Chapter 1 Will This Baby Change His Mind?

• "Im–im pregnant?"
• Amanda stood in the restroom in her office, her hands tightly clutching the small pregnancy test, her fingertips trembling slightly.
• She was excited, really excited but she was also scared for the outcome of everything. Her husband Damian was planning to divorce her. But she was still in love with him. Will this baby change his mind?
• Just at this moment, Amanda’s phone buzzed and a text message came from Damian.
• "Amanda, my car just broke down. Can you came to pick me up? Here's the address."
• How could Damian’s car break down, and why is he in the country club now? He's supposed to be at a business meeting. Amanda felt weird but, she did not question it too much and left home immediately.
• Twenty minutes later, she arrived at the country club. It was a luxuriously decorated golf club, vast and intriguing. But soon after she entered the elevator, a new message came in from Damian again, 'I don't need your pick up anymore. You can head home now.'
• Amanda was puzzled by this message, but since she was already in the elevator, she decided to talk to him.
• Two minutes later, she got out of the elevator, and at the same time she got a lot of stares and mockery from random people around, but she knew none of these people.
• Why did they looked me like that? Amanda was even more puzzled. And just at this moment, she heard Damian’s voice from a room nearby.
• She ignore the strange stares of those around her immediately, and headed straight for that room, but just as she was about to grab the handle to open the door, she heard another voice from the inside of the room. It was a female, and she was moaning.
• "I'm so glad you're back"
• "I know you're glad. I've missed you too"
• "Augghhhh! Damian— harder! Yes! Oh-yes!!"
• The moans ensued again, even louder this time around. Who was back? What was going on inside?
• Amanda couldn't believe her ears, she was certain it was her husband's voice and she opened the door immediately she heard what was going on.
• She came in to meet her husband and some lady in a very sexual position. He was fucking her from the back on top of the table while she screamed loudly, and they both had no clothes on.
• After a second look, she identified the lady as her nemesis, her husband's ex. Maya Sterling.
• "No! This can't be happening! No!"
• She screamed. She was upset, furious and frustrated.
• Maya and Damien stopped what they were doing as soon as they saw her.
• Damien was very surprised to see her and felt guilty at the same time.He immediately picked up his clothes and went to the locker room.
• But there was no atom of guilt on Maya's face. After Damien left, she burst out laughing a few seconds and she waved the phone in her hand to Amanda. It was Damien’s phone. The two messages were from her, not Damien.
• "Amanda, you're a real dumbass. You'll always be a loser in front of me.So what if he married you? That’s just a fucking family marriage, and when I came back to him, he will soon divorce you soon.
• I advise you to cooperate with him about your divorce. Otherwise I'll make you live in humiliation like today for the rest of your life.”
• Amanda expected Damien to come to her rescue as Maya rained insults on her, but he did not.
• "If you have nothing to say then get the fuck out. You ruined the good sex I was having with Damien and think I still need more. I'll go find him now, get going!"
• Amanda couldn't even say anything to defend herself, her heart was too heavy. She was carrying Damian's child for crying out loud! How could he do this? What gave Maya such confidence? So what if she saved his life?
• She was so sure that the manipulation from Maya would start from here, she couldn't stop it. She could only hope it won't be as bad as the last time.
• After deliberating, she decided to go back. It was better than waiting here and crying in front of everybody.
• When she returned to the Cadogan Residence, Hector Bowen, the butler, was shocked to find someone soaked to the core standing on the doorstep. "Mrs. Cadogan!" he exclaimed when he made out who it was.
• "What happened to you? Come in."
• Amanda was so cold that her limbs felt rather numb. In just a few seconds after stepping into the house, she was surrounded by a group of servants wrapping her in a huge towel and drying her hair.
• "Draw the madam a hot water bath!"
• "Get a cup of coffee ready."
• The servants were panicking so badly over how soaked she was by the rain that no one noticed a car driving through the gates, nor did they notice the tall figure standing in the doorway soon after.
• That was until a cold voice rang out through the room.
• "The madam was caught in the rain, sir," Hector said.
• Caught in the rain? Damien's dark eyes turned to the petite figure curled up on the couch as he strode over.
• He frowned when he properly saw the state she was in.
• Currently, she was like a drowned rat. Her soft hair was limp and clung to her pale skin. Her usually pink lips were pale as well.
• "What happened to you?" he harshly barked out as he scowled harder.
• She couldn't understand why he was shouting at her or even angry, she literally caught him cheating about an hour ago!
• She waited until she had full control over her emotions before looking up at him and putting on a wan smile. "Nothing. I'm just trying to calm down." she explained.
• His eyes suddenly went cold. "Calm yourself down by getting wet? Are you crazy?"
• Her smile went stiff.
• The servants around them glanced at each other, too afraid to say a word.
• Amanda's lashes hung low. Her vision was blurred by tears by now.
• She forced herself to keep quiet and hold her tears back.
• It was doable until Damian walked over and lifted her in a bridal carry. It was only then that she let her tears roll. A drop of tear fell on the back of her hand.