She sat in one corner of the terrace trying to console her broken heart. From within she had crumbled into pieces. This time she didn't feel like cheated upon or betrayed. Neither did she feel that her heart was stabbed. Rather she was disappointed with herself for acting so naive in love. She felt like there was no difference between her and the blondie, who had sabotaged her relationship with Anthony.

"How could I do this?"

"How could I be so selfish?"

She recollected the whole incident that had happened on Anthony's birthday and then recollected how Scarlett was leaning onto Raymond and took a deep breath.

She closed her eyes and let her body feel the wind that blew on her face and ruffled her hair. As the loose strands of hair started falling on her face she sighed. She had them open for someone, but that someone was not hers anymore.

She tied her hair back into a ponytail and with a strong resolve in her heart, she muttered,

"I will never be a third wheel for you, Raymond. Not in this life".

She got up and returned back to her seat to straighten up her life which she had turned into a big complicated mess.

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Raymond and Scarlett reached Clinton Hill. He immediately rushed over to open the car gate for her and held out his hand for her to hold and get out the car. She was in all smiles. The Raymond who doted on her was back in his skin. She was troubled a bit, back in the office to see the longing in his eyes when he saw Akira getting down the lift. She couldn't believe that his heart could yearn for someone else other than her.

She held his hand and looked up to him and said,

"Will, you ever forgive me for what I have done? For what I have made you go through? I lied to you Raymond but I was scared. I hope someday you will understand me and we can start on from the same page where we left".

Tears started flowing down her cheeks and a couple of them landed on his hand.

No matter how much anger he had smoldering inside his heart, he could never bear to see her this miserable. He slowly pulled her out of the car and said,

"Let's not brood over the past Scarlett. We have a new life to welcome. Don't stress my child out."

Then he patted on her head.

She then pulled him and hugged him tight but his hands stayed static. He couldn't bring them up to hug her back somehow. He wasn't sure what he wanted anymore. He wanted to hug the mother of his child but at the same time, he felt like he was betraying Akira. He knew he had messed up big time.

As they went inside the house Raymond said.

"At least now give me my phone. I need to get your stuff transferred here"

She made a face but then gave the phone back to him.

"Take a shower and rest. You had a long journey. Tomorrow we will go to our gynecologist for a proper checkup, ok?", he said and patted her head again.

"Don't leave me and go to the office. I want to spend this one day with you. please", she said holding his hands.

He wanted to say no. He wanted to rush back to the office and meet Akira and explain everything. But he caved into her pleading.

"Ok", he said and smiled back at her.

Then he took the phone and went to his study.

The moment he turned the screen on he saw,

7 Missed calls and 3 messages from Akira.

He sighed and a sense of fear gripped him tight, the fear of losing her.

He called her up immediately but he knew that she wouldn't pick up. But to his surprise, she did after the second ring itself.

"Akira!!! Thank God. You picked up."

"Why wouldn't I pick up?", she asked all nonplussed.

"I mean after what you saw, I owe you an explanation. I stood you up for lunch today and then this happened. I could have done better than that. Sorry, I couldn't inform you earlier. See the thing was ...."

But before he could explain any further, she interrupted him,

"It's totally fine Mr. Raymond. You were with your fiancee. You don't have to explain anything to me".

"Mr.Raymond? Since when have I become Mr.Raymond for you Akira.", Raymond asked getting all impatient.

"Have you already decided to distance yourself from me Akira?", Raymond asked all heartbroken.

"Is there anything else that you need me to work upon? Or any message that you need me to pass on to others?", Akira asked.

"Akira, stop acting like you are not affected. I am myself affected. I don't know how to handle all this myself. Please try to understand the situation. At least just listen to what I have to say", Raymond pleaded.

"Mr. Raymond please don't think of me as a girl who would question you or your choices. What we had, or at least what I thought we had is all in the past. I wish you guys all the happiness in your life. Trust me I will never come in your way. I am retreating as being just an intern. I am not in the league of your friends", Akira said will all the solemn that she could possess.

"What are you spouting Akira. I never thought of you as just a friend. We were more..."

"Raymond stop", Akira snapped as she wasn't able to hold up her straight face anymore.

"Akira she is still pregnant with my child. She had never gone for an abortion. Try to understand, it's my child that we are talking about", Raymond said.

Her ears were deafened by his words.

"His child? She is still pregnant?", her thoughts were choking her up.

She took a deep breath and then said,

"Then don't you think its paramount that you focus all your attention on her and your baby rather than wasting your time calling me? What sort of a father are you going to become?"

she said and then disconnected the call.