Chapter 3 Pregnancy After Divorce

This marriage was a loveless one. Lenny had only agreed to marry Scarlet for his mother's sake. His mother was never treated well by his grandmother. Their relationship only improved after he married Scarlet.

But things had changed now. His grandmother was now old and weak. She no longer had the strength to pick on his mother as she did before. More so, he wanted to find that woman from that night and made her his wife.

Scarlet was a young college student. Their marriage wasn't known to the public. As a result, she wouldn't face ridicule or difficulty if they got divorced.

The wealth he was leaving to her was more than enough to set her up for life.

Lenny was certain that she didn't love him. As far as he was concerned, this was an opportunity for her to go and live her life to the fullest.

What was the point of staying married to someone who one only met twice?

Scarlet's heart sank when she heard his response.

This wasn't the response she expected to get. He fell for someone else despite being married to her.

If this was the case, Scarlet thought it would be a bad idea to tell him that she was the woman he slept with that night.

She had gone abroad to obtain evidence of his infidelity in order to divorce him. He beat her to it by granting her wish unknowingly.

"Okay, I agree," Scarlet said decisively.

The alimony was handsome. Besides, what happened that night wasn't his fault. He wasn't in his right state of mind. Perhaps he regretted his actions now.

She picked up the pen and appended her signature to the document.

"Thank you," Lenny piped up gratefully.

He was relieved that she didn't refuse to grant him a divorce. They were breaking up amicably.

Lenny left instead of staying the night. Scarlet began packing up her stuff.

The next day, Lenny's car arrived to pick her up.

Scarlet dragged her luggage out, with the help of a servant. She looked back at the villa that was her home for over a year.

It was as quiet as when she first arrived here.

The house didn't change. But she did. She used to be a naive girl. Now, she was leaving as a divorced woman.

Scarlet stood under the sun with her luggage beside her after getting the divorce certificate.

As she was in a daze, a car came to a halt in front of her. Lenny's assistant was behind the wheel.

The backseat window was suddenly wound down. Lenny came into sight. He asked calmly, "You need a ride home?"

"No, thanks. I'll take a taxi. Lest I forget, thank you for taking care of me in the past year." Scarlet's lips curled up in a smile.

Lenny had given her a fortune. She decided not to dwell on that night or the fact that he had been absent throughout their marriage.

Lenny nodded briefly and then the car drove away.

Scarlet stood on the roadside, waiting to hail a taxi.

It was the autumn season, but the weather was so hot.

The sun was scorching hot even though it was only past ten o'clock in the morning. Scarlet couldn't help squinting and blocking the sun ray with her hand.

She was standing in a remote area. As a result, taxis were hard to come by.

Sweat was dripping down Scarlet's face and hands. Her throat was parched. Her legs were aching badly. She felt a little dizzy.

Her vision suddenly became blurry. She suffered a banging headache just before everything went black.

Scarlet found herself in a hospital when she regained consciousness. A kind-hearted passer-by brought her to the hospital after she fainted by the roadside.

Holding her forehead, she muttered weakly, "Ahem... What happened to me?"

"You had sunstroke. It's nothing serious. Nevertheless, you need to pay attention to your health since you are pregnant. You are lucky the baby is healthy. You will be good to go once you are well-rested," a nurse explained.

"Eh? What did you just say?"

Scarlet's heart trembled violently and she grabbed the nurse's hand.

"You had sunstroke," the nurse replied simply.

"No, not that. What you said afterward. I am pregnant?" Scarlet inquired, her eyes bulging out of the sockets.

The nurse looked at her confusedly. "Yes! Didn't you know already? You are three months pregnant. You ought to know before now."