Vespera had no idea what was going on with Luke right now. Then, he suddenly blurted out, agitated and visibly struggling to get the words out, "Are you pregnant? You''re pregnant with Dominic''s child, aren''t you?"

Vespera was rendered speechless. Was Luke out of his mind? Had he been binge-watching TV shows?

She stared at him like he had grown two heads. Too exhausted to argue, she just said, "I only have a stomachache."

"I don''t believe you! Come with me to the hospital and get checked!" Luke shouted, refusing to believe Vespera''s words.

Vespera snapped, "Why would I need you to believe me? I don''t have the time to argue with you. If you have so much time to obsess over whether I''m pregnant, maybe use it to figure out how you''re going to survive once Tinaes back and buries you alive!"

Vespera pried Luke''s fingers off her arm. Luke said, "So, you refused to have a child with me, but you''ll dly get pregnant for Dominic. Is that it?"

"For thest time, I''m not pregnant!" Vespera yelled.

"Vespera, I hate you!" Luke shouted.

What on earth was wrong with Luke? First, Vespera had gotten a midnight horror show in the form of a picture featuring four bloody severed heads. And now, she was getting harassed by her deranged ex-husband in an elevator. And the worst part was that she couldn''t even beat him in a fight.fn1028 The rightful source is f?ndnovel/fn1028

She raised her hand and tried to pull his hand off her arm. She suggested, "How about this? There''s a pharmacy right outside. You can go and buy a pregnancy test. I''ll test it right away, and we can put this insanity to rest. Deal?"

Luke finally calmed down and said, "Let''s go."

Still gripping Vespera''s arm, he dragged her out of the elevator. They made it to the pharmacy. The moment he stepped forward to pay for the test and released her wrist, she bolted without looking back.

"Vespera!" Luke yelled and went after Vespera.

At this time, Vespera had already dove into a taxi at the entrance. She shouted, "Drive! That man is insane. He wants to kill me!"

Vespera looked dead serious. The taxi driver caught a glimpse of Luke sprinting toward them. The driver thought that Luke was violent and instantly locked the doors. Then, he floored the gas, and the taxi sped off.

Luke was fuming, while Vespera let out a long breath.

The driver asked, "He''s your husband, isn''t he?"

"No, he isn''t," answered Vespera.

"Don''t lie. You women always fall for the handsome ones. But let me tell you, looks mean nothing. It''s the quiet andposed ones you want. Men who chase you down the street like that? They''re dangerous one day, he beat you to death Divorces him before it''s toote," said the driver.  s

Vespera nodded and replied, "You know what? You''re absolutely right. That man is a walking red g."

The fact that a random taxi driver saw Luke as an abuser was kind of hrious. Vespera decided to let Luke''s reputation rot. After all, he deserved it.

Vespera headed straight to the

office. Dominic and Gerard hadn''t arrived yet. She popped a couple of

antacids for her stomach then headed down to the secretarial department.  s

She had been out for a week. There was no doubt that her colleagues had been treating it like a holiday. the way back up, her thoughts

drifted to the picture again. Sel. ne

thought about the picture of severed heads, and then the office atmosphere. The contrast was so jarring.

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How did she get dragged into this mess? This was probably why Dominic didn''t want to bring her along. Once she stepped inside, there was no stepping out.

At exactly 9:00 am, Dominic arrived at the office. He had stayed at the Reid residence the night before, and Gerard had picked him up first thing in the morning.

"I''ll take the coffee in," said Vespera.

Vespera grabbed the cup from Gerard, who was holding the cup and was about to enter the president''s office.

Gerard was stunned. It was the first time Vespera beat him to deliver Dominic''s coffee. With the cup of coffee in her hand, Vespera entered the president''s office.

"Mr. Reid, are you busy?" Vespera asked the moment she stepped inside.

She ced the cup of coffee on the desk and looked at Dominic urgently. She muttered, "I need to talk to you about..."

Before Vespera could finish, Dominic smiled and said, "It has only been one night since we saw each other. This is working hours. Let''s talk tonight."

Vespera was at a loss for words.