In Love, Never Say Never (Ashton Fuller and Scarlett Stovall) novel Chapter 16

I nodded truthfully. “He wants a divorce. If I tell him of the baby, he might think that I am using it to keep us married.”

Jared raised a brow in question. “But he already knows of it. What will you do?”

I was taken aback by his question.

Trying to sound him out, I asked, “Will Ashton want a child?”

“I’m not Ashton,” replied Jared. He placed his phone in his pocket as he glanced at me. “But Ashton is thirty. There’s no reason for him to refuse one.”

With that, he placed his hands in his pockets and left.

Does that mean that Ashton will want me to have the baby?

It seemed that my optimism was premature. When Rebecca barged into my room, I was still hooked onto the IV drip. She rushed in rashly as she gripped my throat.

Her eyes were red-rimmed. “Why? Why did you get pregnant? Scarlett, you killed my baby. I won’t let your baby live!”

As she was holding me in a chokehold, I couldn’t breathe. All I could do was try to pry her hands off my neck. She had obviously lost control of herself.

“I won’t let you give birth to a baby. You won’t use the baby to tie Ash to you!” she declared viciously.

She was petite and frail, but right now, my resistance was futile in the face of her strength.

I managed to choke out a few words, “Kill me… And you will pay…”