Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
While she was engrossed in her thoughts, Cornell approached her.
His stern expression made Audrey feel on edge and made her ball her hands into fists.
Cornell stopped a meter from her bed. For some reason, his angular features were unusually cold and menacing.
He lifted his hand, and the ultrasound report unfurled before her.
“Fifteen weeks? Can you explain this?”
A wave of confusion washed over Audrey. She grabbed the ultrasound report, and it indeed stated she had been fifteen weeks pregnant.
How could this be?
She was certain the baby was only ten weeks old. Why did the ultrasound indicate fifteen weeks?
Well, her menstrual cycles had always been somewhat irregular. Could she have miscalculated?
But even that did not add up.
Audrey thought back to when Cornell had returned from his overseas trip. After a month-long absence, they had been intimate twice on the porch, and he had been rather persistent the rest of the night.
Seeing Audrey’s silence, the hopeful glimmer in Cornell’s eyes gradually faded, replaced by sheer disappointment.
“Don’t you have anything to say?”
Audrey only stared at the ultrasound report. Maybe she should run another test. After all, hospitals made mistakes, too.
To Cornell, however, her silence was guilt. At this realization, disappointment shrouded his handsome face, and he scoffed.
“So that’s it, huh? No wonder you said it was your child.”
“It’s not that…” Audrey subconsciously tried to explain.
Cornell suddenly grabbed Audrey’s shoulder and roared, “Then explain yourself!”
His fingers dug into her flesh, and Audrey feared her shoulders would be crushed.
Audrey bit her lip and tried her best to contain her anger.
Cornell’s erratic behavior was proof that there was no trust between them.
His request to Luciana to keep the pregnancy a secret from Kyler must be because he did not believe her. He doubted it was his baby.
If he could not trust her, why should she offer any explanation?
Whatever she said, Cornell would not believe it anyway.
Audrey’s round eyes turned misty as she looked at Cornell defiantly.
“I have nothing to say.”
“Is that so?” Cornell chuckled bitterly.
“Do you hate me that much that you’d lie about this thing? Do you have any idea how happy I was when I found out you were pregnant?”
It was true that Cornell was over the moon when he first learned that Audrey was pregnant. But now, it felt as though his dream had shattered into a million pieces.
He had always believed that Audrey would never be unfaithful and that he would find a way to win her back.
He never anticipated she would betray him like this.
She was 15 weeks pregnant? Holy shit!
The thought of when they had had sex many times over the past three months made Cornell feel sick to his stomach.
How could he have made love with such a woman? The mere thought disgusted him.
In a fit of anger, Cornell gritted his teeth and demanded, “Who is he, Audrey? Who’s your lover?”
Audrey’s grip tightened on the quilt, and her face turned alarmingly pale.
However, Cornell kept pushing her, and his anger had made him lose control.
“Is it Henley? Or Hector?”
The memory of the time when he saw Hector holding Audrey’s hand in the church and Hector’s evasive answers flashed through his mind.
With his eyes narrowed into slits, Cornell bellowed, “How could you be so thirsty? Even animals know who to fuck!”
His words struck Audrey like daggers, which sliced open wounds she had been trying to heal.
Tears threatened to spill, but she fought to hold them back.
After two years of marriage, this was what he thought of her?
She should not have had any expectations from him in the first place.
If this misunderstanding could liberate her from this suffocating marriage and protect her child from being taken away, then she was willing to swallow this bitter pill.
“You’re absolutely right. Let’s get a divorce,” Audrey said, her voice unwavering.
“You cheated on me, and you’re carrying another man’s child. And now, you have the nerve to talk about a divorce?” Cornell scoffed, his tone cold and eyes bloodshot.
Audrey could not help but laugh.
“If you’re so sure the baby isn’t yours, what are you going to do? Play the doting dad? Even if you want to, I won’t let my child have a father Like you.”
Audrey’s words sliced through Cornell like a razor-sharp sword, which pierced right through his heart.
Blood gushed out of his throat and he sneered, “You dare to say it again!”
Cornell’s eyes were icy. If looks could kill, Audrey would have dropped dead.
Audrey knew that if she said one more word out of line, he would not hesitate to strangle her right there and then.
ALL Audrey wanted was to sever this tie once and for all.
Even if it meant putting her life on the line with Cornell, she would do it.
At this moment, Audrey looked into his livid eyes and let out a chuckle.
“Cornell, I’m sick of you. You’re right. I cheated on you, and the baby isn’t yours. Now, let’s get a divorce. After that, we can go our separate ways.”
They should never see each other again.
As soon as she dropped the bombshell, the room became eerily quiet.
In an instant, the atmosphere of the ward dropped to the freezing point.
“You wish! Don’t even dream about it!” Cornell snapped.
With a sudden burst of rage, he lunged forward. His hands then closed around Audrey’s throat and squeezed it with all his strength.
At this moment, Audrey clearly saw the murderous intent in Cornell’s eyes.
But she didn’t dodge. Instead, she held her head high to expose her slender neck and faced him provocatively.
If putting up with Cornell’s anger was the only way for Audrey to be free, she would.
The wind whooshed through, approaching Audrey. She could only close her eyes tightly and wait for the pain to come to her.
But when Cornell’s hands were about to reach her delicate skin, he paused. She held her breath, waiting for what would happen next. Then, he fiercely slammed his hands against the wall behind her.
Audrey felt like her ears buzzed. It was such a tremendous noise.
One could imagine how much force he had used.
Audrey opened her eyes, only to see Cornell’s finely chiseled features just inches away. His knuckles were covered with blood, but he held her shoulders tightly to prevent her from moving.
He looked at her with burning eyes and asked, “Audrey, are you lying to me? Are you deliberately doing this to piss me off?”
Cornell’s voice was a little hoarse. And although his face was grim, his back was tense.
Audrey already knew what kind of answer Cornell wanted to hear. An arrogant and conceited person like him would never accept a woman cheating on him.
For him, this kind of woman was filthy and disgusting.
However, Audrey was stubborn. Her face didn’t show the expression he wanted.
After all, her heart had already turned cold when Cornell repeatedly favored Cecilia.