Emily finally woke up. Her eyes met Jacob's and his icy stare brought shivers down her spine.
"Emily Bai, you are pregnant." With a blank expression, he looked at her and said it, as if words were
squeezed out of his mouth.
Pregnant?
She could hardly believe her ears, and unconsciously her eyes widened, "I'm pregnant? How come..."
Subconsciously, she reached for her belly; it was still flat, but she didn't expect that there was life
lurking inside her body.
"It's two months old."
Jacob seemed to mock her. Emily looked up at him with furrowed brows, "You don't believe it's yours,
right?"
A fog of pain flashed across his eyes and he asked, "You think it's mine? If you say yes, I will believe
you. So what's your answer?"
She was stunned. However, she was sad since she was unable to give him an exact answer.
The baby was two months old, so the time of her conception might have coincided with the day she
was with Jack.
"See? Even you are not sure if it's mine." He gave a mocking smile.
She closed her eyes and was silent for a long time before finally asking, "So? What do you want now?"
"I want you to have an abortion." He said almost without any hesitation.
Pain rose in her heart. Her hand on her belly seemed able to feel the existence of the baby, "I won't do
that. It's my baby."
Jacob stared at her darkly, "You want to keep the baby?"
"Yes."
"Why? I don't want it." After all, it was hard for any man to be tolerant of the fact that the woman he
loved had a baby with another man. Once born, the child would constantly remind him of her betrayal
every single day.
"I understand that you can't take it." She finally had a calm and sensible talk with him. She took a deep
breath and said, "So let's have separate lives. It's the best decision for the both of us. We should stop
torturing each other."
Her words were like fire, instantly igniting the anger in his heart. He couldn't bear the thought of her
eagerness to leave his side!
"I know I failed you. I'll raise the baby myself. For old days' sake, please just let me go."
"Have I ever said I will let you go? Don't even think about it." His face was grim, evoking fear in her, "It
might be mine."
Now he wished more than ever that Jack's words were true.
However, what she said deprived him of his only hope. "Jacob, please don't deceive yourself anymore.
This is not what you believe in your heart."
She believed that everything was her fault. She was really afraid that what she did would never be
undone.
It was like a time bomb. You never knew when it would explode. But once it exploded, all would turn
into ashes and debris.
She could tell that he was repressing his feelings, and so was she. This relationship would keep
dragging on, crushing both of them eventually.
"Then have the abortion, and we can act as if nothing had happened. I'll get you the best doctor." He
sounded casual as he made the decision for her, "You have to trust me. I am doing this for your own
good."
"I won't do that!" She glared at him. It was getting difficult for her to see through him, "You have no right
to make the decision for me. It is my baby! It's my body, my choice!"
What she said immediately infuriated him. He felt that there were implications.
It was as if she was claiming that the baby was not his and he had no right to get rid of her baby with
another man!
"Ridiculous!" His eyes gradually turned red, and his whole face seemed to be covered with a thin black
mist, "Even if it is not my child, I can still decide its fate, because my name is Jacob Gu."
"Thwack!" Emily smacked him in the face with all her might, and yelled, "Get out! Get the hell out of
here! I don't want to see your face!"
She couldn't bear to look at the man who threatened to kill her baby!
His head turned slightly because of her slap, and his face turned pale.
He was furious that she raised a hand at him so as to protect that bastard child.
After the slap, her anger was replaced by fear. His temper was getting unpredictable lately, and she
didn't know what he would do now that she had slapped him. However, there was one thing she was
sure of; no matter what he would do, she would be at his mercy.
She shouldn't have been so impulsive.
But to her surprise, he just stood there with pain and struggle in his eyes, as if they would burst out any
moment now.
He said nothing, and just turned away and walked out of the room.
He couldn't stay there any longer. He couldn't guarantee what he would do next. The last thing he
wanted to do was to hurt her.
But some things had to be done.
He wouldn't allow anything to destroy their relationship.
When he left the room, Emily sighed in relief. Then unease crept up in her psyche.
She didn't know what he would do next, but she was certain that he did not want her to keep the baby!
She looked down at her belly, and gently stroked it as she murmured, "My baby... "
It was hers but not necessarily Jacob's.
She remembered those days when she mistakenly thought that she was pregnant and Jacob was
overjoyed. He was so protective and thoughtful during those days. Every night he would even tell
stories and do prenatal education for the baby that didn't really exist.
When it turned out to be a false alarm, they were both upset and sad because they got attached
towards the baby.
Now she was really pregnant, but the baby was now unwelcome.
She had lost her parents and the Taos are not her real family. The unborn baby was her only real
family. It was her blood flowing in its veins and their bond was unbreakable.
Now with the baby in her, she truly felt that she wasn't alone in this world. She had so much to do
instead of being trapped in this house!
As for Jack, whether the child was his or not, she would never take him back. He deliberately ruined
her life!
"Don't worry... Mommy will take good care of you and protect you." Determination filled her eyes. She
had finally made up her mind. No one could ever take away her baby's right of being born!
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