Chapter 3

Ethan came home early the next morning.

He packed up some things, taking the baby items I'd prepared early, and was about to leave.

"A coworker just had a baby and doesn't have anything to give them. I'll take the stuff we prepared for our baby and give it to her first. We can buy new things when you give birth."

I was a bit dazed, unconsciously touching my belly.

Right.

I wouldn't need them anymore.

This child wouldn't be born either.

Ethan didn't notice. Seeing me dazed, his expression gradually darkened.

But a trace of guilt flickered in his eyes.

"You're going to be petty over some baby supplies? Really? We can just buy the exact same things again later. Your temper has been so bad since you got pregnant. Do you really think you're royalty or something?"

I forced a smile and spoke obediently.

"Okay, whatever you say."

When I finished speaking, Ethan froze again.

Since getting pregnant, I hadn't been this submissive in a long time.

Pregnancy hormones made me cry easily, throw tantrums, and lose my temper.

On our anniversary, I had seen Luna.

She sat at the table next to ours, alone and looking sad with her pregnant belly.

"I really envy you two. Your relationship is so good."

I was about to comfort her when Ethan directly gave her the necklace he'd prepared for me.

"This necklace suits you better. I'll give it to you. Don't be sad anymore."

After saying that, he naturally reached out and patted her head.

I froze on the spot, my face turning ugly.

Luna hurriedly stood up, her face pale, tears in her eyes.

"No, you don't have to. This is your anniversary gift. I can't take it. I'm sorry, miss. I didn't mean to ruin your anniversary. I'm really sorry."

By the end, her eyes were red.

She almost knelt down to me.

Before I could speak, Ethan scolded me furiously.

"Sophia! Haven't you caused enough trouble! It's just a necklace! If you want one, we can buy another one! She likes it, so I gave it to her! Do you have to be so petty? She's crying!"

My words stuck in my throat.

Watching Ethan intimately help Luna up, I finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears.

But he just looked impatient and pointed at the door.

"If you want to cry, go cry outside! You think you're an empress just because you're pregnant? She's already upset, why do you have to make it worse? Is that fun for you?"

Afterward, he explained to me.

"She's all alone and already so pitiful. You're about to be a mother too. Just think of it as doing a good deed, okay?"

Isn't it laughable?

Ethan and his mistress were being intimate right in front of me.

And I was too stupid to see it.

How pathetic, right?

Her child was born.

But I was only five months along.

How ironic, right?

Ethan, your love really is cheap enough.

Coming back to my senses, Ethan held me in his arms and kissed my forehead.

"Be good. I have to go on a business trip for three days. Take care of yourself and the baby at home, okay? If you'd been this obedient earlier, we wouldn't have had to argue."

I showed no expression.

I looked at him calmly.

"You're going on a business trip during the New Year holiday too?"

Ethan's face stiffened for a moment.

But he quickly put on a smile and pinched my cheek.

"Yes, for you and the baby."