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"You already know, Rina," Victor's voice cut through the air like a sharp blade, laced with a cruel indifference that sent shivers down my spine, 
"I won't love you, no matter what you do. No matter how many times you beg, nothing will happen!
You knew from the beginning that Helena was the girl I loved!! "

His words, laced with disdain, were like a devastating blow to my heart. 

Each syllable was a reminder of the love I had lost, a love that had once burned brightly but was now extinguished, replaced by an icy void.

Victor continued, his tone unrelenting,

 "The only reason I married you is because that was my grandmother's request" 

"I'll take care of giving you money, no matter how much, but please don't bother me and Helena anymore," he added. 

Tears streamed down my cheeks, a torrent of pain and despair that I could no longer contain. 

The dream I had nurtured, the hope that our love could be rekindled, crumbled before my eyes.

 The reality was far more brutal than any nightmare I had ever imagined.

I had once planned to surprise him, to share the joyous news that I was pregnant with our child. 

 But now, it seemed that he didn't care for me, and my hopes for our unborn baby were shattered. What place did our child have in a world where its father had rejected it before it even had a chance to exist?

As Victor's words hung in the air, a chilling silence descended upon the room, broken only by the steady rhythm of my heartache.

 I was left with the agonizing realization that the love I had cherished was nothing but a cruel illusion, a marriage that had led me astray in the vast desert of my broken dreams.

Pregnant With His Child

She glanced at the person who called her, and it was none other than an elderly man whose face seemed familiar to her.

She didn't know him by name, but she saw him earlier in the conference room.

He's one of those who wanted Jeffrey ousted, but in the end, he also left the conference room with her and the others.

She retorted sharply, not in the mood for conversation.

She noticed the sharpness in his gaze as he seemed displeased with her reaction, but nevertheless, he forced a smile.

"You see, Ms. Vanessa, I held you in high regard earlier in the conference room while you were facing that arrogant young Sy who hasn't proven anything yet..." he began.

When Vanessa heard what the man said, she adjusted her posture and confidently faced the elderly man.

She just remembered that he's one of those who defended her against Jeffrey's rudeness, so she smiled warmly at him.

A dream