In the pitch-black living room, Emily Thompson sat alone on the sofa, hugging a cushion and lost in thought. Mark Davis probably wouldnt be coming home tonight, a situation that had been ongoing for who knows how many days. At that moment, the sound of a key turning in the door caught her attention鈥攚as it Mark? She quickly stood up, her eyes filled with anticipation as she looked towards the entrance.
"Why is it so dark? Are you not home?" The door opened, and Marks displeased voice echoed through the room.
Click, the light was switched on, the bright light momentarily blinding Emily.
"Youre here, and you dont even turn on the light," Mark complained as he carefully helped the woman behind him into the house.
Emily stood there, fidgeting with her clothes.
"Who... is she?" Emily finally mustered the courage to ask, her gaze fixed on the woman behind Mark.
The woman, with her delicate features, looked like a small bird hiding behind Mark, as if Emily was a ferocious beast ready to pounce on her at any moment.
"Her name is Linda Smith. I brought her home today to inform you that Linda is pregnant," Mark said nonchalantly.
"Pregnant?" Emily felt her world spin, and she took a step back in disbelief.
"Yes, shes carrying my child. I need you to talk to my grandfather about divorcing me. You know how much he adores you; if I were to propose divorce, hed break my legs. So, I think its better if youre the one to bring it up," Mark looked at Emily with an expressionless face, as if she were a stranger.
"No... please, dont divorce me. If theres anything Ive done wrong, I can change. If you want to be with her, I can pretend it never happened. Just dont divorce me, Ill agree to anything," Emily felt tears streaming down her face uncontrollably as she clutched Marks sleeve, unwilling to let go.
"You wont divorce me, how can I give Linda and her unborn child a name?" Mark coldly shook off Emilys grip.
"Please..." Emily tried to say more.
"Ive said what I needed to say. Linda needs to rest early, and Ill accompany her back," Mark said, leaving with Linda without looking back.
Emily collapsed back onto the sofa, unable to believe that Mark had come home to divorce her. She still wanted to try to save their marriage, so Emily decided to visit Mark at his villa the next day.