"I have something to show you," Sofia said as she took out three things from her bag: a pregnancy test, an ultrasound report, and a phone.
"What is it?" Shirley couldn't tell what Sofia was trying to do. As soon as she saw the pregnancy test and the ultrasound report, her mind went totally blank.
She stared at the pregnancy test and the ultrasound report in disbelief, unable to constrain her emotions. "W-What is this?"
She could clearly see what they were, but she couldn't accept it. Immersed in astonishment and panic, she didn't realize her eyes turning red.
"I'm pregnant with Skye's child." Sofia pursed her lips upon telling the 'truth.'
Her words struck Shirley like thunder. The latter shook her head in reflex. "No way. These can be faked. Don't try to buy me with these."
"Shirley, I know you don't believe me, and I know that the truth can be cruel. But I don't want you to be kept in the dark forever." Sofia took out her phone to play a recording. "Listen."
A familiar voice echoed in the quiet living room loud and clear.
"I'm the cause for her disfigurement. I will definitely marry her." Shirley was confident that it was Skyler's voice.
Sofia spoke next, "Skye, are you going to marry her because of guilt?"
"Yes." His tone was firm beyond a shadow of hesitation.
Shirley was instantly plunged into an abyss because of the word 'guilt.' Spasms of pain incurred internally, causing her heart to ache as it pounded hard against her chest.
She had thought that Skyler truly loved her all along. She never expected that he wanted to marry her after returning to the country solely because she had disfigured herself.
Trembling, she placed her hand on her cheek to touch the scar. Tears welled up in an instant.
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