Chapter 4 When I opened my eyes again , I was back in the bedroom . ] Ethan sat on the edge of the bed , his face dark as a storm cloud . [ ] I thought he'd finally found out about the miscarriage . ] ] Instead , he immediately started blaming me . [ ] " What the hell is wrong with you ? Why didn't you tell me you were on your period ? If you had , I wouldn't have punished you like that " " Charlotte , when are you going to drop this attitude and learn to be sweet like Lily ? " [ ] froze mid - sit - up , processing what he'd just said . He thought I was having my period ? ] Lily must've gotten to the doctor . Smart move on her part . [ ] But thanks Lily - he didn't deserve to know about our baby anyway . I didn't even look at him . " I don't know how to be ' sweet . ' If that's what you want , go marry Lily . " " Either way , we're not getting married . " [ ] " Charlotte , what's that supposed to mean ? Threatening me with the breakup again ! " ] Ethan shot to his feet , screaming at me . [ ] I almost laughed . Even now , he thought this was just another manipulation tactic . But I was done arguing with him . I just ignored him . [ ] " Fine ! " My indifference pushed him over the edge . " You think I'm desperate to marry you or something ? " " Face reality , Charlotte . " He looked at me with pure malice . " You're a barren woman . What other man would even want you ? " [ ] He slammed the door so hard the whole room shook . [ ] Watching him leave , I realized that sunny boy from our childhood was completely rotten now . [ ] I forced myself up and started packing . I couldn't spend another second in this place . [ ] That's when my parents called . Ethan had already told them about the breakup . [ ] I knew he was trying to use them to pressure me into changing my mind . [ ] " Sweetheart , what happened ? Ethan says you want to call off the wedding ? " ] " This isn't a game , honey . It affects your entire future , not to mention the business relationship between our families . You can't throw a tantrum at a time like this . " ] " I'm not throwing a tantrum . " My voice caught with suppressed emotion . " He doesn't love me anymore . I don't want to force it . " [ ] " And I'm not calling off the wedding - I'm just marrying someone else . You know him . Sebastian Cross . " [ Dad's lecture died in his throat . ] Mom gasped . ] ] " Sebastian Cross ? From the Cross family ? The richest family in the city ? " ] " Yeah . We've done business together before . He's proposed an alliance . " ] " So don't worry . I know what I'm doing . " ] , That shut them up real quick . [ ] The second I hung up , the bedroom door opened . [ ] Lily waltzed in with a greasy bowl of chicken soup , smiling sweetly . "I brought you some soup ! Ethan made it PERSONALLY for me - said I needed to keep my strength up . You should try some . " [ ] She emphasized " personally " like it was some kind of victory . I smiled coldly , meeting her challenging gaze . [ ] " Lily , not everyone treasures trash . You think he'll marry you just because I'm gone ? You think popping out his kids automatically makes you Mrs. Blackwood ? " ] ] Her fake - sweet expression cracked . ] " So what ? At least I have his children to secure my place . What about you ? Your precious little accident is gone , isn't it ? What do you have left to keep him ? " ] " Charlotte , he only has eyes for me . " Then she suddenly screamed , smashed the soup bowl , and threw herself to the floor . ] " Inever wanted to compete with you for Ethan ! Why do you keep trying to hurt me and the baby ? " [ ] Before I could react , Ethan kicked the door in .[ ] Seeing Lily on the floor , his face went white with rage . [] I tried to explain , but he shoved me aside and scooped her up . [ ] 83 % Chapter 4 As he carried her past me , his eyes were pure venom . ] ] " Charlotte , you're fucking evil . " [ ] I stumbled and fell , realizing he'd already decided I was guilty . ] For the next week , Ethan didn't come home . Like he was protecting them from me , he took Lily and both kids away . But I kept getting harassment texts from Lily - photos and videos of her happy little family with Ethan . [ ] I looked at them and felt ... nothing . ] After packing up everything , I quietly left the house where I'd lived for three years . The day before the wedding. [ ] The next morning , Ethan arrived in his wedding car to pick me up . [ ] But I was nowhere to be found . The staff claimed they had no idea where I'd gone . [ ] It wasn't until he found the miscarriage report wedged behind the nightstand that he finally panicked . [ ] My phone went straight to voicemail . His hands shaking , he ordered his assistant to track me down . ] Half an hour later , his phone rang . The assistant stammered : " Sir ... Miss Charlotte is getting married at the Brightcrane Hotel . " [] ( 0 )