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When she saw me, she ran over and hugged me tightly, her heart aching.
“My dear girl, how could you go through such a problem without informing me?!”
I gave Marshall a glare and kept my mouth shut.
“Mom, I lost my head,” Marshall admitted, bowing deeply as he began his act.
He smacked himself twice, looking genuinely sorry: “I got everything wrong. I thought Sasha’s baby wasn’t mine. I got carried away and wound up with Nina.
“She had done me a favour before, exposing a rival’s dirty secrets and getting their boss locked up; I owed her. She promised not to mess with my family, but she flipped on me!
“I… I couldn’t bear the thought of losing Sasha or our home. I never thought the mess would cost us our son!
“Mom, I’m sorry. However, I truly don’t want to divorce Sasha. I want to make things right. Please, put in a good word for me.”
My mother looked at me, her expression a mixture of sadness and resignation. “Sasha, people make mistakes sometimes. Marshall knows he’s in the wrong now. Why don’t we give him another chance?”
I paused for a beat and nodded. “Okay, but only if Nina gets what she deserves.”
Marshall agreed without hesitation.
I told him I didn’t want a nanny hovering around. I wanted him to care for me himself.
Marshall paused for a second before nodding in agreement.
I was counting the days until I was able to leave the hospital. Marshall was gathering my clothes when Nina rushed in, yelling my name like a battle cry.
When she saw Marshall, she paused briefly before launching herself at him, fists and feet flying.
“Marshall! You scumbag! How could you get me fired from the TV station? What right do you have?!”
Marshall pushed her away without sympathy and drew me into his arms. “I’ve told you a million times to stop bothering me; I’m not leaving Sasha. You wouldn’t listen, so I had to get you out of the TV station!
“And if you don’t back off, I’ll make sure you can’t even stick around in this town.”
Nina’s hair was a tangled mess, and the dark bruise under her eye made her look even more worn out.
She had clearly been put through a lot over the last few days, and it wasn’t just because of Marshall.
“Marshall, are you accusing me of pestering you? You are the one who married me, remember? Do you think I won’t sue you for marrying two women at once?!” Nina was on edge, her voice sharp with rage; the more she used to care for Marshall, the more she despised him.
The irony wasn’t lost on me: I was the other woman she cursed, and there she was, the true side chick.
“Go ahead, try!” Marshall shot back, his stare icy, “You won’t be able to handle the fallout!”
Nina was speechless.
Marshall turned to me, his voice suddenly gentle: “Sasha, see where my heart is; no one matters more than you.”
I pushed him away, my voice still frosty as I asked, “Is that so? She’s out of work. What about me? “I lost a child—your child.”
“My dear girl, how could you go through such a problem without informing me?!”
I gave Marshall a glare and kept my mouth shut.
“Mom, I lost my head,” Marshall admitted, bowing deeply as he began his act.
He smacked himself twice, looking genuinely sorry: “I got everything wrong. I thought Sasha’s baby wasn’t mine. I got carried away and wound up with Nina.
“She had done me a favour before, exposing a rival’s dirty secrets and getting their boss locked up; I owed her. She promised not to mess with my family, but she flipped on me!
“I… I couldn’t bear the thought of losing Sasha or our home. I never thought the mess would cost us our son!
“Mom, I’m sorry. However, I truly don’t want to divorce Sasha. I want to make things right. Please, put in a good word for me.”
My mother looked at me, her expression a mixture of sadness and resignation. “Sasha, people make mistakes sometimes. Marshall knows he’s in the wrong now. Why don’t we give him another chance?”
I paused for a beat and nodded. “Okay, but only if Nina gets what she deserves.”
Marshall agreed without hesitation.
I told him I didn’t want a nanny hovering around. I wanted him to care for me himself.
Marshall paused for a second before nodding in agreement.
I was counting the days until I was able to leave the hospital. Marshall was gathering my clothes when Nina rushed in, yelling my name like a battle cry.
When she saw Marshall, she paused briefly before launching herself at him, fists and feet flying.
“Marshall! You scumbag! How could you get me fired from the TV station? What right do you have?!”
Marshall pushed her away without sympathy and drew me into his arms. “I’ve told you a million times to stop bothering me; I’m not leaving Sasha. You wouldn’t listen, so I had to get you out of the TV station!
“And if you don’t back off, I’ll make sure you can’t even stick around in this town.”
Nina’s hair was a tangled mess, and the dark bruise under her eye made her look even more worn out.
She had clearly been put through a lot over the last few days, and it wasn’t just because of Marshall.
“Marshall, are you accusing me of pestering you? You are the one who married me, remember? Do you think I won’t sue you for marrying two women at once?!” Nina was on edge, her voice sharp with rage; the more she used to care for Marshall, the more she despised him.
The irony wasn’t lost on me: I was the other woman she cursed, and there she was, the true side chick.
“Go ahead, try!” Marshall shot back, his stare icy, “You won’t be able to handle the fallout!”
Nina was speechless.
Marshall turned to me, his voice suddenly gentle: “Sasha, see where my heart is; no one matters more than you.”
I pushed him away, my voice still frosty as I asked, “Is that so? She’s out of work. What about me? “I lost a child—your child.”