six months.

“Okay. Let’s welcome this new life together.”

I nodded. From that night on, I went back to being the perfect husband, even taking care of all her meals personally.

Whatever she wanted, I gave her. I even bought her a house.

Thinking of the child in her belly filled me with sweetness, but sometimes when I saw Bella’s eyes dart away, a bad feeling would rise up in my heart again.

Although her attitude toward me had improved, she seemed to be very resistant in some areas.

Every time I lay on her stomach to feel the little life inside, she refused.

Her reason was that the baby was still too small and couldn’t be felt at all.

It went on until she suddenly felt uncomfortable in her stomach, and I rushed her to the hospital.

After getting everything settled, I went back to the company the next day.

For two full days, I barely slept as I ran myself ragged.

When I went to the hospital, I even detoured several miles to buy her favorite braised short ribs.

Just as I reached the hospital, before I even got to bring them in, I heard laughter coming from inside the room.

“What are you doing? Stop kissing me. Don’t forget I’ve still got another baby in here.”

“I already asked the doctor. You can have sex while you’re pregnant. I’ll be careful.”

Listening to their conversation inside, the food in my hands dropped to the floor all at once.