Page 459 of Billionaire Temptations

By the time I dragged my sad, sorry ass out of bed, it was one o’clock. The only reason I did was because my parents decided to drop by.

“What’s going on with you?” my mom asked with worry. “We ran into Sienna this morning, and she asked if you had talked to us yet, but she wouldn’t tell us anything else.”

“You okay, pumpkin?” my dad asked.

I sighed as I went to the kitchen to make some tea.

“Sebastian thinks I’m the one who’s pregnant. He found the test in the bathroom and flew out of here as fast as he could. He left town, and I haven’t heard from him since.”

“Oh, sweetheart. Come here.” My mom held out her arms.

I should have broken down and cried in her arms, but the truth was, I had cried so much the past couple of days that I didn’t have any tears left in me.

“Why would he do something like that without talking to you?” my dad asked.

“Oh, I don’t know. Maybe because he’s an asshole.”

“Now, Chloe. What have I taught you about calling people names?”

Rolling my eyes, I grabbed a couple of tea bags and put them in the teacups.

“Sounds to me like he’s running scared,” my dad spoke as he reached into the fridge for a beer. “I’ll have a talk with him.”

“No, Dad. I broke up with him.”

“But you’re not even pregnant,” my mom said.

“I know that, but he thinks I am, and instead of talking to me, he took the cowardly way out and left. I’m taking that as a sign for the future. The universe is telling me to run away from him as fast as I can.”

“No. I don’t believe that.” My mom shook her head. “The two of you are meant to be together. That’s why you found each other again when you moved back here.”

“Well, he hurt me again, and I’m not playing anymore. This game hurts me, Mom. It hurts so bad that I don’t know how long it’s going to take for me to fully recover because I love him so much.”

“You know what they say. Absence makes the heart grow fonder,” my dad chimed in. “Maybe he’ll come back groveling on his hands and knees, begging you for forgiveness.”

“I doubt it. I told him that if he ever came near me again, I’d file a restraining order against him.”

“Oh, Chloe.” My mom placed her hand on my face.

“Enough talk about Sebastian. It’s over, so get used to it. We have other things to focus on, like my baby brother or sister.” I smiled as I placed my hand on my mom’s belly.

Monday morning had arrived, and it was the start of a new week. I set my alarm earlier than usual so I could meditate before heading to work. It was a new day. A day where I would renew my soul and create a peaceful mind. A mind that was free from any thoughts of him. He would now become a distant memory of a love I once had. A man who made me feel like I was the only woman on the face of the earth but also a man who broke my heart in two. Just as I prepared myself to meditate,my phone rang, and it was Sienna. When I answered it, she was brushing her teeth.

“Oh, good. You’re up. Sam brought up a good point last night.” She paused to spit in the sink.

“It’s a new day, Sienna. I don’t want to hear any points. If you’ll excuse me, I’m getting ready to meditate before work.”

“‘Ello, Chloe.” Sam appeared on the screen.

“Good morning, Sam.” I sighed.

“Okay, so you know how you broke it off with Sebastian?”

“Yes.”

“Well, he isn’t going anywhere because he thinks you’re carrying his child. So, he’s going to be checking on you from time to time to see how you’re doing.”

“And you know this how, Sam?”

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