Anna stared at the phone in her hand, her fingers trembling as she reread the message again… and again… and again.
Each word felt like a blade sinking deeper into her chest.
There was no confusion anymore. No doubt. No room for excuses.
There was no going back to Joseph, not after everything she had uncovered. Not after realizing he was the very person who had manipulated her into signing a contract that nearly sent her to jail for the sum of a million dollars. A contract he swore was harmless. A contract he had smiled about.
Was this all she was worth to him?
Did he truly have the audacity to toy with her life so recklessly, while standing before her and claiming he loved her more than anything in the world?
And now this message.
A woman… pregnant for Joseph.
The pain hit her all at once, sharp, suffocating, unbearable. It wasn't just betrayal anymore. It was humiliation layered on cruelty.
