Chapter 2 

When Liam retur sed that evening, it was half an hour after I regained consciousness. 

I sat alone on the sofa, gripping the pregnancy test report tightly in my hand. 

He looked exhausted, reeking of a strong woman’s perfume, with a glaring lipstick stain on his collar. 

Even so, he raised an eyebrow at me, sticking, “What’s up, Claire? Why are you zoning out?” 

1 looked up at him, and the red stain on his collar became even more | 

piercing. 

geticulously erased any t 

y trace of other women before meeting his fiancée. 

But with me, he made no effort to hide. 

Thinking of this, I tightened my grip on the pr 

pregnancy report. 

Liam didn’t seem to care about my silence. He chuckled and approached, pulling me into his arms as usual and attempting to kiss me. 

But the next second, I slapped him hard. 

The slap was loud and resounded sharply in the quiet room, 

My voice was cold filled with hatred for his cavalier attitude toward relationships 

“Are you not going to explain the wedding photos?” 

I stared at him, my heart growing colder by the second. 

He frose for a moment, lowered the hand covering his cheek, and instead of getting angry, he gave me a faint glance before calmly saying 

“Marriage is just a performance for me. It won’t affect our relationship.” 

“Since you already know, I won’t hide it anymore. Tell me, what do you want? F’ll buy it for you.” 

The pain in my heart reached its peak, but I forced myself to stay strong. 

“Liam, you know what I want.” 

His expression darkened, and the carefree facade disappeared, replaced by irritation and exhaustion. 

“Anything but a title–I can give you everything else.” 

He spoke as if he were so noble 

cy testI 

Telenched the pregnancy! 

report, my lips trembling, and asked him one last time, for myself and for the child. 

“So, you want me to be your mistress?” 

Lam looked at me, his gaze uncharacteristically serious. 

Our eyes met, utine full of resolve. If he denied it, I was ready to show him the pregnancy report. 

He rubbed his nose, lowered his head, seeming deep in thought. 

My heartbeat quickened as I stared at him, a sliver of hope igniting within me. 

But in the end, he disappointed me. 

He nodded and said, “Yes.” 

Chapter 2 

et out butter laugh 

What a decisive answer–he negated all our years of love and relegated me to the status of a mistress. 

For the first time, I truly saw the man I had devoted myself to for so many years. 

Seeing my lack of reaction, he pulled me into his arms again, trying to j 

un, trying to persuade me with a tone that suggested he was the one enduring hardship 

“Claire, this is just a favor for the family. My focus is still on business, and Sarah is a match for me in every way. She’s my best choice 

ogram smoothly.“ 

“But getting married won’t affect our relationship. I promise I’ll make sure you graduate from your master’s progre 

So, in his eyes, I was only with him to ensure I graduated 

jm, our relationship was just a transaction 

1 pushed him away, tears filling my eyes as I hit my lip to stop them froen falling. 

“If all you care about is profit, then spend your life with your profit.” 

“Someone like you doesn’t deserve a family, let alone a child!” 

I hid the pregnancy report behind me. 

I already had my answer–this child wasn’t something he deserved to know about.