Two Lives in Exchange for True Love

All of a sudden, my phone rang. It was a property management staff. "Ms. Jennings, there's a social media influencer here saying she wants to use your place for a photoshoot…"

My parents had bought a spacious apartment downtown as our wedding home, and I'd given Jasper a key card.

"Kick her out."

As soon as my words fell, I heard a shrill voice in the background. "This is my boyfriend's place! How dare you stop me from entering? Just you wait!"

Not long after, Jasper called. He immediately confronted me. "Coco wants to shoot an ad at our place. Why the hell are you having the property management stop her? Tell them to back off before I lose my temper!"

"That's my place. What does it have to do with you? Get her out, or I'll call the cops!" I hung up on him before he could respond.

…

On the day I went to the office to finalize my resignation, Jasper stopped me in the break room. I'd secretly joined his company to be closer to him, starting from the bottom. He didn't go easy on me and gave me the toughest, dirtiest jobs.

"I heard from HR that you're resigning?"

I set down the files I was holding and responded coldly without looking up at him, "I want a change of environment."

He'd never seen me like this before. A hint of anger crept into his tone. "When are you going to stop, Wynne? The other day, I went to our wedding home, and a stranger answered the door. Why did you sell it without telling me?"

I looked up at him and responded apathetically, "Didn't you say you'd had enough of me? I'm just giving you what you wanted. I'm keeping my distance. Shouldn't you be thrilled?"

He sneered, "I didn't even call you out when you took away all the projects before, but now you're quitting without telling me? Have you forgotten that you used to follow me around like a lost puppy? What are you playing at now?

"I'm warning you, Wynne Jennings, your games won't work on me! Stop trying to hurt Coco, and I'll still marry you."

I ignored him, gathered my belongings, and headed for the door. However, a single sheet of paper slipped out of the folder I was carrying.

Jasper crouched down to pick it up. Then, with a shaky voice, he asked, "Wynne… are you… pregnant?"