You Never Deserved My Love

Synopsis

It was my second year married to Matthew Quinn when he locked me, nine months pregnant, in the basement and left me at the mercy of a homeless man. He sneered, "You tricked my mother into making me marry you. Because of you, I lost all those years I could've been with Sharon. Now that my mom is finally resting in peace, it's your turn to pay. "Let's see how you like the homeless man I picked out for you." Sharon Carter leaned against Matthew and asked his friends, "You're not still betting on whether she'll lose the baby, are you?" He stroked her pregnant belly and immediately placed his bet, saying that people like my unborn baby and me were built to stick it out through anything. The others burst out laughing, shouting out outrageous bets. The baby was kicking hard inside me. I crawled over to Matthew, clinging desperately to his leg. I begged, "Please, just let me go. I don't want anything. I'll leave right now. You'll never see me or the baby again." But he just kicked me away, pulling Sharon behind him protectively. "Don't even try," he snapped. "My mom's gone, and your little games won't work on anyone now. You drugged me and got yourself pregnant just to con my mom into giving you a bigger cut of the inheritance, didn't you? "We've kept you under our roof all these years, and this is how you repay us? You brought this on yourself." He added, "But I'll give you one last shot. If you and the baby make it through the night so I win my bet, I'll let you out. You can come out and listen as my mom's will is read." I tried desperately to explain, "I swear, I didn't do it. I was set up that night too." But Matthew didn't listen. He just tossed a bag of cash to the homeless man and left with the others, without looking back. He didn't hear a word of what I said next. I said, "I've already found my real parents, and I promised to go back to Lumora with them. I only stayed this long to be with my adoptive mom in her final days, to thank her for everything she's done for me. I already booked my flight for tonight. "Matthew, that marriage certificate between us? I forged it myself."