Chapter 2 Two

Ella gently placed her hand on her belly and asked with a shaky voice, "Did I do something wrong?"

Richard's gaze landed on her, and he gave out a frustrated sigh. "You did nothing Okay, I just don't want to continue this marriage with you" Richard retorted with a straight face.

He wanted to walk out but stopped abruptly and turned to face Ella, "You said you have something to tell me, so what is it?" Richard asked.

Ella swallowed hard, she couldn't bring herself to tell him about her pregnancy. How could she say something like that in this kind of situation?

She mustered up the little courage within her, and said, "You don't need to worry about what I have to say, it's not important anymore"

"Since you say so, then let it be" And with this, Richard walks out.

Ella watched as he walked away. Then, she tilted her head back to force her tears back. Richard's words echo in her ears over again, it feels like she had been stabbed with a knife. She felt heartbroken and devastated.

Her gaze slowly diverted to the food she'd put her heart into making. Tears roll down her cheeks as she pours the food into the trash can. She feels a bit nauseous from the food's greasiness.

She rubbed her belly and could feel a little life growing in there. She swallowed her bitterness as she thought, "Your daddy doesn't want us anymore, I will make sure to protect you with all I've got" Her leg felt like jelly as the reality thought hit her hard and her mind slowly drifted to the day she first met Richard at the orphanage home.

Ella had grown up with her mother who runs an orphanage home, she gets to meet Richard who happens to be a donor at the orphanage. He was her first love.

It was Ella's wish to get married to someone she loves, and she was lucky to get married to Richard. She had thought Richard also felt the same way towards her, but now reality had proven to her that everything was just a daydream.

Now that she is pregnant, she has to face any challenges that come her way for the sake of her unborn child. Ella didn't bother to read the divorce agreement, she just signed on the last page.

That night was the saddest night for Ella, she couldn't stop herself from shedding those painful tears. She cried her eyes out until she fell asleep on the couch.

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The following morning, the walking step of the maid woke Ella up. Only then, did she realize that she had passed the night on the couch.

Ella itches her eyes to have a better vision of what is going on around her. The maids are busy at every angle of the mansion, some are decorating the room while some are preparing different meals.

Ella takes a bold step and calls out to a maid. "What is happening here?" She asks slowly.

"Young Master asked us to prepare for a guest, " The maid responds.

"Okay, you can go" Ella mouthed, and the maid dismissed herself. Ella looked around but could not find Richard, she became curious about the visitor.

The door to the master bedroom opens, and Ella walks in tiredly. She headed straight to the bathroom and scrubbed her face hard as the last occurrence flashed through her mind. She breathes heavily, and hot tears roll down her cheeks.

She takes off her clothes and gets into the bathtub. The cold water ran on her body and her eyes were tightly shut as she went deeper into the water.

After staying like that for ten minutes, Ella finally came out of the water and dried herself up. She put on a casual dress and was planning to go downstairs when she heard a car drive into the courtyard.

Ella peeps through the window and sees Richard's mother come out of the car. She smiled faintly at the thought of her mother-in-law saving her, Richard's mother has always been nice to her. Ella had thought Julianna would fight for her if she talked about the divorce.

Fill with this thought, Ella doesn't notice the second person who comes out of the car with Julianna.

When Ella comes downstairs, Richard is already standing in the sitting room.

At that moment, Julianna stepped into the mansion and Ella jogged over to welcome her but stopped abruptly when she noticed someone behind her. A young lady dressed from head to toe in branded clothing walked into the living room with Julianna.

Ella quickly smiled and faced Julianna. "It has been a while, Mom, I've missed you a lot" Ella rushes her words happily.

"Can I have a seat at least?" Julianna asks curtly.

"Oh sorry Mom, pardon my manners. You can have your seat" Ella offered and Julianna sat with the young lady.

"I have missed a lot" Ella mouthed with a smile.

Strangely, Julianna doesn't give a response and ignores her instead. Ella found it unusual of her, but she shrugged it off and smiled widely.

"I never knew you were the guest we were expecting, you should tell me beforehand so that I can prepare a lot of things" Ella mouthed.

Julianna sounded imperious as she said, "Is that why you didn't offer me something to drink, not even water? Too bad of you" She sneered at her with a disgusting look.

Ella was hit hard with those words, she called out to the maid immediately. "I'm sorry Mom, I was so happy to see you" She apologized.

"It's Okay" Julianna respond sharply.

"Thanks, Mom, you are the best," Ella said and noticed the gaze on the lady's face. "Mom, is this your new secretary?" Ella asked.

"No, she is not my secretary" Julianna implied curtly.

A trace of surprise flashes through Ella's eyes. Is this lady the guest they are referring to? A beautiful young lady? Then who is she?