“Didn’t sleep together?” I let my gaze drift to her stomach. “Oh, right. You are pregnant. It’s not convenient for you right now.”


    With those sentences, Thea’s face went from red to white in quick session.


    To be honest, her image was a mess. If she wanted to be the other woman, she should just own it. After all, Alvin had given her the house that was supposed to be mine-she could at least feel confident about that.


    But no, instead, she tried to y the innocent victim, pretending she hadn’t done anything wrong. It wasughable-she wanted to act like a saint while ying the mistress.


    “Zoe, if you continue acting like this, Alvin won’t like you.” Thea actually tried to lecture me.


    I couldn’t help butugh bitterly. If I still wanted him to like me now, I might as well be asking for


    trouble.


    “Save your breath. Let him like you,” I shot back.


    In an instant, Thea’s eyes welled up with tears, her face crumpling in fake distress.


    I was right to keep Davy around-if she started crying, it would be hard to make anyone see who was truly in the wrong.


    “Zoe, what do you mean by that? Aren’t you two supposed to be getting your marriage license today?” Thea asked, her eyes gleaming with hope. Her ambition was so obvious.


    I suddenly decided I didn’t want to give her the satisfaction. So I casually said, “Yeah, we’re getting it. In a little bit. Alvin consulted a priest about the best time, and he said 10:58 is the perfect


    moment.


    “Apparently, if we get married at that time, we’ll have a long, happy life together-growing old and surrounded by children and grandchildren.”


    The spark of excitement in Thea’s eyes was immediately snuffed out by my words.


    Seeing her hopes dashed, I delivered the final blow. “After we get the license, we’ll be having a wedding party. Don’t forget to attend.”


    Thea stumbled, almost falling over. I couldn’t help but smirk, remembering her earlier theatrics. “Alvin isn’t here, you know. If you fall, there’s no one here to catch you.”


    She was left speechless, biting her lip, her expression a mix of anger and frustration. It was the kind of look that would probably make any man want to protect her.


    I thought, ‘Maybe that’s how she won Alvin over in the first ce. But honestly, it didn’t matter anymore. Alvin had be just another ordinary person in my life.


    It was strange. I thought I’d feel worse about this, but somehow I didn’t. After everything Alvin had done to hurt me, today’s events barely affected me.


    “Let’s go, Mr. Lipsy,” I called out, signaling for Davy to leave.


    “Ms. Kemp, I think this might be a misunderstanding. Let me talk to Mr. Dolton and see what he has to say,” Davy said as he stepped outside, his tone pleading.


    He probably knew that, given the situation, he could guess what decision I’d already made.


    “If it were you, would you believe his exnation?” I asked, and Davy fell silent.


    “Don’t tell Alvin about today,” I said, and with that, I walked away.


    Back at the office, everyone was surprised to see me. “Ms. Kemp, isn’t today supposed to be your big day with Mr. Dolton? Why are you here?”


    “I suddenly remembered there were a few important tasks I still needed to finish,” I replied, leaving them speechless.


    I’d always been responsible at work, never cking off just because I was going to be the future Mrs. Dolton.


    “Looks like the future Mrs. Dolton is really putting the pressure on us!” Myra joked in the group chat, sending a cute sticker along with the message.


    I didn’t respond, focusing instead on catching up on my work.


    At 10:00, I got a call from Alvin. “Zoe, where are you?” he asked.


    “At the office,” I said.


    He paused, clearly surprised. “What are you doing at the office? I’ming to pick you up.”


    “No need. You’re going to the city hall, right? I’ll meet you there. Just wait for me,” I said, hanging up the phone.


    After a brief moment of silence, I grabbed my bag, but I left the ID card in the drawer.