Scrambling to Be the Father of His Ex-Wife's Kid novel Chapter 79

He paused and fell silent for a very long time before getting out of the bathtub. He pulled a towel and wrapped it around his waist haphazardly before turning around and going out of the bathroom.

Upon seeing him leave, my body went limp and I slumped weakly in the bathtub.

I sat alone in the bathroom for a long time before I got up, took a brief shower, and dragged my tired body back to the bedroom.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I realized that he was not around. I sat on the bed while wiping my hair dry.

At this moment, Cecilia gave me a video call.

I answered the call and talked to her while half-lying o n the bed.

"What’s wrong with you? Why do you look so unwell? Why did you let yourself look so horrible?" Cecilia was shocked to see the state I was in.

I shook my head without a word.

"Where's Theo? Doesn’t he know that you're a pregnant lady? Why did he leave you at home all alone? Wait for me, I'm coming over." Cecilia hung up before I could say anything.

Outside the window, there was thunder and lightning. It was probably going to rain soon. There were often thunderstorms in summer.

Worried, I got out of bed and went downstairs to wait for Cecilia. In less than half an hour, her car drove into the villa.

"I'm okay. You didn’t have to come here.” I put on a smile to reassure Cecilia when she entered the door.

"Stop pretending. I don't feel comfortable seeing you like this." She walked over and hugged me tightly, saying softly, "Promise me that you’ll move on no matter what happens. Don't do the same thing you used to do.”

I knew she was worried that I would repeat my actions from the past. I felt a gush of warmth in my heart. At least Cecilia would be here for me no matter what happened.

"Don’t worry, I won't do the same thing again.” I patted her shoulder, saying this to myself at the same time.

We lay on the sofa talking.

"Cecilia, do you think he'll love me on account of the child?" I paused before continuing, "Do you think a person who has never loved you before will love you because of a child?"

"I guess so. Many people get married because of their child and live happily ever after," Cecilia said while massaging my feet.