Chapter 349 - 346: Passing Days I (1/1)

Chapter 349 - 346: Passing Days I

Serena stared at herself in the mirror It has been 2 weeks since Charlton walked out of the door of the drawing roo Not for her, not for anyone else

It was a good thing her parents arrived when they did, at least then, she had to act with some normalcy Her mother did not return to their duchy and chose to stay with her in the ducal , but her coh

Since hercooped up in their alas, and it was there that she learned what happened to Charlton's family

For a few days, she tried to tell herself that Charlton did not choose to leave her That perhaps, he has not given up on them That it's the circu days proved her wrong He never called and she knew that he could Not only that, the night before he left, he could have visited her, but he didn't

She looked at herself again as tears blurred her vision She has been crying a lot It was very very painful, but she has to accept it Charlton has abandoned her It's either he believed what she said that night and felt disgusted by her, or that it was the circumstance with his parents that made him do so In truth, it doesn't matter what the reason was, for in the end, the conclusion was still the same

He still abandoned her at the time when she needed him the most She knew she should not blame him, but deep inside her heart she was still scornful

Then, she placed her hand on her still flat abdomen After a few days since her hts to her actions and realized that she was over acting What nant? Perhaps it was just delayed Although she has been suffering with so, she could have just gotten sick With some positivity, she tried to comfort herself with that

However, now that it's been almost 3 weeks since the time it was due to arrive… she closed her eyes She could no longer live in denial She ith child and it's only a matter of tiood thing that Beatrice just arrived 2 weeks ago, and no one has discovered that blood did not stain her undergarments yet

Now, the question hat does she do about it?

The first thing that caet rid of it It has not been a month yet and she still has that option But then, just the thought of doing that to a life, a life that was her own flesh and blood, she knew she could never do it No matter how scornful she was of Charlton, if he was indeed the father, she could not push all the blame on him She also shared the responsibility for she was the one who told him to release it inside Aside from that… she wrapped her arm around her abdomen She already loved her child

The second idea was running away Leave for a vacation, then just disappear Give birth to the baby somewhere and live a secluded life She has money, but her probleht of the ly inadequate and the h She also feared of going through this alone She thought of going to her friends, but she doesn't want to e her fao doith her? Every single one of them will be punished for this It would be better if she just disappears herself, that way, they will not know, and she would be the only one facing the charges if she gets caught someday

Gods, the only solution to all her proble behind his back, having a relationshi+p with his cousin for 3 years, and now pregnant, possibly with the child of his own cousin, push the responsibility to hientle to her Well, not so gentle considering how pushy he was to the point that they did that, but she could not really say that he forced her She ed in those activities with consent Then, on the issue of hier intact, perhaps, he was irls have intact hymen like all the other men of the era? Possibly

Anyas she so evil and conniving that she would use him just so that she would escape froures that this child was not his? He would kill her, and he would be justified to do so Then how about her child?

Then again, she won't have to think that far, for before it reaches to that point, she would need to give birth safely first

She looked at the calendar on the table of her vanity The days were passing, the ti, and she needed to decide Geoffrey will be visiting on Sunday, and fro their engagement to the public

Serena shook her head At this point, she knew that Geoffrey was her, her child's, and her fa his hand anyive in to the te his hand and live as if she never did those things behind his back? Should she cheat Geoffrey of the truth?

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