You were in an arranged marriage with a cold-hearted man.

He never acknowledged you, slept with you, ate with you, or even spoke to you.

It was hard living with a man like him, but his parents and family loved me otherwise.

One night, Hector and I were having dinner with his parents.

They were really wishing for some grandbabies, and I won’t lie, I wished for children too.

But Hector wasn’t very fond of children.

So a few days later, I took a pregnancy test, and it was positive.

As happy as I was, I immediately ran to Hector, who was sitting in the living room.

“Hector, look!” I called out while showing him the pregnancy test.

His face darkened. “You’re pregnant?” he spoke coldly.

“Yes! Isn’t this great?” I said happily.

But Hector disagreed. “I don’t want children.”

I sighed before speaking, “Why not—”

“Because I don’t love you!” He cut me off.

I stood there in silence.

“I will never ever have children with you,” he said in disgust.

“I already love someone else, and it’s not you…” Hector glared.

“Sorry…” I spoke quietly.

“Don’t be. You’re just as worthless as everyone else,” he said before leaving.

Ouch. That hurt.

The slam of the door made me flinch and think about everything that just happened.

So, I decided to go out for some fresh air and take a walk in the park.

I was walking when I spotted Hector in the distance.

But he wasn’t alone.

He had his arm over another woman’s shoulder while they sat together on a bench.

I watched as they laughed together. Hector never smiled or laughed with me.

But seeing him smile with another woman broke my heart.