William stepped forward, still trying to grab my arm.
I was done. Without hesitation, I slapped him across the face.
“Mr. Larson, you wouldn’t want to end up trending for harassment tomorrow, would you?”
“Susie, wait-
Before he could finish, a shrill voice interrupted.
“William! I finally found you!”
Luna came running toward him, her face filled with joy.
After William had discovered her fake illness, he had completely cut her off.
But last month, she found out she was pregnant.
Which meant–she had another chance to claw her way back.
Grabbing William’s hand, she pressed it against her stomach. “William, I’m having your baby! We’re going to be a family again!”
William’s face drained of color as he looked between her and me. “Susie, I can explain-”
Luna smirked, tightening her grip on his arm and shooting me a triumphant look
“Some people really have no shame. You’re clinging to a man who already dumped you. Pathetic.”
“Shut the hell up.”
William snapped at her, trying to pull away, but she clung to him even harder.
I took the opportunity to slip away.
Behind me, I could hear William shouting in frustration, but I didn’t care.
Let them deal with their mess. I was done.
But slipping away wasn’t enough
Now that William knew where I was, he became relentless.
Phone calls. Messages. Flowers delivered to my office.
Each time a new number popped up, I blocked it. Again and again.
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And then, on the tenth attempt, I came face to face with someone unexpected.
Luna.
She looked awful. Gaunt, exhausted–this time, she actually looked like someone with a terminal illness.
Clutching her stomach, she took slow, deliberate steps toward me.
“I’m pregnant. The baby is William’s.”
“Oh.”
That was all I said.
She stared at me, desperately searching my face for any sign of emotion. Any flicker of jealousy.
Finally, she found something.
A small reaction from me.
I frowned and muttered, “You’re blocking my light.”
Luna’s face twisted in rage. “If you had any sense, you’d step aside and stop harassing William.”
I laughed.
Pulling out my phone, I scrolled through William’s 99+ missed calls and held the screen up to her face.
“Take a good look. Who’s really the one harassing who?”
My voice dropped, ice–cold. “If anything, you should be the one keeping him on a leash. I’d appreciate it if he stopped coming around biting at my heels.”
Luna’s last shred of composure snapped.
Her eyes burned with hatred as she screamed, “Why?! What the hell do you have that I don’t?! Why does William keep throwing me away for you?!”
And then, in one swift motion, she grabbed my wrist and pulled–trying to force my hand against her stomach.
My heart lurched.
Shit
I yanked my arm back, but it was too late.
Luna’s body crumpled, collapsing onto the pavement.
She let out an ear–piercing wall. “William! Our baby! The baby is gone!”
“It was Susie! She pushed me! She killed our child!”
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