When Arthur came home, he was not surprised to see Juliana sitting on the sofa with a serious face. He walked over to her and said, "Sorry, I left first last night."
"You know you're wrong?" Juliana raised an eyebrow and said snappishly.
Arthur thought for a moment before reminding Juliana, "Julia, you should remember what you are."
Arthur was implying that there was no love between them, but Juliana just felt Arthur was trying to be sarcastic with her.
She rose to her feet and glared at Arthur, saying angrily, "I remember what I am. Do you? Do you remember that I am your fiancée and that the child in my belly is yours?"
"Julia!" Juliana's accusation made Arthur, who was already in a bad mood, lose control as well.
He continued after shouting out her name, "Why do you always have to control me with it? You wanted a home. I gave it to you. You wanted me to be responsible. I did take responsibility. I gave up on Lucia for you! I gave up on the woman I love the most. Isn't that enough?!"
Arthur's voice was full of pain.
"Give up?" Juliana sneered. Undeterred by Arthur's anger, she said sarcastically, "If you did, would you have slept at her place last night?"
Arthur never hit a woman, but hearing her insulting words, he could not help but raise his hand. In the end, his reason told him not to do that. Juliana, however, lost her mind.
"You want to hit me?" Juliana went crazy. She rushed to Arthur, raised her face towards Arthur, and said angrily, "Go ahead! It's better to beat me and the baby to death so that you and that bitch can live happily together!"
Looking at the crazy woman in front of him, Arthur calmed down. He put down his hand and looked into Juliana's eyes and said, "You are not like this before."
"Before?" Juliana burst out laughing and shouted, "Don't talk to me about the past. If I didn't know Lucia, I wouldn't have suffered so much! If it wasn't for your over protection, I wouldn't have thought you had fallen for me. I wouldn't have thrown myself into your arms that night! Arthur, why did you call me by my name, why ..."
Shouting, Juliana just cried out. She leaned into Arthur's arms and sobbed, while Arthur was stunned in place, at a loss for what to do.
He never thought Juliana would have such thoughts. As a friend, his comfort, his protection, and his indulgence made her misunderstand him.
'Is it my fault?' He thought to herself.
"What did I do wrong," Arthur's silence made Juliana more aggrieved. She cried and shouted, "I want a home. I want to give the child a father. You promised me, but what have you done? As my fiancé, you went to spend the night with Lucia. What will she think of me? Is she laughing at me for not being able to keep you by my side, or is she proudly showing off her charm? I know you don't love me, but we're engaged, and can you not cross the moral line?"
Arthur was left speechless. He loved Lucia and never thought he had crossed the moral line by hugging her, but apparently, Juliana thought differently.
"I love her." At this moment, that was the only answer Arthur could make.
Juliana smiled and stared at Arthur in a daze, even forgetting to cry. She just stared at him for a long time. Suddenly, she burst out laughing.
"So, I live with you like a widow, but she can enjoy your love, right?"
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