Chapter 1

In the third year of our marriage, my wife, Sienna, got drunk and told me she wanted us to have a child.

Three months later, her wish came true.

I was at the clinic with her for a check-up when she asked me to go grab her a hot latte.

Just as I turned the corner of the hallway, I heard her voice, choked with tears, threatening her first love.

"Ian, the fact that you followed me to the hospital proves you still care, doesn't it？"

"If you just say you love me, I'll end this pregnancy right now and leave with you."

Her voice was so full of desperation that I couldn't bring myself to take another step.

But once I truly let go, she was the one kneeling on the ground, begging me not to leave her.

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I hurried back with the latte, only to see Sienna walking toward the hospital garden, her hand intimately tucked into Ian's arm.

I followed them like a ghost, watching as they shared a kiss and an embrace.

Without realizing it, I squeezed the paper cup until it burst.

The scalding liquid soaked my shirt, the heat so intense it almost brought me to tears.

A passing pregnant woman saw my hollow expression and gently handed me a tissue.

I snapped back to reality and forced a bitter smile. "Thank you."

I always knew there was someone else in Sienna's heart, but I never realized he had never left.

I don't even remember how I managed to walk up to them.

All I remember is the look of pure shock and guilt on Sienna's face when she saw me.

As she tried to stand up, I pressed her back down and sneered.

"Don't stop on my account. I just came to tell you that I'm heading home."

Ian smirked, pulling Sienna closer and raising an eyebrow at me in a blatant challenge.

I fought the urge to swing at him and simply turned away.

In the back of my mind, I still held onto a shred of hope.

But by the time I reached the exit, Sienna hadn't even tried to follow me.

Once home, I waited until midnight, but there was no sign of her.

I couldn't take it anymore; I needed to talk to her and settle this, whether it meant divorce or something else.

I just couldn't stand this suffocating uncertainty.

But as I walked down to the driveway, I heard a faint, muffled moan.

"Sienna, don't hold back. I love the sound of your voice."

I stood hidden in the dark shadows of the trees, silently watching the SUV rock rhythmically.

I remembered the doctor's specific warning: "No physical intimacy for the first trimester."

At the time, I had looked Sienna in the eye and promised to follow the rules and stay faithful.

Sienna had only given me a fake smile in response.

I thought she was just nervous about becoming a mother, but now I realize she was laughing at my pathetic sincerity.

For three years, she had always used her health as an excuse to keep me at a distance.

Everything changed three months ago after she came home from a college reunion.

She had practically jumped me and was the one who suggested we have a baby.

I thought I was the luckiest man in the world.

Looking back, I was nothing more than a punchline.

"Sienna？ Sienna！ What's wrong？ Why is there so much blood？！"

Ian's sudden scream shattered my thoughts.

Before I could even process what was happening, my legs were already moving toward the black SUV.

In the dim light of the cabin, I saw blood pooling beneath Sienna.

She was clutching her stomach in agony, her face deathly pale.

"Ian, help me... save me... it hurts so much," she whispered, her voice like smoke.

My mind went completely blank, a loud buzzing filling my ears.

Ian reacted first, but instead of helping, he recoiled from her touch and scrambled backward.

His eyes were wide with terror as he fumbled with his belt, his hands shaking uncontrollably.

Just before Sienna could reach him, his composure collapsed.

"It wasn't my fault！ You're the one who seduced me！" he yelled.

Then, he scrambled out of the car and fled into the night.

"Ian... don't leave... help me..."

Sweat poured down Sienna's face as she tried to crawl after him, only to fall onto the pavement.

The bleeding intensified, her eyes filled with nothing but despair.

Only after Ian had vanished into the darkness did Sienna realize I was there and beg for my help.