Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
“It’s fine.” Audrey was just about to leave.
In an instant, the woman’s heel slipped, and she careened toward Audrey.
Though the woman wasn’t heavy, her forward momentum would surely topple Audrey.
Audrey’s face paled as she reflexively shielded her stomach from the oncoming woman.
Seemingly in a stroke of luck, the woman clutched the wall, saving herself from toppling over.
The woman apologized profusely, “I didn’t slip into you, did I? The floor here is so slippery.”
Still shaken by the near miss, Audrey’s complexion turned ashen. She shook her head. “You didn’t. But please, are you okay? Take care.”
“I’m alright,” the woman reassured her.
“Then I’ll be leaving.” Audrey smiled cordially and made her exit.
With a quick hand wash, the woman headed toward a secluded chamber.
Seeing no one around, she eased open the door.
A pregnant woman, her face pallid and sallow, sat within. It was Katie. “How did it go?” she questioned the woman.
In a whisper, the woman confided, “I suspect she is pregnant.”
Katie was visibly stunned, her disbelief clear.
Katie, having observed Audrey’s urgent retreat to the restroom and hand-covering, sensed something amiss. So she sent her assistant to investigate. To conceal her true intentions, Katie instructed her assistant to intentionally spill wine and food.
Katie struggled to accept the idea that Audrey might be pregnant.
After all, she knew Cornell’s recent schedule.
As far as Katie knew, Cornell and Audrey hadn’t been intimate or alone together these days. So, a child between them seemed far-fetched. Could Audrey be pregnant with another man’s baby?
As Katie pondered, she grew certain that Audrey was carrying another man’s child.
Previously, Katie had believed that Audrey was devoted to Cornell, but now, the idea that Audrey had conceived a child with someone else so quickly after their separation was jarring. So much for the supposed years of love between them! Audrey was surely a slut. She knew it!
Pleased with her discovery, Katie could barely contain her excitement to share the news with Cornell, eager to witness his reaction. After all, men tended to feel upset when their ex-partners move on quickly with new partners.
With Cornell’s harsh demeanor fresh in her mind, Katie intended to call him, anticipating the pleasure of personally delivering the news about Audrey’s pregnancy. She wanted Cornell to witness Audrey’s true colors.
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Determined to confirm the news, Katie reiterated her inquiry. “Are you absolutely positive that she’s pregnant?”
The assistant drew a chair close to Katie, who covered her nose and waved dismissively, indicating the assistant to keep her distance.
The smell was overwhelming, and her pregnancy made it even more unbearable.
The assistant smiled awkwardly, retreated with her chair, and said, “She vomited again when I arrived. Afterward, I asked her if she was pregnant, and she vehemently denied it. But when I pretended to bump into her accidentally, she immediately protected her stomach. Surely, this is a telltale sign of pregnancy, isn’t it?”
Katie’s intuition had sharpened since the pregnancy, becoming almost a sixth sense. Thus, with a single glance, Katie suspected that Audrey might be pregnant.
In the end, Katie’s suspicion proved true.
“She’s less than five months pregnant,” the assistant remarked with confidence. “A baby bump doesn’t usually show before five months, and it grows rapidly later in the seventh and eighth months. I’d say she’s somewhere between three and four months pregnant.”
Three to four months… Katie was speechless, her face a blank slate of shock. That timeframe… No shit! Could Audrey’s child be Cornell’s?
Katie’s gaze turned inward as she rummaged through her memories from three to four months ago, the period just before the explosion. Back then, Cornell and Audrey were Like two peas in a pod, impenetrable and inseparable.
The deeper Katie delved into the past, the more she was convinced Audrey’s child was indeed Cornell’s.
Katie gritted her teeth, her eyes blazing with venomous fury. For years, she had clung to Cornell like a shadow, Loving him under the guise of friendship. And when she was finally on the verge of becoming his wife, also known as the wife of the heir of the Clement family, thanks to Henley’s manipulation, all her plans might come to naught.
Henley had promised that their plot would be an unqualified success.
That meant Cornell would face the imminent loss of his entire world.
Despite the looming downfall of Cornell’s world, Katie refused to back down. Even if Cornell lost everything, she was not about to let another woman claim him.
Especially because Audrey was not easily swayed by material possessions or social status. If Cornell’s true identity was revealed, Audrey might pity him and reconcile, undoing all of her sabotage efforts. She would not sit and watch it happen!!!
After years of infatuation, Katie was not ready to release her grip on Cornell. She assumed, even without the Clement family legacy, Cornell’s remarkable competence would form a business empire into a new era of grandeur.
The prerequisite for this prosperous future was Cornell’s cooperation with her. By aiding Cornell’s escape from Henley’s persecution, she could ensure his success after his downfall.
Katie was certain Cornell would agree to her conditions. Her scheme was carefully orchestrated, binding Cornell to her side and amassing riches for her before his days were numbered. After all, he couldn’t possibly know about the absence of the cure for the toxin within his body, likely still under the presumption that she had antidote in her possession.
However, Audrey’s unexpected pregnancy could upend her carefully laid plans. Katie couldn’t tolerate any uncertainties.
Katie’s grip tightened, threatening to snap the fork she held. Since Audrey’s pregnancy put a wrench in her plans, she was determined to test Audrey’s ability to carry the child to term.
After finishing her conversation with the dye factory owner, Audrey went downstairs.
As Audrey descended the staircase, Janey’s video call drew her to a halt, and the two chatted amiably.
Gently interrupting Janey after a comfortable five-minute exchange, Audrey addressed her with a motherly tenderness, “My dear Janey, I am heading to the car now, and we’ll resume our conversation once I’m safely inside, alright?”
“Okay, bye bye!” Janey blew a kiss to the screen.
Savoring Janey’s kiss, Audrey’s smile widened before reluctantly disconnecting the call.
The prospect of seeing her daughter infused Audrey with a radiant joy that was reflected in her warm, tender gaze.
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Just then, a passing waiter warned Audrey of a slippery floor up ahead and advised her to use the back exit to avoid the hazard.
Audrey saw oil spilled on the floor ahead, making it slippery, so she went out the back door instead.
As Audrey approached the back door, her gaze lifted, revealing the unexpected sight of a familiar yet unwelcome figure, someone she’d been hoping to avoid. Why did she always bump into Katie?
Audrey sighed inwardly, feeling such a bad luck to bump into this face. Her eyes shifted away from Katie, determined to pass by without a word, avoiding any potential confrontation.
Katie’s voice unexpectedly pierced the air. “What a coincidence, don’t you think?”
Audrey ignored Katie, not wanting to get involved in a conversation and attempted to step around her.
However, Katie grabbed Audrey’s arm, halting her, and scolded, “Where are you going? How rude of you not replying to me!”
Audrey retorted coldly, “Politeness should be shown to people.” Where threats to her safety and those of her child were concerned, the facade of civility was unnecessary.
Moreover, Audrey held little faith in Katie’s ability to offer anything of value to the discourse. For it would surely devolve into empty boasting on Katie’s part, a spectacle Audrey had neither the patience nor inclination to endure.
Katie flared up at Audrey’s indirect insult. “You’re insulting me!”
“I’m direct when I insult someone.” Audrey replied with a cold smile, “Yes, I’m referring to you.”
Katie’s anger twisted her face as she glared at Audrey. “How can you be so vile? Cornell doesn’t want you anymore! What makes you think he’d ever…”
Katie stopped herself mid-sentence, suddenly falling silent. She couldn’t let Audrey know that she was aware of her pregnancy.
But Audrey’s instincts kicked in, and she became instantly alert, especially as Katie’s piercing gaze swept over her, causing her palms to grow clammy with nervous sweat. She wondered if Katie was hiding something, or if Katie had uncovered a secret.
With this thought, Audrey felt a surge of unease and promptly stepped aside, her voice firm but measured as she said, “Please, step aside.”
Katie stood motionless, her arms crossed defiantly and her eyes blazing with a dark intensity, fixed piercingly on Audrey. Audrey seemed to be nervous. How interesting.
Katie’s suspicions grew, and she became increasingly convinced that Audrey’s child was Cornell’s, her mind racing with the implications.
Audrey, Katie thought, was using the child as a pawn to manipulate Cornell. How could Katie allow Audrey to succeed?
Even if Cornell were to die, Katie felt he rightfully belonged to her, and she couldn’t bear the thought of Audrey claiming him.
Katie’s voice dripped with malice as she sneered, “You’re still fixated on stealing my man, aren’t you? Are all women from the Foster family destined to become mistresses?”
Audrey had intended to just leave, but Katie’s venomous words halted her in her tracks. She spun around, her eyes narrowing as she demanded, “What exactly do you mean by ‘women from the Foster family’?”
Katie’s face fell as she realized her mistake. She almost revealed a secret about Casey. She had just been privy to this information from her father’s trusted confidant. But the truth was still uncertain, leaving open the possibility that Casey had been secretly spirited away by Davey. What nonsense about the talented Casey’s retirement?
From what she had gathered, Casey had abandoned her husband and their children, carrying on a shameful affair with Davey without even the decency of formal separation.
Katie sneered, “You’re just a Foster woman, through and through!”
Audrey’s eyes narrowed; her voice sharp as she pounced on the slip.
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