The Fiancé I Walked Away From

Synopsis

"Let's get married as soon as possible." Halfway through dinner, my fiancé Ethan Harrison suddenly spoke up. My fork paused in mid-air. Over the past three years, I had brought up marriage seven times, and he had found seven excuses to put it off. Ethan didn't dare look me in the eye. "My assistant, Isabella, is three months pregnant. If we wait any longer, it's going to show." I set my fork down and stared straight at him. "Your assistant is pregnant. What does that have to do with us getting married?" His Adam's apple bobbed as he forced the words out: "The baby... is mine. I had too much to drink that night. I thought she was you. The doctor said her health is poor, and terminating the pregnancy could cause irreversible infertility. She's only twenty-two, fresh out of college... After we get married, you'll announce you're pregnant. When the baby is born, we'll say it's ours. I'll send her abroad so she never comes back." I looked at the man I had loved for seven years, and for the first time, he felt like a complete stranger.