Chapter 5. SAVE MY BABY

(FREYA'S POV)

"You really have no feelings, Ash," I whispered hoarsely. I could only stare at him with a face of disappointment. I bit my lower lip so hard that it hurt. Clenching my hands together, I held back the anger and sadness I was currently feeling.

"I don't care. I warned you not to get your hopes up with this marriage, but you seem very interested in becoming my wife. Are you in love with me?" he asked in a mocking tone that made my pride feel like it was being trampled on by him. And that made me even more angry and resentful towards him.

"Why would I love a heartless man like you?"

"In that case, good. We don't love each other. I was forced to marry you because of my grandmother and you were forced to marry me in place of your sister. Neither of us wants this marriage, so... sign the divorce papers right now!"

"Even after all the things you've done and said, you don't apologize or feel any guilt towards me? Are humans really this evil?"

I swallowed my saliva with difficulty. Staring at him with disappointment, pain, betrayal, the likes of which I had never felt before. And it made me feel uncomfortable. I hated this feeling, and I didn't want to feel this, but... this annoying feeling always came up when it came to him.

He laughed mockingly. "You think you're not human? Are you an angel with no faults? Come on, don't play innocent in front of me."

"You really..."

"Enough. I'm sick of this shitty drama. You just sign the divorce papers and give them to me. As soon as possible!"

After saying that, he walked away from me.

"Ash!" I tried to catch up with him, but my hand was forcefully pulled away by Ash's mistress.

"Stop it! Are you deaf? Or do you have no self-respect? Ash has dumped you. Dumped you. So stop bothering him and just sign the divorce papers!" she snapped with anger exploding.

I smiled sadly. Shouldn't I be the one getting angry and cursing at him? Why was I the one who looked like the bad guy?

"Shouldn't you be ashamed? You've been flirting with a married man. He has a wife and I am pregnant! Don't you have any self-respect? Are you not marketable to single men so you wag your tail at a man who already has a wife?!"

"Watch your mouth, Bitch! Ash approached me. He loved me first. And we were already in a relationship before you married him. You're the shameless woman."

"If you still had a heart, you should have left him."

"Oh, my. Look who's talking. Get a grip! Ash doesn't love you. And stop selling that sob story about how you got pregnant with his child. It doesn't matter to him, you know that?"

"Selling sob stories?" I smiled sadly.

"Your pregnancy was a big mistake, and so was your marriage. So, stop bothering us, you bitch!"

She shouted with her eyes bulging, ready to slap me, but I quickly held her hand and glared back at her sharply.

"You'd better not look down on me. I'm not a weak woman that you can treat as you please. A slap? Don't hope you can do that to me because I will repay you many times over!" I threatened in a cold tone.

"Fucking  bitch. Let's see who's stronger!"

I widened my eyes as he suddenly pushed me so hard that I fell backward. Losing my balance to the point that I couldn't save myself.

"Ah!" I let out a scream as I felt my body hit the hard, cold marble floor. "Akh!" I whimpered in pain as I suddenly felt a sharp pain in my stomach. So much so that I cried out in pain and could only touch my stomach in fear.

"Oh, my gosh! What's going on here?!"

I couldn't look back, but I knew it was Ash's sister's voice coming into the room. And I heard the sound of feet running towards me.

"Freya! What happened? Are you okay?" she asked with a worried look.

I cried as I whimpered in pain. It was the first time I'd ever felt it and I was so scared. I was afraid that something would happen to my baby since I was so young.

"My S-stomach hurts. It hurts," I whimpered while holding my stomach with trembling hands.

He immediately squinted at Ash's stash and snapped at it. "What have you done to her?"

"I-I...."

"Ash! Come here! Help me take your wife to the hospital!" he shouted.

I saw Ash enter with a lazy look on his face, half-heartedly helping me. Carrying me in front. I felt a sense of deja vu. Back then, he was so sweet and considerate when he helped me when we first met. His touch was so warm, but now it seemed cold and uncaring.

When we arrived at the hospital, the senior doctor looked surprised to see me coming in sick with Ash carrying me.

"What happened to her?" he asked worriedly.

"I fell and my stomach hurts," I said quickly. Ignoring Ash who stood beside me, while his older sister was busy with the administration.

"Your pregnancy is still so early. You should be more carefulー"

"Good. We are in a hospital now. It's better to abort your pregnancy."

I gasped in shock when I heard Ash's cold and expressionless words. He really didn't care about the baby I was carrying or even my feelings.

"Are you out of your mind?!" I snapped angrily. I quickly sat up, trying to control myself as the pain in my stomach worsened.

"Just do it. I don't care if you agree or not."

"No, I don't. I will never abort this baby! You really have no heart, Ash! How could youー"

"Then sign the divorce papers immediately. And I won't bother you or force you to abort the baby. The choice is yours."

And after saying those vile things, she walked out of the room while slamming the door.

I could only bow my head with tears breaking out. My hands were shaking and my heart felt broken. My chest felt tight, it was hard for me to breathe.

"I won't kill this baby. This baby never wrong," I whispered in a trembling voice.

"But it's a mixed child between an alien and a human," he says, making me give him a shocked look.

"You've broken the rules, Freya. If they find out, they'll probably punish you."

"No, no," I shake my head in frustration and fear.

"But I'll try to help you."

"Help me?"

"For now, you need to leave here. It's for you and your baby's sake. Sign the divorce papers and get out of town."

"But what about my mission? I haven't even found any information about my parents' killers."

"You can start all over again after you give birth to your baby. With the O-Ortho Science company. You can find out more information about your parents' killer and resume your mission."

I looked at him doubtfully while gripping the edge of the bed. I didn't know what to do, but my baby's safety was more important right now.

"Alright. I will divorce him and leave this city."