The Double Life of My Pregnant Ex-Wife (Carmen and Marco) novel Chapter 87

The estate was quiet, the hum of the day’s activity long gone as the night settled in. Marco wandered the halls, his steps slow and deliberate. He stopped at the doorway of their bedroom, where the soft glow of a lamp illuminated Carmen sitting by the window. She held a book in her lap, but her gaze was distant, lost in thought.

“Carmen,” Marco said gently.

She looked up, surprised to see him standing there. “Marco, it’s late. Is everything alright?”

Marco stepped into the room, closing the door behind him. His expression was uncharacteristically vulnerable, and Carmen immediately sensed the weight of what he wanted to say.

He sat down across from her, leaning forward with his hands clasped. “I’ve been thinking about everything. Everything I’ve put you through.”

Carmen closed the book and set it aside, watching him closely. “Marco—”

“No, let me finish,” he interrupted, his voice thick with emotion. “I doubted you. I let my pride and my insecurities come between us. I questioned your loyalty when I should’ve trusted you with my life.”

Her eyes softened, but she remained silent, letting him continue.

“I was wrong,” Marco said, his voice breaking slightly. “You’ve been my strength, Carmen. Through everything—every battle, every betrayal—you’ve stood by me. And when I failed, you carried us. You carried me.”

Carmen felt a lump in her throat as she reached out to place a hand over his.

Marco met her gaze, his eyes filled with regret and love. “You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me, Carmen. And I’m so proud of you. Proud of the woman you are, the mother you are. I don’t deserve you, but I want you to know how much I love you. How much I need you.”

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Carmen took a deep breath, her fingers curling around his hand. “Marco,” she began softly, “what’s done is done. The past is painful, but we’ve survived it. And I think we’re stronger because of it.”

He looked at her, hope flickering in his eyes. “Do you really believe that?”