Chapter 245 You Are The First Woman To Reject Me
Natalie’s words held some degree of truth. I was also aware that it would be difficult to keep the news of my pregnancy from Michael.
Not wanting to further discuss this topic with her, we talked for a bit longer before I decided to leave.
I intended to keep the baby, but I didn’t know how to keep this a secret from Michael. He was an intelligent man. If I told him the baby was someone else’s, there was no way he would believe me.
Today was his engagement day. Initially, I refused to watch anything that had to do with it. However, I could not hold myself back. I turned on the TV to watch his engagement video, which was playing in a loop.
The man was dressed in a white suit, looking tall and charming. His expression was still cold as ever, and his piercing eyes seemed like he could read right through someone. No matter where he was, he would always be the center of attention.
Standing beside him was Emma, who had her hand around his arm. The champagne-colored dress complimented her skin, and the long length of the dress hugged her every curve. The bright smile on her face made her look even more appealing. Though I didn’t want to, I had to admit that the two of them were a perfect match.
As much as I wanted to deny it, my heart ached upon looking at the couple.
I hurriedly turned off the TV; I didn’t dare watch it any longer. I had known that watching further would make me sad, but I had been able to hold myself back.
At night, while I was tossing and turning in bed, I suddenly thought of an idea to prevent Michael from finding out that I was pregnant with his child — leaving the company.
Even though I was reluctant to do so, that was the only way to avoid his suspicion.
On Monday, I strolled straight to the HR department to hand in my resignation letter, and it didn’t take long for me to complete the procedure.
When I returned home, I let out a helpless sigh because I was once again unemployed. The most important thing for me to do right now was to land a job. Otherwise, when the baby finally came, both of us would suffer.
In the next few days, I applied for jobs in a few companies, but because I had to raise a child all by myself in the future, I had to find a job that offered a high salary. Unfortunately, I had not managed to find the ideal company that met all my requirements after a long time of searching.
After I left Joyful Success, Michael completely disappeared from my life. It was as if we had never met at all.
However, today, when I was staying at home looking at the job offers in the newspaper. The door to my room suddenly opened, making me instinctively turn toward the door’s direction, only to see Michael walking in.
“You… Why are you here?” I asked, stupefied.
Since he was already engaged with Emma, I hadn’t expected him to come here any more; it seemed like I was wrong.
“You resigned?” he asked, ignoring my question.
“Yes,” I replied flatly. Did he come here to talk about that?
“State the reason,” he demanded.
I noticed that his face had darkened upon hearing my answer. Though I didn’t know why he was so mad, my heart still fluttered upon meeting him.
“No reason. I just wanted a change of working environment.”
Since I could not let him know about the baby inside my stomach, I had to make up an excuse to brush him off.
“Anna Garcia, tell me the truth!”
He started approaching me as his face turned gloomier. A trace of anger flashed in his eyes.
“It’s my right to resign. I shouldn’t have to report anything to you. So what brings you here today?”
The look in his eyes made me uneasy, and in fear that he would find out about my pregnancy, I wished he would leave.
He halted his steps as the fire in his eyes dissipated. It was soon replaced with an awkward expression.
“Come back to the company tomorrow,” he told me rigidly. It was my first time seeing him in such a state.
“Why should I?” I stared at him, flabbergasted.
“I’m not used to not having you around,” he answered stiffly.
This was a first — he had never openly expressed his true feelings on a matter before.
“That’s not good enough a reason for me to return the company. If I continue working there, it will only bring about unnecessary trouble.”
Under normal circumstances, I would have agreed with him without any hesitation. However, the situation was different now. I was bearing his child, whom I had decided to give birth to without his knowledge. I could not let him know about this.
“I have personally come to see you, yet you still dare to reject me?” he questioned with a tight frown, staring at me in disdain.
“We are already over, Mr. Shaw. I wish not to be involved with you anymore. I don’t want to keep being delusional that we might happen.”
I had left the company after careful consideration. Of course, the baby was the top reason. But other than that, I also didn’t want to see him with Emma because that would be painful.
“Do you plan to erase your existence from my life, Anna?”
Michael’s eyes flickered with an emotion that I could not decipher.
I looked down, not bothering to reply to his question. That was my silent way to confirm his guess. We would not end up together, anyway, so what was the point of maintaining contact with each other?
I finally uttered after some time, “I’m tired, Michael. If that’s all you came here for, please see yourself out.”
“I canceled my date just to come here, Anna. How dare you chase me away?” He squinted his eyes, evidently furious.
My heart skipped a beat upon hearing his statement. He canceled his date with Emma just to see me?
“You were supposed to have a date with Emma?” I questioned, gazing at him in suspicion.
“What do you think? Anna, out of everyone, you’re the first woman who has rejected me!”
“You know, you once said I’m the first woman you were ever attracted to. If Emma wasn’t in the picture, would you have ended up with me?”
Judging from what he said, it was enough to figure out that I was important to him. Still, he had never directly told me that he wanted to be with me.
I could not guess what was going through in his mind. Are benefits more important than anything else to him?
