After the Split-up, I Spurned His Third Try

Tired of her overbearing future mother-in-law’s endless manipulation, a young woman reaches her breaking point during her own engagement party. When she is pressured to sign an outrageous contract guaranteeing she will produce a male heir, she refuses to back down. With her father standing firmly by her side, they spectacularly ruin the event by flipping the table. Declaring the marriage officially over, she walks away from the toxic family, determined to reclaim her freedom and her future.

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Chapter 3

I looked at Erasmo suspiciously. He hugged me, full of excitement.

He said, "Madeline, this is amazing. I'm gonna be a dad."

I pushed him away, puzzled.

I said, "Don't rush to celebrate yet. I'm not ready to be a mom. Didn't we agree to wait a few years before having kids? And we've always been careful, so how could I be pregnant?"

Erasmo touched his nose, looking a bit guilty.

He mumbled, "Well, maybe it was an accident.

"But since it happened, it means we're meant to have this baby, right? Madeline, this is great news."

I didn't think much of it. What was done was done.

But what happened earlier still bothered me.

I couldn't help but ask him coldly, "Erasmo, you knew I was allergic to seafood, yet you pushed me to eat it. What's going on? Is your family trying to control me?"

Erasmo returned to his usual self.

He gently coaxed me, "Madeline, they didn't mean to. They just forgot, and they're my parents after all. I couldn't contradict them, right?"

Seeing his pitiful face, I softened.

Since I was pregnant and the engagement was tomorrow, I decided to let it go and nodded, forgiving him.

Little did I know, the engagement party would shatter my worldview.

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