Beyond the Divorce

She looked at me, utterly helpless. I knew she genuinely loved this man.

"But if you decide to give up without even talking to him, that's a big problem, Ivanna. Do you understand?"

"But... This is too embarrassing!"

"You're just two people in love who'll have a child of your own. How is that embarrassing?" I asked.

When I saw that she wasn't arguing, I continued, "Jared can also judge your character based on this incident and your actions. He might choose not to be with you because you're too self-centered or irrational. Do you understand? You're torturing us."

When she heard me say that, she suddenly became nervous and started glancing at me.

She shook my shoulder and said, "Alright, don't be mad. I was wrong. Can't you forgive me? I'm just so frustrated! I feel like he doesn't care about me, and I'm afraid to ask for his opinion."Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

She lowered her gaze and continued, "But when I was on the operating table, I couldn't bear to go through with the procedure. I want to keep this child, no matter what the future holds. I want to raise this child, even if I have to do it alone, and even if I might no longer believe in love."

"What happened to your confidence?"

I felt a little bitter and shouted at her. "If you keep being so indecisive, you'll lose him sooner or later! Other women will be attracted to him, even without Trinity. Jared is an attractive man. If you keep loving him like this, how will you compete with other women? You need to love with confidence, do you understand?"

"But I don't understand him. I always feel like he's so far away from me," Ivanna murmured.

As she kept venting to me, I was filled with frustration.

Suddenly, remembered Lauren and said, "Alright, stop talking. Call 0 Lauren quick. She's rushing back right now, and I'm sure she's anxious. Don't let anything happen to her. I really can't handle you."

As I spoke, I looked for my phone everywhere, but I remembered my bag was still on the floor at the door, its contents scattered everywhere.

As I started to pick everything up, someone knocked hard on the door. I thought it was Lauren.

I ignored the things scattered on the floor and rushed to the door to open it.

Lauren stood outside anxiously.

I didn't expect to see Oliver behind her. I didn't know what was going on. Why was she with Oliver?

Lauren stormed into the room angrily.

When she saw Ivanna in the living

room, she shouted at her. "Why wouldn't you listen to me, Ivanna? What did I tell you last night? We had an agreement. Why did you do this?" en.swhovels.net

"Lauren..." I said.

But she completely ignored me and continued to berate Ivanna. It looked like Lauren was really upset. "You really break my heart."

She turned to me. "You too, Chloe. She's dressed in such thin clothes. She has no experience with this, but don't you know what's going on? Why didn't you tell her something? If she gets too cold, it won't be good for her health. Why didn't you tell her to go back to bed?"

I could see that she was angry, and I wondered if her anger was directed at the person standing at the door.