Chapter 6
The kidnapper overheard us and suddenly kicked Natalie’s stomach.
“You wicked mistress! My wife was also taken by another man! I hate
homewreckers the most!”
Natalie clutched her belly and pleaded, “Please don’t kick my stomach. I’m pregnant. Please don’t hurt my baby.
“Zayn, give him the money. Save our child!”
Zayn glanced at her, then at me, but he said nothing.
I looked at him indifferently. “So, that’s why you wanted me to be the hostage instead of her?
“Natalie killed my child, yet you had a new baby with her.
“Do you ever think of the child you lost for nothing?”
Zayn shook his head, still denying it.
“Eleanor, you can yell or hit me, but please don’t look at me like that. I’m scared.
“I can explain. My mother wanted a grandchild, and you couldn’t get pregnant for six months after the miscarriage. I was afraid she would embarrass you, so I let Natalie get pregnant.
“If you don’t want me to save her child, I won’t. If you don’t want me to help her at all, I won’t do that either.
“As long as you’re happy, I’ll do whatever you want.”
When the kidnapper realized he might lose the money, he pressed his knife against Natalie’s neck twice, and blood started to flow.
“Zayn, I don’t care about your problems. Just tell me are you giving me the money or not?”
Natalie collapsed to the ground, looking at Zayn with tears. “Zayn, you
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said you wanted our baby to be the happiest child. You said he would be your heir! Do you not want me or the baby anymore?”
Zayn glared at her coldly. “Shut up! My wife is right here. An illegitimate child can’t be my heir!”
Natalie sobbed loudly, and I couldn’t help feeling amused.
She had tried so hard to shame me, yet she broke down under humiliation.
Just then, the police climbed onto the roof from the other side. While the kidnapper was distracted, they grabbed him from behind and held him. down.
Natalie wept as she fell into Zayn’s arms. When he caught my eye, he quickly pulled away and gave me a flattering look.
“Eleanor, I won’t touch her again. I swear.”
I looked at him coolly. “You said you’d do anything to make me happy. Is that true?”
A flicker of hope lit up Zayn’s eyes as he nodded heavily. “Yes, it’s true.
“I’ll take her to the hospital and have the baby aborted. Then I’ll send her away. After that-”
I cut him off. “There is no after.
“And you don’t need to do any of that, because I only want one thing–a
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divorce.”
Zayn was stunned for a long moment before he snapped out of it.
“I won’t divorce you, Eleanor. Not unless I’m dead.”
Natalie, who was nearby, got excited. “Zayn, she doesn’t want you anymore. Why do you keep holding on?
“Look at me and our child. We can be a happy family of three without her!”
Zayn slapped her hard. “Shut up!
“It’s all your fault. Because of you, Eleanor wants a divorce! Get lost!”
Natalie ran away crying, while Zayn dropped to his knees.
“Eleanor, I was wrong. Please don’t divorce me. I can’t even breathe after losing you.”
I looked at his hypocritical appearance coldly and didn’t want to waste any more time on him.
“Zayn, I’m not arguing. I’m just informing you that we’re divorced.
“And you’ll leave with nothing.”
Panic filled Zayn’s eyes; his pale face grew even paler.
I reminded him, “Do you remember when you first proposed, you signed a
divorce contract?
“You said that if you ever betrayed me, I could sign the divorce anytime, and you’d get nothing.
“I signed it the day you spent your first night with Natalie. Today marks exactly 30 days.
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“Tomorrow morning, we’ll get the divorce papers and make it official.”
Zayn collapsed, tears pouring down his face. I knew he had finally remembered the agreement he’d long forgotten.
He clung to my legs, crying loudly. “Eleanor, I was wrong!
“I don’t care about the money, but I can’t live without you.
“I love you. You’re the only one I’ve ever loved in my life. Please give me another chance!”
I kicked him away.
“Zayn, I never doubted your love when you signed that agreement. But it was the love of the 25–year–old you that helped me bury the 30–year–old
you.
“It seems fate never forgives anyone.”
His eyes went blank, his lips quivering silently.
Watching him so desperate, I felt a sudden pleasure for revenge.
“Zayn, I have money, freedom, and the whole world waiting outside. Why would I make the same mistake again?”
With that, I turned and walked away.
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