Noticing I stayed quiet, Bryce, worried I might refuse, quickly added, “Margaret! You don’t get a choice in this!”
“If you agree to the divorce and abort the child, I can be generous. I'll give you the house!”
Hearing that, I pretended to look crushed and nodded. “Alright, I’ll take the house. Let’s get the divorce and end the pregnancy right now.”
As soon as I said that, Bryce moved fast, afraid I’d suddenly change my mind.
When we got to City Hall, the clerk handed us a pile of documents. “Have you settled how to divide the assets?”
Snatching up the pen, Bryce immediately signed. “The house goes to Margaret, and there’s no need to split the savings anyway; she’s broke and barely has any money.”
Standing beside him, Tabitha nodded and said coldly, “Getting a house for nothing just by divorcing, Margaret, you’ve got some nerve.”
I kept silent and signed my name with no expression.
As soon as both of us finished signing, Bryce let out a breath of relief. Then he rushed me straight to the hospital.
Suddenly, Tabitha turned to me. “If the doctor asks anything, you have to say you’re aborting the baby by choice!”
“Otherwise, my son can take back that house anytime he wants!”
Swallowing my disgust, I nodded in agreement. After all, I had no intention of keeping the baby.
Looking over the ultrasound report, the doctor pushed his glasses up and said, “You’re three months along. The baby’s growing well, and it’s the one you’ve been trying to have for years.”
“Are you absolutely sure you want an abortion?”
“Of course!” Bryce blurted out. “As long as the abortion can be done right away, I’ll pay whatever it costs!”
“This way, she can’t use the baby as a reason to ask me for money later!”
“Abortion?” A voice called out from the hallway.
My mother came rushing in, gripping her test results, out of breath. “Bryce, what did you just say about ending the pregnancy?!”
That’s when I recalled she was here for a check-up today. I hadn’t expected we’d run into each other.
Bryce laughed coldly. “Your daughter and I are already divorced. We can do whatever we want with the baby; it’s got nothing to do with you!”
Rushing forward, Mom grabbed Bryce’s hand. “No, abortion will hurt Margaret badly. And this baby, isn’t it the one you both wanted so much?”
“If you’re just arguing, you can tell Mom…”
Bryce pushed her away. “What Mom!? You’re no mother to me! Disgusting!”
“Now that I’ve got money, you’re acting again, huh? None of you in your family will see a single penny from me!”
Backing away several steps, Mom suddenly clutched her head, her face going pale.
“Mom!” I quickly caught her. “It’s okay. If he wants to abort it, let him. I can deal with it.”
Shaking in my arms, Mom’s lips turned purple. “Don’t… don’t…”
“You awful old lady!” Tabitha pointed at Mom and cursed, “Even if you drop dead right here, my son will never be with your useless daughter again!”
“Besides, who even knows if the baby in your daughter’s belly belongs to my son!”
Hearing that, Mom’s face tightened in even greater pain. Suddenly, I understood, these were the symptoms of a stroke!
I immediately called for the doctor. “My mom’s having a stroke! Somebody, please come now!”
Yet Edith coldly smirked. “Bryce, don’t believe a word they say.”
“They just found out you’re rich and want to trick you out of money before the divorce goes through.”
“What a cheap act. How low can they sink?”
Right after saying that, Bryce glanced at me, clearly mocking. “Your mom’s just faking it!”
“And besides, I didn’t even shove her that hard. Even if she actually dies, it’s not my problem.”
I was surprised. My mother had always treated him better than she ever treated her own daughter.
