Billionaire's regret: "Mommy, please forgive Daddy"

now her ex-husband, engulfed her senses, stirring up a whirlwind of anguish as memories of his betrayal flooded her mind. She still

left her feeling hollow. The trust they once shared had been irreparably broken the moment he had been unfaithful. How was it possible that Kristine was now pre

s she opened it, her gaze fell upon Carl's neatly arranged suits, and her heart constricted painful

the murderer

el words echoing in her min

throat. After a moment of silent tears, Octavia blinked back her sorrow and look

ve a child, none of this would have happened. Carl would not have divorced her. This painful realit

composure and retrieved her phone from t

through the silence, filling Octavia with a flicker o

uggling to keep her voice steady. "Please, ca

sed. "Girl, it's past 9 PM. You

" Octavi

, Jana asked softly, "Did someth

's tone was resolute; she had no desire to share her abru

. With that, Octavia hu

er, tears began to cascade down her cheeks once more, and she collapsed onto the bed, burying her face in her hands and sobbing u

pted as the bedroom door creaked

ecognized Kristine entering the room. Her sobs quieted as the

e thing was clear: she had no intention of engaging with her. She wasn't wo

e turned back toward the wardrobe, but Kristin

her confusion mingling with annoyance. "Wha

e. "I think I should be asking you that, MU

ion, leaving her momentarily speechless. "W-What

s possible. Carl has made it clear that he cannot be with a barren woman like you. So don't even th

uggled to process Kristine's threats. Sh

errupted as Kristine chuckled

Octavia. "Carl said you shouldn't

f, confusion marring her face. "What?"

ith you," Kristine reiterated, her expression hardening. "Yo

an, your clothes? They're mine!" she re

you?" Kristine shot b

t, struggling to a

. They're not yours. They're mine now." She moved to

er away. Suddenly, a searing pain pierced her side as Kristine plunged a knife (s

eyes with Kristine, who twisted the knife deeper. "What were you say

s. Staggering back, she collapsed onto the floor, blood pouring from her. Panic surged thr

weak to move. "P-please, please," she begged, tears

e knife from Octavia's side, accelera

esperately trying to stop the bleeding. Just when she thought the

, her voice echoing

rself with the knife and collapsed, feigning te

pening, the bedroom door swung open,

e two of them on the floor. She had hoped he would rush to her aid,

alright?" He asked her, h

displaying affection for another woman while she lay injured.

tried to hurt me because I wouldn't let her take the clothes." Tears streamed down her

n shock, momentarily ov

r of something she hadn't done. Terror gripped Octavia as

the woman carrying my child?" he seethed

shaking her head vigorously. "I didn't d

ice dripping with contempt. "Like you d

words cut through

to harm a pregnant woman! A woman

it was too late. Carl's fist struck her cheek with

gh her. She fell to the floor, her consciousness fadi

dere