CHAPTER THIRTY NINE **"Yes, you heard me, I want a divorce!" Faith heard his sharp intake of breath, the bedside lamp allowed her to see the hardening of his jaw, but her decision was made. Even though she wasn't sure if she was going to be alright without him, this was probably the better option for the both of them. "You are not allowed to casually say things like that, whatever that is wrong, we can both calmly sort it out?""Did you just say sort it out?" Faith flamed, getting off the bed to glare at him. "Where exactly do we start to sort it out? Perhaps all the lies you told me or the things you did behind my back, how dare you! You played me like a complete idiot!" Faith breathed angrily extending a hand to block him when he tried to step forward. "You turned my life upside down as you pleased, Who exactly do you think you are, Mr. Sterling Hunter!" She yelled. Sterling inhaled deeply, it was as he suspected. She found out something, he didn't know how much but conside
CHAPTER FORTY**"__I had it aborted yesterday__!" Faith clutched her hands, bracing herself for Sterling's furious explosion or any upset expression she might find. Sterling's head was blank for several seconds, it was as though he had forgotten the meaning of the word itself. He could feel a very severe constriction in his chest and realized it was his heart shattering. "No." He shook his head very slowly, meeting her gaze, every part of him was in denial. "You wouldn't do something like that! You're not a murderer! It's our baby Faith! You wouldn't kill our baby!" His voice cracked as he breathed heavily. "I wasn't prepared for that! Why did you have to impose every part of your life on me?!" Faith whipped her head to stare at him, he was hurting. And she was the one doing it. She hated it, perhaps at that moment she might have loathed herself more than she did him. Maybe she was just pathetic, she wanted to just forget about everything, they could continue to live as thou
CHAPTER FORTY ONE**The sound of her ring tone jolted Faith from a dreamless slumber. Her eyes fluttered open to the sound of the rain, the weather outside was gloomy. What a great way to start the day! She couldn't complain much about it as it suited her depressed mood quietly. Her eyes located her cellphone which had stopped ringing. There were about three missed calls, all from her brother. She was still wondering what the problem could be when it rang again. "Hello." She answered while shoving off the bed covers and getting out of the bed. There was a loud sigh at the other end of the line. "Why weren't you answering?! Do you know how anxious I was? After what happened, I thought something might have happened to you as well!" A puzzled expression spread across Faith's face as she dashed into the bathroom for a pee that couldn't wait. "What happened? Why would anything happen to me? I'm fine!" It couldn't be that her brother had gotten to know about her fight with Ste
CHAPTER FORTY TWO**Sterling's eyes flickered open when a knock sounded, followed by the sound of the door being nudged open. A scowled passed across his features, he'd specifically requested that he didn't want to be disturbed.For a blink of a second, he had even hoped that__"Thank you, Nora." Sterling's grimace deepened as he watched Rex wink at the nurse who was smiling way too wide, she walked away, closing the door behind her as she did. "Why is it you again? I don't want to see anyone, you may leave!" Sterling gritted, a look of irritation flaring in his eyes. His whole body felt itchy. His head ached terribly. He despised the sound of the heart monitor and the sickening smell of antiseptic, each movement hurt and he was left with no choice but to be confined to the bloody bed! That was not even half of everything he was feeling!Why didn't they understand that the best thing they could do was fucking leave me alone? His glare followed Rex as he casually relaxed on t
CHAPTER FORTY THREE**Faith brushed her teeth furiously and started to rinse her mouth. She still fumed each time she recalled Emilia's phone call last evening. The nerve of her! She was starting to believe that Emilia was mentally unstable, she already won as she wanted, why did she continue to pester her life? She splashed water on her face and rinsed her mouth again.The morning sickness was the only reminder that she was still pregnant. A lot had happened in the last 48 hours, and she had barely put her mind to thinking about what she wanted. She quickly got dressed, this time she had completely made up her mind. After cursing herself throughout the last night for being a complete coward, she had made the decision to visit Sterling in the hospital, it didn't matter if he didn't remember who she was, she couldn't pretend that she hated and did not care about him for any longer. Perhaps seeing him once would lessen the burden of the ever-present ache in her heart. The cab
CHAPTER FORTY FOUR**Faith hurried out of the grocery store, casting a worried glance above, the sky which was blue a few minutes ago has now been surrounded by thick angry grey clouds. She instinctively wrapped her arms around herself as a cold wind swept by, luckily, it didn't take long for the taxi to stop in front of her. She muttered the directions to the driver who sped off. Faith heard the screams of confrontations before she even stepped into the living room. Her eyes scanned the messy living room which smelled like cigarettes and alcohol. Scrunching her nostrils, her body stiffened when she heard the soft muffled sounds. Her eyes quickly located the source and her heart jumped in her throat, amidst the seas of clothes gathered on the old-looking sofa was the baby! Anger pierced through her heart as she snatched the clothes covering almost half of his face, his little face was red and the cries were louder. God! He'd been suffocating!Carrying him in her arms, she
CHAPTER FORTY FIVE**Faith heard the sound of the door opening, and then the footsteps.Her eyes squinted when bright light suddenly invaded.A distressed groan escaped her mouth, she wasn't ready to get up from the alluring comfort of her bed and pillows just yet. "Close the windows!" She muttered without opening her eyes. The person didn't obey, what she felt next was the sheets around her being pulled away and next her brother's jolting words."For how long did you plan to sleep? Your doctor's appointment is in thirty minutes!" Her eyes fluttered open slowly, of course, she knew that today was her last consultation with the doctor before her expected delivery date. She was simply feeling quite lazy this morning. "Can I not go today? I believe I'm perfectly fine, I would know if there's anything wrong." "You said the same thing the last time as well, this is for your own good, and after today's appointment, you'll be free!"Faith had to remind herself that today was indeed th
CHAPTER FORTY SIX**"Ma'am, are you okay? Do you need help?" The taxi driver was kind enough to offer. Faith's expression was distressed as she got out of the car and into the house.Perhaps Rex wouldn't recognize her? She dared to hope but the reality was certain.Who was she kidding?!Why would he come to the hospital in the first place?! What if Sterling got to know that__A sudden pain in her abdomen tore a gasp out of her mouth. Her palms grabbed her stomach when the pain hit stronger. She had experienced contractions before, but they had never felt so intense as it was at this moment And it didn't seem to be stopping. Maybe if she sat down__That thought was put on hold when her cellphone vibrated. Relief hit when she saw it was Julian. "Julian, I think I__""Faith, are you there? I think we might return a little late, the traffic is crazy__ What's wrong? Are you okay?" His tone instantly changed to one of worry, probably hearing her heavy pants. "Julian! Where are you