The Detour of Our Marriage

"Lucas… My stomach hurts…" whimpered Cecelia. She suddenly bent over with a whimper, and her face turned pale.Lucas's expression instantly changed. He ignored Gia and rushed back to Cecelia. He held her anxiously and asked, "What's wrong? Where does it hurt?"His voice trembled with worry, and his hands were shaking.The sight felt like a sharp knife stabbing into her heart. Gia once believed this heartfelt concern of his was reserved only for herself.She had been naive. She was never the only one."I'll take you to the hospital," he said. Without giving Gia a second glance, Lucas swept Cecelia up into his arms and carried her out.Gia let out a bitter laugh when the door closed. "I've been delusional all this time…" she murmured.She wondered why she had turned a blind eye in her past life.Three hours later, Lucas returned with Cecelia still in his arms. The moment they stepped into the living room, he spoke firmly, "She needs to rest for a few days. It's settled–she'll sta

Gia lay on the floor for a long time before slowly getting up. She endured the pain and carefully dabbed medicine on her swollen forehead.The wound had started to swell, but she forced herself not to let the tears fall.Suddenly, hurried footsteps echoed from downstairs."Gia!" Lucas yelled. His voice was meaner than she had ever heard before.He rushed to grab her wrist as soon as she stepped out of her room.His eyes were bloodshot, the veins bulged on his forehead, and his breath came fast and heavy."Did you prepare the ingredients in the fridge?!" he snapped. He glared at Gia like she was his worst enemy.Pain shot through her wrist, but she could not break free. She yelled, "Let go of me! What are you talking about?!"He raised his voice, "Don't play dumb! Cecelia almost died! She got food poisoning! The nitrite levels in those dishes were ten times over the limit! That could only have been deliberate!"Gia was shocked.Lucas never cooked before last night, so of cours

The hospital recommended that Gia stay for further observation, but she did not want to see Lucas again, so she checked out of the hospital.She was still weak, but she did not dare waste time. She rushed to sort things out and had documents sent from her private investigator.Gia opened them and saw Cecilia's prenatal reports inside.The DNA results showed a 99 percent match. Lucas was indeed the father of the unborn child.Her expression barely changed. She had suspected it, and the evidence only confirmed it.She called someone and instructed, "Suspend all funding and investments for Lucas's lab next month."At that moment, the doorbell rang. Gia frowned, and on the monitor she saw his parents, Linda Hoffman and Shane Isles–and they did not look happy.Gia took a deep breath before she opened the door."What took you so long?" scolded Linda as she shoved her way inside, her judgemental gaze fixed on Gia. "I heard you were in the hospital? You do look a bit worn out," she sai

Half-conscious, Gia heard the hurried footsteps of doctors and nurses."The patient's blood type is rare, and we need to arrange a transfusion right now!""We've found it. The patient donates blood regularly. The blood bank has her record. We can prioritize her supply!"What happened before she fainted kept flashing in her mind. Her heart had gone numb from the pain.She no longer recognized Lucas. He was no longer the calm, gentle professor she once knew.Fragments of her past life surfaced in the chaos. She had always believed her marriage was happy. Though there had been compromise and tolerance, her husband had seemed caring and considerate. She thought she had no reason to be dissatisfied.Looking back, however, she realized those moments were nothing but delusions.Gia had a high fever once and had called Lucas, but he said, "The experiment can't wait." She wondered if he was with Cecelia back then.She found a lipstick in his car once, and he said a colleague must have d

There was so much to take care of after the baby was born. Linda and Shane treasured the child deeply, so did Lucas.He had been busy over the days, but he still stayed by Cecelia and the baby every day."Lucas, look at the baby's eyes. They look so much like yours," cooed Cecelia. She traced his tiny face with her fingers and smiled gently.Linda quickly added, "Yes, exactly! He looks just like you when you were little!"Shane stood silently on the side, but the joy and pride in his eyes were impossible to hide.Lucas gazed at the child in his arms, overwhelmed by a sense of satisfaction he had never known before. However, his thoughts drifted. He wondered what it would be like if he and Gia had a child.Cecelia tugged lightly at his sleeve, her eyes full of anticipation. She asked, "Lucas? The baby doesn't have a name yet."Lucas froze for a second as a memory flashed through his mind.He thought about Gia in a white dress, sitting under a tree with a book in her hands. He co