Chapter 122
The barrage of accusations came flying, leaving me totally dazed.
I
Clutching my aching belly, I managed a faint reply, “What did you say?”
“She miscarried!”
Bryant pointed towards the hospital room, his eyes dark and stormy, “She lost her baby! The doctor said it’s going to be really hard for her to conceive again! Jane, are you happy
now?!”
His question shook me to the core, my throat felt like it was clogged with a waterlogged sponge, and a bitter smile tugged at my lips. It took me a moment to find my voice, “She miscarried, huh?”
But… so did I.
The blood that flowed from me… it was our child, the one I had been sincerely looking forward to for so long.
always thought, even if one day this terrible marriage was over, I’d still have a child by my side.
But now, there was nothing left.
It felt like… there was nothing to look forward to anymore.
What he referred to as Margaret’s “tantrum” took everything from me.
But in the end, I was the one to be blamed.
Bryant stared at me intensely, his jaw clenched, “Seeing her miscarry makes you happy?”
I laughed even more wildly, “Yes, she deserves it!”
Her child for mine, and still, it didn’t quench my hatred.
Smack!
His expression turned icy, a slap landed firmly on my face, “Jane, how can you be so heartless!”
I stared at him in disbelief, unable to tell if the slap was meant for my face or my heart.
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