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Tom glanced at me, looking disgusted.
“Tell you? What for?”
“What would you do? Secretly get rid of the
baby and keep messing around behind my
back?”
“Lily, how dare you ask me that!”
Things had gone too far. Tom was too angry
to believe anything I said.
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I took a deep breath and got up to leave.
Tom grabbed my wrist.
“What’s this? You’re out of lies, so you’re
running? Going to get your lover to save
you?”
“This baby is getting aborted, and my wife
can’t carry another man’s child.”
“As for our marriage, we’ll talk about that
after you get rid of the baby.”
Faye interrupted.
“Why wait? You gonna divorce her already?”
“Tom, you’re way too good to her!”
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“She is pregnant now, and who knows what
she was doing with that guy…”
Tom whipped around, yelling at Faye.
“This is between us. Stay out of it.”
Faye pursed her lips, like she wanted to say
more, but she shut up.
The only thing I could hear in my head was
what Tom had just said.
He wanted to abort our baby.
I yanked my hand away from Tom and backed
away.
“Tom, this is my baby!”
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“It took us three years to get here. You can’t
kill him!”
“As long as I live, no one’s gonna hurt my
baby!”
Tom finally snapped, slapping me across the
face.
I fell, landing hard on the floor. I couldn’t get
- up.
Tom grabbed my collar, his voice cold.
“Lily, this isn’t a discussion.”
“You’re my wife, and you’re carrying some
other dude’s kid.”
“You should be thankful that killing people is
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against the law. Otherwise, I’d kill you right
now!”
I felt a cramp in my stomach, from the stress
or the fall.
Tom had lost it. I couldn’t argue with him.
I took his hand, trying to make him let go of
my collar.
“Tom, please. Don’t hurt this baby.”
“Please, please, please.”
Tom stared at me, eyes wide, like he couldn’t
believe what he was hearing.
“Lily, you’re begging me?”
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He stood up, looking at Faye.
“Call your mom’s hospital. Get them to send
an ambulance.”
“That bastard better get killed today!”
Faye smirked and went to make the call.
I scrambled to my feet and crawled to Tom,
grabbing his pant leg.
“Tom, please, don’t hurt this baby.”
“You’re angry right now. Let’s talk when
you’re calmer.”
“My brother! I’ll call my brother now. I’ll have
him explain…”
Before I could finish, Tom kicked me hard in
the shoulder.
“Lily! You’re disgusting!”
“Either that bastard dies today.”
“Or you go with him!”
