Chapter 349 - 346: Passing Days I (1/2)

Serena stared at herself in the mirror. It has been 2 weeks since Charlton walked out of the door of the drawing room, and time did not stop moving. 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 mansion. She could not tell her what was wrong, but her company was enough.

Since her mother was there, she was forced out of hiding cooped up in their mansion. They attended some parties and galas, 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 circumstance that forced him.

However, the passing 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 mother has arrived, she put some thoughts to her actions and realized that she was over acting. What made her think that she could be pregnant? Perhaps it was just delayed. Although she has been suffering with some mood fluctuations and nausea in the morning, 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 was with child and it's only a matter of time before everyone in the mansion finds out. It was a good thing that Beatrice just arrived 2 weeks ago, and no one has discovered that blood did not stain her undergarments yet.

Now, the question was, what does she do about it?

The first thing that came to mind was to get 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.