The Regret You’ll Carry Forever

I frowned and threw the fish back at him.  

“I won't do it.”

Benny’s face darkened. His grip on my arm tightened, fingers digging into my skin as he hissed, “What’s wrong with you? Have you gone insane from being pregnant? Do you not understand basic manners anymore?”

“You humiliated Ann in front of the whole company today. I invited her here tonight so you could make it up to her by cooking and now you're acting like a spoiled brat?”

Just as his hand lifted into the air, Ann stepped forward with a gentle voice coated in poison.

“Benny, forget it. Angie’s just moody because she’s pregnant with your child. I can understand and tolerate it.”

Her words only poured fuel on his rage.

“Does being pregnant give her a license to behave like a queen?” he snapped, glaring at me like I was a disgrace.

He dragged me into the kitchen, shoved me inside and locked the door. “You’re not coming out until you finish cooking!”

I stumbled and fell and my stomach immediately cramped violently. Cold sweat poured down my face.  

I knelt by the door, pounding on it.  

“Benny! Let me out! My stomach hurts... I fell... Send me to the hospital..."

“Benny, I think Angie must be angry that I'm eating here for free and using the baby to threaten you. Maybe I should just leave?”

The footsteps outside the door paused for a moment and then his cold voice came through, “It’s just a meal. Is it worth using the child’s safety to scare me? It’s utterly unreasonable!”

I couldn't tell whether it was heartache or lower abdominal pain, but I just kept knocking on the door and begging. “Please…”

“Do as you please. Let’s go, Ann. We’ll eat at Michelin.”

“Benny, you’re so kind."

I was in so much pain that I couldn't even speak. “I’m not lying… really… it hurts so much…"

The only response was the sound of the door slamming shut.  

Everything went black and I fainted.  

When I woke up again, I was in the hospital.  

The person guarding my bed was actually Robyn.

He sighed in relief when he saw me open my eyes.

“I called you several times, but no one answered. I was scared and afraid you had a fight with Benny until he hit you, so I rushed over”

“Then I found you fainted in the kitchen. The doctor said you just fell and hit your stomach. The baby is fine.”

I gave a bitter smile. Wasn't my injury and fainting also because Benny hit me?

I thanked him gratefully, picked up my phone and tried to contact the person in charge of Lincoln Group to tell him that I had quit Benny's company and joined Robyn’s side.

But the phone screen displayed a series of text messages from Ann. 

There were also videos.

“You old hag, so what if you’re pregnant with Benny’s child? You’re still being sent home to be a housewife. Give me your desk and position!”

“Mr. Webster said that he's had enough of you. You work all day and have no charm. Being pregnant makes you smell awful. He prefers someone young like me. Hahaha, maybe soon I’ll be more than just an assistant in the company.”

“Oh, and Mr. Webster said that you will be a housewife from now on. How can you be the person in charge of Lincoln's project? Don't come to the signing meeting tomorrow. I will go for you so that the other party won't be disgusted by your pregnant appearance.”

I stared expressionlessly at her provocation and the video.  

Before I could react, Robyn exploded first, “What kind of person dares to speak to you like that!”

“You're not angry at all? Do you really like Benny so much? So much that you’d endure being bullied by this trashy woman?”

Robyn's eyes reddened as he added, “Angie, if I had a wife as good as you, I would pamper you every day and never let you suffer any injustice.”

I calmly replied to Ann, [You can have the trashy man, but you can forget about my project.]

I looked up at Robyn in confusion, “What did you just say?”

He gritted his teeth, “Nothing, I just said I'm your boss. If they dare to steal your project, I'll kill them.”