Trapped with a Lawyer

"Ella, please don't blame me. Just as I would never blame you for that night.

Don't you remember that you said you wished I'd listen to you more? I promise you, I will. And I'll be better to you after we take care of this. I'll do whatever you want me to.

Ella, I love you..."

Samuel mumbled in her ears softly until he heard her steady breath. Then he got out of the bed and tucked Ella in before leaving the nursery room.

Ella was pretending to be in sound sleep, and as soon as Samuel left, she opened her eyes.

There was both sorrow and hatred oozing from her eyes in the dark.

She hated Samuel for choosing not to believe her.

They had their ups and downs before, and she didn't care to fuss about them, for they were all trifles. However, he had turned his back on her on such an important matter.

What else could she say or do? To find Sum to help prove her innocence?

That would never work. Ella knew if she involved Sum, Samuel would only knock him down the minute he saw him. And by doing that, Samuel would be convinced that Sum was the real father of the baby inside her.

To say the least, even if Ella really had been raped, how could Samuel be sure that she got pregnant on that night?

All in all, it went back to the original point. Maybe deep down he just didn't love her.

Maybe he loved Emma or Catherine, but clearly not her.

Ella's tears began to fall, yet again, and soon left nothing but water stains on her pillow.

She then thought to herself, 'Samuel, you are such a disappointment.'

In the study.

Standing motionlessly in front of the window, Samuel dialed a number on his phone.

"Sam." Chuck had just taken off his overalls after finishing a surgery. And there was another one waiting for him in a few minutes. He was taking a break in between when Samuel called.

"Chuck, do you have any time tomorrow?" Now that they had decided to have the abortion. The sooner they got it done, the better.

did have time in the afternoon, but he

for nothing. So Chuck decided to hear Samuel out first before making any

he took the packet of cigarettes out of his pocket, put one into

then said, "I

on with her? Is she not feeling well?" Chuck was quite sure that he had never heard

another hard draw silently to calm himself down, "She's pregnant. Six

to break the awkward

sent to the hospital. Even he couldn't say for sure that whether

it might

air. It was the first

just found the divorce papers in one of the drawers in Chuck's apartment. And it was already signed.

fifty-fifty. But I can't take the risk and let her keep

with his index and middle finger, Samuel stopped and stared at the burning end of his cigarette in

about

of their last conversation, Samuel wasn't sure what she was really thinking about. Then he said, "Yes... I'll bring

the afternoon, I'll be here for you. But Samuel, are you really sure about this?" Chuck knew what Samuel meant by saying it was fifty-fifty. Samuel showed up at the last minute and helped Ella with

thoughts for a long while after hanging up

work at his company the next morning and spent the whole morning home

lying still on the bed and staring blankly when Samuel got out of his study and walked into

Ella up

her face. Leaning against Samuel, Ella was like a lifeless doll that could say nothing and do nothing on her own.

changed her clothes and took her downstairs

appetite at all. She simply chewed her food and swallowed it dully.

Samuel then took Ella back

In the bedroom.

couch and played games on her

pulled her into his arms and made her sit on his

at the moment. It must be hard for her. After all, no mother would like the idea of getting rid

woman. And now she was too quiet. She was actually more silent than those days when she was with Jerry. And it scared

how much she wanted him to hold her like that...

was finally granted, she also saw the truth. He could give her his

to her recently except the fact that he didn't want the baby inside her. Should she

Samuel forced Ella to