After the doctor was done mentioning the important details, Benedict thanked him and saw him off.
Sitting on the couch, Vivian was feeling her stomach. I wonder if my future baby would look like me.Or... will the baby resemble him more?
Evelyn's heart started aching as she thought of Finnick. He must be acting all lovey-dovey with Evelyn right now. With me out of the way, they can finally be together.
As Benedict walked into the room, he saw that Vivian was staring blankly at the ground looking sad and dejected.
"What's the matter?" asked Benedict in a tender voice as he was caressing her head.
"Ben, the divorce agreement..." Vivian gave out a mild cough and feigned a smile before continuing, "Did Finnick sign it?"
"Yes, I've received it from him this morning." Benedict didn't know how he should break it to her. He was caught off guard when Vivian mentioned it to him first.
Glaring at her contrived smile, Benedict felt distressed. "Vivian, you don't need to fake a smile when you're sad."
"I'm not sad." Vivian's smile was getting brighter. "It was me who wanted the divorce. Now that it's done, why would I be sad?"
Usually, Benedict's mood would be ameliorated whenever he saw Vivian's contagious smile.
However, the smile that Vivian had on her face right now, was too dazzling for his eyes.
"Vivian, I'm your bother. You don't need to put up a front when you're with me. You can cry if you feel like it."
Upon hearing Benedict's words, tears started flowing out of her eyes before she could even wipe the smile off her face.
"Ben..." Vivian was sobbing in his arms. She felt like she was suffocating. After breathing in a big gush of air, she continued wailing in pain. She seemed like she was letting out all her built-up frustrations and suffering that she had been enduring all this time.
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