Chapter 1

The day I went into premature labor, James was celebrating his first love's birthday.

After I almost died from hemorrhaging, he coldly said: "Let's get divorced. Since we lost the baby, there's no point in staying together."

He didn't know our child was in the NICU under observation.

Three years later.

James stared at the son holding my hand.

He panicked.

The day I found out I was pregnant, I was excitedly planning to go home and tell James.

However, when I eagerly pushed open the door, I saw James tenderly embracing Sophia and whispering to her.

The man who was always cold and distant with me was now smiling in a way I'd never seen before.

They sat side by side on the couch I had carefully chosen for our home.

Their tightly clasped hands made my excitement feel like the cruelest joke.

I froze in place, my elbow accidentally hitting the doorframe.

The loud thud finally made the two engrossed in conversation notice my presence.

They turned to look at me simultaneously, both their expressions changing.

Sophia instinctively pulled her hand from James' grasp.

She stood up from the couch, her intertwined fingers betraying her panic and unease.

However, I only gave her hesitant face a brief glance.

Looking away, I calmly gazed at James.

The man now had his arms crossed, looking at me with an unpleasant expression.

"You shouldn't be home now."

I silently laughed to myself.

Right.

Normally at this time, I should be at the office handling work for him.

But today, halfway through work, I suddenly felt short of breath and nauseous.

After enduring it for a while with no relief, my lower abdomen started cramping.

Not daring to delay, I immediately had my assistant take me to the hospital.

After a series of examinations, the doctor told me I was already two months pregnant.

Because of my poor health and overwork, I was now showing signs of threatened miscarriage.

It took quite a bit of effort at the hospital to stabilize the pregnancy.

Looking at the "2 months pregnant" on the report, I finally felt belated happiness.

My first thought was to tell James this news.

Because I knew he had always wanted a child.

But I never expected Sophia would be back.

The woman James had loved since childhood.

The woman who...had married someone else but remained an indelible obsession in James' heart.