**CHLOE**His gaze darted from Eric to me, his jaw visibly clenched. “Hey, uh…” I tried to speak to Jeffrey, but the words refused to leave my mouth, and then he tore his gaze from mine and walked away. Goodness! Why did Eric have to come out now? Taking a sharp breath, I freed myself from Eric's grip immediately. “Let's just go,” I snapped at Eric.“Are you okay?” He asked as soon as we got into the car.Would've been if you didn't decide to show up then. “I'm fine,” I murmured.“I had a really great time with you today,” he said.Well, I can't say the same.“Perhaps we should do this again some other time?” he continued.I scoffed internally. Do what? Hell no.“Mmmmh,” I hummed.I got back to the office and tried to finish with the documents before the end of work hours, but my mind constantly kept drifting to what had happened earlier.I arrived home late. And after a quick shower and having dinner, I retired to my room and slumped into my mattress.What a day!Unable to get an

**CHLOE**“This came in for you,” she said with a sly smile, and then extended an envelope to me.“For me?” I asked, surprised. She rolled her eyes. “Obviously.”I picked up the envelope hesitantly and opened it. Pulling a piece of paper out, my eyes scanned through it quickly. I took a quick breath and lifted my head toward her. “A sack letter? Why?” I asked, confused. “What's why?” She snapped. “They're just relieving you of your duty since you're pregnant,” she explained, trying to sound funny. I was too stunned to speak, so I just stared at her with my lips apart.“You'll use your pregnancy as an excuse to be incompetent. We don't need a liability,” she continued, a satisfied smirk playing on her face. Is this even legal? “So you're firing me because I'm pregnant?” I muttered, still shocked.She leaned back in her chair with a smirk. “Hurry up and get going.”I stood up, my fist clenching. “Who are you to even give me a sack letter?” I blurted out. “The company isn't even yo

**CHLOE**I tried to pull my hand free, but his grip tightened. “Did you forget that you're at my workplace?” I spluttered furiously. “I could scream and say that you're harassing me.” His grip on my wrist softened, but he didn't let go. “Please just sit down. I need three minutes of your time; just listen to what I have to say,” he begged.His tone was unusually soft and gentle. I scoffed. What does he want to say this time?“Just sit,” he murmured, pleading with his eyes. I already hate myself for what I was about to say. Robert had caused me a lot of pain, but I should at least hear him out. “I only have two minutes,” I said, then pulled out the chair opposite him. "Okay, so there's a big duplex I own. You can stay there till you give birth, or maybe we could go abroad if you want. Start over again…”I scoffed in utter disbelief. “You're not being serious, are you? Did you ask me to sit down just to listen to all this crap?” I let out, my fists clenched. “You used to love me

**CHLOE**“Fuck, Chloe. I've missed you so much,” he whispered, tears streaming down his cheeks. “I know it's been so hard. I'm so sorry; it must have been very difficult for you…”What was going on here?Tears started running down my cheeks too. I didn't even know what to say.I don't even understand what was going on, but I didn't want this moment to end.And then he disengaged from me and led me to the chair. “Are you okay?”“I'm not dreaming, right?” I asked, looking up at Jeff. “You won't be gone when I wake up, right?”He covered my mouth with his again and stroked my hair so lovingly. “I'm never leaving you again,” he whispered, and that made me cry even harder. And then he placed his hands on my belly. “Our boy,” I murmured, beaming.“Boy?” “Yes,” I chuckled as more tears streamed down my cheeks. It was like a dream come true. Squeezing my hands, he lowered his head and placed it gently on my stomach. “He kicks a lot,” I mentioned.“Really?” He asked, wiping away his tears