Chapter 1

I am the youngest Empress Fist in the world, and my boyfriend is a three-time championship belt holder.

People say we're a power couple, a match made in heaven.

But just as I finished an important match, I overheard my boyfriend talking with a woman outside the locker room.

"You're still the best fit for her. What am I compared to that? She could probably kill me with one punch."

The man's voice was seductive and husky, yet when mentioning me, it carried a hint of disdain.

"Of course, you and I are the perfect match. Look at her, there's nothing womanly about her at all. She won't even agree to have a child. What kind of woman is that?"

"I've been tired of her for years now. You're the kind of little temptress that really captures my heart."

In that moment, the dream I'd been living for ten years finally shattered.

I took a deep breath and called the gym manager who had been inviting me to join.

"Manager Bennett? Remember when you asked me to sign with your gym? I'm in."

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I made a call to arrange for someone to pick me up in two days, then hung up the phone.

Peering through the crack in the door of the lounge, I saw Zoran with Aria sitting on his lap. His handsome eyes were filled with disdain.

"You're still more attentive. This is how a woman should be. Now when I look at her, I can't even get interested."

As Zoran spoke, he impatiently slid his hand under Aria's clothes. Aria, perched on Zoran's lap, playfully protested.

"Oh, don't do that! The game will be over soon. What if Faye comes back and sees us? There are other people around here too."

Zoran's voice was husky with desire.

"The game has twelve rounds. It won't be over that quickly. Don't worry, I've locked the door. No one can see us."

"Aria, my sweet Aria, have a baby with me. I'm so done with Faye."

The moment Zoran finished speaking, Aria cast a fleeting glance at me standing outside the door.

At that moment, what was left for me to misunderstand?

Zoran said he had locked the door, yet now there was clearly a gap.

Aria, she had done this deliberately.Zoran was right. Today's match was supposed to be twelve rounds, and I shouldn't have come back at this time. But I knocked out my opponent cleanly in the third round, ending the fight early.

Filthy sounds were already echoing in the room. I left the gym mechanically and went straight home.

As soon as I entered the door, my knees gave out and I collapsed on the floor. My head was buzzing, with Zoran's words echoing incessantly in my mind.

"What kind of woman is she? She won't even have a child."

"I can't even get excited when I see her now. Aria, have a baby for me."

It felt like a saw was tearing back and forth in my chest. A dull pain instantly permeated my entire body, making it hard to breathe.

It hurts so much. How could it not?

When I first met Zoran, I was four and he was six. We trained at the same boxing gym, throwing punches that eventually led us to bigger arenas.

Twenty years have passed. I'm now the youngest Empress Fist in the world, and he's a three-time championship belt holder, as well as the current owner of the gym.The circles were abuzz with rumors that Zoran and I were a power couple, advancing side by side, the champion sweethearts who'd known each other since childhood.

But it wasn't until just now that I learned in his eyes, I didn't even qualify as a woman.

I gently placed my hand on my lower abdomen, tears falling in large droplets that I could no longer hold back.

Here, half a year ago, there had been a child. But at that time, I was in the midst of a crucial competition. I hadn't even had the chance to know of the child's existence before I lost them forever.

Even now, I still remember Zoran hunched over my hospital bed, holding my hand.

"Faye, we're still young. We'll have children later. This was just an accident. The baby understands that Mom and Dad are busy with their careers. It's not the right time for them to come yet."

"Right now, we need to focus on competing more to boost our gym's reputation. You rest up, and we can have a baby later."

But in his mouth, these words somehow morphed into accusing me of being unwilling to have a child?

As I was lost in my memories, Zoran's voice reached my ears.