Chapter 40

Fight

I went to bed directly after taking the medicine. I felt Hugo lying next to me, but I quickly turned away from him. I turned to the side table and was forced to close my eyes. I immediately felt his hand on my stomach, so I woke up. I know he knows the reason I don’t speak.

To be honest, I don’t care whatever he wants to do; I think I need to get out of there— to his life. I will not stop Soleil from her plans. I just want to focus on the child I’m carrying. If one day we end up in separation and we need to end what we talked about, maybe that’s all we are. I can do nothing about it.

As he hugged me, I could feel his breath in my hair. I wanted to push him, but I didn’t. I’m weak and I don’t think it has any use. Maybe I just need to accept that I can only go on paper — I have him in the paper. It doesn’t hurt me anymore, maybe it’s because I’m gradually accepting it.

“I am sorry.” He hugged me tightly, but not in a way that would hurt my stomach. “I ju