Spencer‘s POV:
When I saw the smile on their faces, I was left befuddled.Vivian came back, visibly livid.
"Charles, did Scarlett have the same symptoms back then?" she asked while frowning.
"She did.Considering how adorable the baby is, she said everything she suffered was worth it." Charles
nodded in agreement
Vivian sat on the chair weakly while caressing her belly.
"I felt like I almost threw up my intestines just now," she remarked.
"You have to put up with it.Morning sickness is a common symptom.You‘ll be fine after a few months,"
David chimed in, trying to comfort her with a smile
"Do I have any other choice? That‘s all I can do." Vivian shrugged, feeling helpless.
Suddenly, David patted me on the shoulder and bantered, "Well, what are you waiting for, Spencer?"
"What are you trying to say? I don‘t get it," I replied.
"Moron," Vivian remarked.
Then, she glanced down at her belly.
"Don‘t be like your father when you grow up, sweetheart."
‘Father?‘
Upon hearing that word, I felt like a thunderclap resonated within my head.I was so stunned that I was
frozen in my seat.
"Vivian, are you pregnant?" I asked, visibly astonished.
"You finally figure it out! I guess you‘re not so stupid, after all." Vivian sounded really disdainful.
"Is the baby inside you mine?" I asked tentatively.
‘’Do I really have a child now? Am I going to be a dad?”
"Who else could it be?" Vivian cackled in anger.
While I was staring at her lower abdomen, my heart was filled with amazement.
After several moments, I finally found my voice.
"Why didn‘t you tell me earlier?"
Had I known that she was pregnant, I never would‘ve pushed Vivian away.
"I‘ve tried to hint it to you many times, but you were so stupid to understand any of my cues.You‘re so
focused on trying to make me back away from you by being a difficult asshole!" Vivian shouted.
Clearly, she was displeased of me. Now that I looked back on what I had done to her, I felt guilty. I
hurried to her side and apologized sincerely.
"I‘m so sorry, my love.I want to make it up to you!"
"Now do you understand how much I‘ve been suffering?" Tears welled up in her eyes.
Vivian looked truly miserable.
My heart ached for her, so I quickly pulled her into my arms.
"I‘ve always known that, Vivian.I‘m so sorry.It was stupid of me to make you suffer.Can you find it in
your heart to forgive me?"I pleaded.
"That depends on your performance." Vivian looked away, blushing.
It was a relief to me that she didn‘t refuse me decisively.
Perhaps it wasn‘t too late yet.I still had a chance to make up for all the bad things I did to her.
"Let‘s get down to business first, shall we? Stop displaying your affection in public, okay?"
Charles interrupted 10:53 abruptly
"You guys can go ahead and talk.I saw some friends over there.I‘m gonna go and say hi."
With that, Vivian stood up and left with a smile on her face.
"You two go to the tennis court tomorrow.If you want, you can bring some friends with you as well," said
Charles.
"Your hand is still injured, isn‘t it? Don‘t try to act tough.Don‘t you want to recover as soon as possible?"
David asked Charles, scoffing at him.
"I’m fine.I can do it," Charles responded firmly.
David and I exchanged glances while shaking our heads and sighing.
Ever since Scarlett disappeared, Charles had been living miserably.No one knew better than us just
how much he loved Scarlett
"I don‘t think I can play tennis now with my legs, but I can still come and watch the fun." I chuckled.
After setting up an appointment the next day, we drank for a while and said goodbye.
After my friends left, I sat alone for a long time before calling my mom.
"Mom, I want to remarry Vivian as soon as possible.”
Raina‘s POV:
In order to deal with the trouble that Liam had caused, Dad had been working really hard lately.Thus, I
was left home alone.
The fiasco at the marriage attracted clout.
Nobody anticipated that something that scandalous would happen.
At this time, someone rang the doorbell.I went to the door to open it.
Upon seeing the person standing on the other side of the door, my eyes narrowed in disgust.
"Raina, I‘m your biological mother, Susan Lively," Susan said to me while smiling.
"The only mother I have is Sunny Hill." I glared at her, quickly closing the door and feeling disgusted of
her.
However, Susan prevented me from closing it.She was looking at me with pleading eyes.
"Raina, please.Can you come out here for a sec so we can talk? I have so much to tell you."
"There‘s nothing I want to talk to you about.You‘re not welcome here.Please leave," I responded
listlessly.
"Raina, don‘t you want to deal with Caroline? I can help you," Susan spluttered.
Upon hearing those words, I paused, visibly surprised.
"Is that so? How can you help?"
"I’m certain that I can help! I‘ve already figured out a way to deal with her," Susan replied.
After a moment of hesitation, I followed her out.
Once we entered a bar, Susan began to look at me intently.
The way she was staring at me made me feel uncomfortable.
Feeling disdainful, I asked, "Didn‘t you say that you have something to tell me?"
Tears welled up in Susan‘s eyes as she cried, "I‘m so sorry to have made you suffer through so much,
Raina."
"From the moment you abandoned me, you were no longer my mother!" I exclaimed.
"It‘s not what you think! Someone deceived us both!" cried Susan.
"What? What are you trying to say?"
"Your father, Nate Lively, was quite the golden bachelor back in the day.Many women adored him, and
I, myself, wasn‘t an exception.I was the first woman to have his babies, and I had twins.So, I was
fortunate to have married him soon." Susan let out a sigh.
"I‘m not interested in your shitty love story." I interrupted her reminiscence.
"After I gave birth to Rita, the doctor told me that the other child was stillborn.That‘s why I didn‘t know
that you were still alive all these years." Susan covered her face and burst into tears.
"Are you serious?" My heart became indescribably heavy.
For as long as I could remember, I had always believed that I had been abandoned at the orphanage.
That was why I loathed my biological parents with every fiber of my being Upon learning that my twin
sister, Rita, had grown into such a fine young woman and had lived a life of luxury, I became even more
resentful.
I never expected that this was the truth.
Susan nodded to affirm my question.
"You also said that you‘d help me deal with Caroline, right? Are you for real?"
"Raina, I owe you a lifetime of apologies and many more.Please, give me one chance to make it up to
you.I know that you‘ve been wanting to get rid of Caroline all this time.As long as we work together,
we‘ll be able to get you what you want." Susan looked into my eyes.
She seemed really sincere about this matter.
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