I had felt shame, remorse, and self-reproach—countless emotions collided and burned fiercely in my chest. Every single day in the Carter household was pure torment.
But it turned out all of this was just a cruel deception. And the mastermind behind it, with his air of superiority, made me feel like the biggest fool alive.
I didn’t know how to face him, nor how to accept this brutal truth. All I knew was that, at this moment, I deeply regretted ever marrying into the Carter family.
"Darling, don’t forget—you’re already carrying our child."
As if reading my thoughts, he spoke up to remind me.
I pressed a hand to my stomach, silent.
Oh, my child… I’m so sorry you had to witness such a farce.
Eventually, exhaustion from crying and the fatigue of early pregnancy overtook
