Vivian’s POV“Congratulations, Mrs. Stuart. You’re ten weeks pregnant,” the female doctor announced, flashing me a genuine grin that reached her crinkling eyes. Her words hit me like a bomb, a cold sweat broke out on my forehead, and a heaviness settled in my belly. My mind struggled to process the impossible news, my breaths coming in shallow, rapid bursts.The smell of latex gloves and astringent hand sanitizer wafted through the air, making my stomach churn. I felt queasy.Pregnant? How? This can’t be.“I-I-I’m carrying a child?” I stuttered, the words heavy on my tongue. My forehead creased into folds of confusion, and my heartbeat pounded so loudly I could hear it in my ears.“In fact, the baby is in perfect condition.” The doctor’s words seemed to echo in the sterile room, each syllable stretching out as if in slow motion. “Your husband must be proud.” She closed the file with a satisfied nod, but her words blurred together. Blood drained from my face, my hands turning cold as i

Vivian’s POVNate and I had been avoiding each other since our last encounter, but I wasn't bothered. We were never cheerful buddies before, and even though we worked at the same place, I could easily evade him as I was his secretary.I placed my hands on my head. The office was unusually noisy today, or maybe I was just easily irritated because I was secretly pregnant and recovering from a text message that could have destroyed my source of comfort. My eyes glanced at the stack of colour coded folders that contained my data preparation for tomorrow’s presentation with the board, I just needed to make a few adjustments and I was good to go."Sleeping on the job?" A voice I instantly recognized made me snap my head up. Her eyes held disgust, and her hands clutched a luxury bag that matched her red nail polish. Normally, her sexy appearance would fill me with jealousy and uncertainty, but today, I was deeply irritated.This was Nate’s place of work. What was she even doing here? I looke

VIVIAN’S POVI looked at Ethan and tried to beg him with my eyes, but he refused to look at me.“Vivi was just saying that she was—” Ethan started to say, and he finally looked at me. I held his gaze, pleading for secrecy.“What is going on? Vivi, why are you in the hospital? Did Nate do something to you? Is that why you called me?” Tracy’s eyes darted between Ethan and me, the atmosphere thick with tension. Her questions made my heart race.“—Due for an ultrasound. I was just saying how happy I was for her and how I was going to rip Nate to shreds for picking a crappy hospital,” Ethan improvised, and the tension in the room dissipated.“Oh?” Tracy asked, a smile forming on her face as she walked towards me, her hands gently cradling my neck. “In that case, we should all rip Nate Stuart to shreds for his crappy taste in hospitals,” she said with a light smile.Ethan cleared his throat. “I believe I am no longer needed. Take care of Vivian; she deserves only the best,” he said, still n