The Sound of Falling Blossoms

Laura stood frozen where she was, as if struck by lightning.

She watched as James leaned in and sucked Jessica's nipple.

Time seemed to have slowed down. Every second that passed made her heart ache.

A while later, Jessica moaned coquettishly and placed her hand on James's head. "I want some help with the other side as well..."

James frowned. "I thought the other side was alright."

Jessica didn't say anything else. She just wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his face towards her other breast.

After a short pause, James lowered his head again.

Laura couldn't stand the sight anymore. She turned on her heels and rushed out of the house.

The heavy rain soaked her from head to toe, but she didn't feel cold at all.

All she could think of was their first night together. James held her in his arms like she was his most precious treasure.

His voice was hoarse as he said, "Laura, you're my first woman and will also be my last..."

But now, he was kissing another woman.

The pain was excruciating and caused her to bend down.

Laura felt like someone was ripping her heart apart from the inside out.

'James Lawson, you've not kept any of your promises. Since that's the case, then why did you have to barge into my life and mess everything up?' Laura exclaimed inwardly.

She wrapped her arms around her legs as she squatted in the rain, and her legs gradually became numb.

She only headed back into the villa after all the lights inside were switched off.

In the middle of the night, she suddenly started burning up with a fever.

Whilst being half-conscious, Laura seemed to have heard James's gentle voice from next door. "Be good, sweetheart. Let Daddy tell you a bedtime story..."

It was obvious that he was talking to the child in Jessica's womb.

What James was doing was exactly like what he had promised Laura, but he wasn't telling Laura's baby stories right now; he was telling stories to Jessica's baby.

After what seemed like forever, Laura felt that someone was calling her name.

"Laura? Laura?"

Laura slowly opened her eyes and saw James sitting on the side of the bed with some medicine in his hands.

She then closed her eyes and refused to look at James.

"I'll leave the meds and water here, Laura." There was a short pause. "Jessica's pregnant, and there's also a baby that she has to take care of. You'd... better stay in your room for the next couple of days so that you don't pass it on to them. Your door will be locked, and the servants will bring you food or whatever you need."

With that said, James turned to leave before Laura could say anything else. He left the room and went to take care of Jessica and their children.

When Laura heard the clicking of the door, she suddenly laughed.

She gradually laughed louder and louder, but in the end, the laughter turned into a heart-wrenching cry.

Everything felt like a total joke.

She used to be his most cherished treasure, but now he locked her up as if she were some kind of dangerous virus.

For the next couple of days, no one brought Laura any food or water. The servants had probably received orders from Jessica to do so.

Laura's fever didn't break at all. She could only lie on the bed, feeling dazed. She could hear the laughter and happiness on the other side of the door.

James and Jessica were watching a film. It was the same film that he had watched with Laura countless times.

The two of them were having a candlelight dinner. In the past, James would personally cook something for Laura once every month to give her a surprise.

The two of them had even begun to discuss the name of their future child, just like how James would hold Laura in his arms in the past and say gently in her ear, "Laura, if we have a son in the future, let's call him Jake Lawson, if we have a daughter, then let's call her Lauren Lawson. If it's a boy, then the first letter of his name will be J, and if it's a girl, then the first letter of her name will be L."

But now, James was naming Jessica's child Jack Lawson. Both of their names began with J, so Jack was a perfect name for their child.

Laura lay curled up in bed and was biting the cover so that she wouldn't cry out loud.