Rachel’s face turned even paler as she listened to theirments. At that moment, the only thing she felt genuinely thankful for was that she hadn’t nned on having a child in the past few years.
Otherwise, she could <b>already </b><b>imagine </b>how miserable her life would have been.
Holding a newborn in her arms while watching her husband, the father of her child, apany another woman to prenatal checkups. She and her child, like abandoned strays, would have to face long, lonely nights on their own.
For women, having a <b>child </b><b>meant </b>acquiring a weakness.
But being alone and childless <b>meant </b>she could <b>walk </b><b>away </b>at any time, get a divorce, and start a brand new life. That thought <b>alone </b><b>helped </b>her breathe a little easier.
William had <b>clearly </b>overheard the waiters‘ remarks just now. He frowned and turned to Rachel. “Are you pregnant?”
Rachel had initially nned to say no, but for some <b>reason</b>, she found herself wanting to test him. She wanted <b>to </b>see how. William would react to the possibility of her being pregnant.
So she simply said vaguely, “I don’t know. I haven’t really paid attention.”
“I’ll take you to the hospital tomorrow to check”
William helped her sit down.
Rachel nced at the crease between William’s brows. There was neither joy nor excitement of a man who might soon be
atather
So she asked, “What if I am pregnant? Would you not be happy?”
“No, it’s not that,” William said quickly. “I’m just thinking. We’ve tried for years without sess. It’s strange that <b>now</b>, all of a sudden, it might’ve happened.”
He said it with a yful tone, but Rachel immediately caught the implied meaning in his words.
Her face darkened. She didn’t hold back and asked directly, “You mean, this child might not be yours?”
William must’ve realized how badly that sounded and quickly tried to exin, “That’s not what I meant. It’s just that it all feels
a bir sudden, Rachel And honestly, I <b>don’t </b>think I’m ready to be a father yet. Maybe we should wait a bit longer?”
Rachel’s expression changed at once.
But then she thought better of it. If she reacted too strongly now, William might start hiding his true thoughts again, and whatever he said after <b>that </b>would just be more lies. The only way to get him to let down his <b>guard </b>was to pretend she was going along with his decision
Rachel’s eyes widened slightly. She appeared innocent and hurt <b>as </b>she gazed at him. “William, you don’t want this baby?”
<b>William </b>looked at her vulnerable expression and felt his heart melt He reached for her hand. “Of course I do. How could I not Want our baby? It’s just, we don’t even know if it’s real yet, right?”
Rachel could see it clearly. He didn’t want to find out.
She remembered what he had once told her. He had said his greatest dream in life <b>was </b>for them to have twins, Ideally a boy and a girl One who looked like him, and one who looked like her.
If they had that, he had said, his life would be perfect
But now, the same man who had oner said all that was telling hi
her he wasn’t ready to have children.
Rachel couldn’t help butugh. She lowered her head and let out oft, bitter chuckle
Willian was startled by her sudden reaction. “What’s so funny?”
She instantly wiped the smile off her face “<b>Ols</b>, nothing I just think you’re right.‘
William gently patted her shoulder and tried tofort her. “It’s pay. We’re still young. If we want kidster, we can always try
He spoke with such nonchnce, as if it were just some trivial tople thary could revisit anytime
Rachel had never had high hopes for him, but now that he had actually said those words aloud, she realized he could still manage to disappoint her even further,
Every time something happened, William always <b>had </b>some new excuse to leave her stunned and disillusioned
For a moment, she truly wondered if she had ever truly understood this man she’d shared a bed with for seven years. Had he be someonepletely different after being with Samanthar
It it was
was the former, then human nature was terrifying
It was i
is hard to believe the man who shared her bed for seven years could lie so well and hide his true self sopletely.