Broken Vows and Buried Twins novel Chapter 46

“Screech!”

The white Panamera hadn't gone far from the estate when it suddenly slammed on the brakes!

The second the car stopped, the driver's side door flew open. Hester stumbled out, clutching her mouth, and threw up by the side of the road.

The black Phantom slammed on its brakes right behind her. Julian unbuckled his seatbelt, throwing the door open while quickly instructing Caden in the backseat. "Caden, sit quietly and don't move."

"I'll be good, Daddy! Go check on the pretty lady, she looks really sick!"

Julian acknowledged him, stepped out, and shut the door. He grabbed a bottle of water from the trunk, walked over to her, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to her.

Hester froze for a second, but reached out and took it anyway. After rinsing her mouth, she gave a terse, "Thanks."

She had been dealing with mild morning sickness the past few days. It wasn't entirely debilitating, but every couple of days she would suddenly throw up, or strong smells would make her deeply nauseous.

Now that she had emptied her stomach, she felt much better. She had no desire to linger around Julian. With a cold expression, she turned to get back into her car.

Julian reached out and seized her wrist.

"Don't touch me! Let go!" Hester struggled in absolute disgust, but Julian was far too strong; she was no match for him.

Julian's gaze swept down to her flat stomach before snapping back up to her face. He frowned, his Adam's apple bobbing as he asked in a low voice, "Hester, tell me the truth. Are you pregnant?"

Hester's breath hitched. But she quickly masked it, her face twisting in anger. "Are you done, Julian? I told you I'm not pregnant, and even if I was, I'd terminate the pregnancy!"

"I don't believe you." Julian stared at her relentlessly, refusing to miss even the slightest shift in her expression. "I've been thinking about it. Your symptoms right now are exactly the same as when you were pregnant with the twins."

"How dare you bring them up!" Hester glared at him with pure hatred. "You have no right to talk about them, and you have lost the right to ever be the father of my children! Let me go! Let me go—"

Julian pressed his lips together and stared at her.

As Hester looked back into his eyes, a wave of profound absurdity washed over her. How did two people who once loved and understood each other so deeply end up like this?

She shook her head, taking a deep breath. She was just so incredibly disappointed. She tried to force a tough, dismissive smile, but the tears betrayed her first, spilling down her cheeks.

Through her blurred vision, she looked at the man in front of her, her voice laced with hollow tragedy. "Julian, before today, I genuinely believed that even though you cheated on me, you wouldn't be totally merciless—for the sake of our five years of marriage, and for the sake of our twins. I thought I had done everything right by you. But I never, in my wildest dreams, imagined that the ruthless tactics you use to destroy your corporate enemies would one day be used against me."

Julian froze.

"Hester, I..." He took a step forward, but Hester instantly backed away.

Seeing her reaction, Julian stopped in his tracks. With several feet of distance between them, he heard Hester say, "I'll tell your grandma about the divorce myself after her surgery is a success. As for my family, I was willing to cut ties with them to marry you, and I am perfectly willing to cut ties with them again to divorce you!"