I frowned and threw the fish back at him.  

“I won't do it.”

Benny’s face darkened. His grip on my arm tightened, fingers digging into my skin as he hissed, “What’s wrong with you? Have you gone insane from being pregnant? Do you not understand basic manners anymore?”

“You humiliated Ann in front of the whole company today. I invited her here tonight so you could make it up to her by cooking and now you're acting like a spoiled brat?”

Just as his hand lifted into the air, Ann stepped forward with a gentle voice coated in poison.

“Benny, forget it. Angie’s just moody because she’s pregnant with your child. I can understand and tolerate it.”

Her words only poured fuel on his rage.

“Does being pregnant give her a license to behave like a queen?” he snapped, glaring at me like I was a disgrace.

He dragged me into the kitchen, shoved me inside and locked the door. “You’re not coming out until you finish cooking!”

I stumbled and fell and my stomach immediately cramped violently. Cold sweat poured down my face.  

I knelt by the door, pounding on it.  

“Benny! Let me out! My stomach hurts... I fell... Send me to the hospital..."

“Benny, I think Angie must be angry that I'm eating here for free and using the baby to threaten you. Maybe I should just leave?”

The footsteps outside the door paused for a moment and then his cold voice came through, “It’s just a meal. Is it worth using the child’s safety to scare me? It’s utterly unreasonable!”

I couldn't tell whether it was heartache or lower abdominal pain, but I just kept knocking on the door and begging. “Please…”

“Do as you please. Let’s go, Ann. We’ll eat at Michelin.”

“Benny, you’re so kind."

I was in so much pain that I couldn't even speak. “I’m not lying… really… it hurts so much…"

The only response was the sound of the door slamming shut.  

Everything went black and I fainted.  

When I woke up again, I was in the hospital.  

The person guarding my bed was actually Robyn.

He sighed in relief when he saw me open my eyes.

“I called you several times, but no one answered. I was scared and afraid you had a fight with Benny until he hit you, so I rushed over”

“Then I found you fainted in the kitchen. The doctor said you just fell and hit your stomach. The baby is fine.”

I gave a bitter smile. Wasn't my injury and fainting also because Benny hit me?

I thanked him gratefully, picked up my phone and tried to contact the person in charge of Lincoln Group to tell him that I had quit Benny's company and joined Robyn’s side.

But the phone screen displayed a series of text messages from Ann. 

There were also videos.

“You old hag, so what if you’re pregnant with Benny’s child? You’re still being sent home to be a housewife. Give me your desk and position!”

“Mr. Webster said that he's had enough of you. You work all day and have no charm. Being pregnant makes you smell awful. He prefers someone young like me. Hahaha, maybe soon I’ll be more than just an assistant in the company.”

“Oh, and Mr. Webster said that you will be a housewife from now on. How can you be the person in charge of Lincoln's project? Don't come to the signing meeting tomorrow. I will go for you so that the other party won't be disgusted by your pregnant appearance.”

I stared expressionlessly at her provocation and the video.  

Before I could react, Robyn exploded first, “What kind of person dares to speak to you like that!”

“You're not angry at all? Do you really like Benny so much? So much that you’d endure being bullied by this trashy woman?”

Robyn's eyes reddened as he added, “Angie, if I had a wife as good as you, I would pamper you every day and never let you suffer any injustice.”

I calmly replied to Ann, [You can have the trashy man, but you can forget about my project.]

I looked up at Robyn in confusion, “What did you just say?”

He gritted his teeth, “Nothing, I just said I'm your boss. If they dare to steal your project, I'll kill them.”

I nodded, “Okay.”

The doctor advised me to rest properly, otherwise I might miscarry.

I immediately asked Robyn for three months of maternity leave and went home to recuperate after the signing meeting.

Just as I came out of the obstetrics and gynecology department, I bumped into a man and a woman.

They were covered in red rashes and kept scratching their lower bodies.

When they saw me, Benny's face turned pale instantly and he immediately asked me questions, “Angie, did you touch anything in my study? What did you put in there? The doctor said they couldn't identify the allergen, so we'll keep itching!”

Upon hearing this, I understood—the clothes, contaminated with peach fuzz, had been used by them.

I replied calmly, “What are you talking about? Tell me, let me think if I touched anything.”

His face alternated between pale and red, stammering but daring not to speak clearly.

I sneered, pulled out the short video I had found on his WhatsApp yesterday and the video Ann gave me and confronted him, “Oh, you mean this bunny girl suit? I ate a peach yesterday and it seems like some peach fuzz accidentally fell on the clothes.”

“You!” His face turned ashen as he cursed, ‘“Are you crazy? Spying on my computer and WhatsApp, then sending someone to record our videos? What do you think you're doing?”

He pointed at me and shouted, “Since you’ve ruined us like this, I won’t let it go. Kneel down right now and kowtow to me and Ann to apologize, then transfer the Lincoln project to Ann!”

“Otherwise, the wedding is cancelled and you’ll end up as an unemployed single mother!” 

I looked at him coldly and took out my phone to call the wedding planning company.  

“Yes, we’re not getting married. Cancel it immediately.”

In front of Benny's sullen expression, I calmly said, “For the past ten years, I was blind and mistook a piece of trash like you for a treasure.”

“Now that I have recognized the truth, I am willing to give up on you and cancel the wedding. But I absolutely refuse to hand over the clients and Lincoln's contract I've worked so hard to build over the years to you.”

I said indifferently, “You should think about how to explain to those investors who thought you had secured a cooperation agreement with Lincoln Corporation. Oh, and don't forget to pay me compensation.”

I turned and was about to leave, but Benny suddenly rushed up and grabbed my arm.

“I was wrong, Angie. You know I've been under a lot of pressure lately. Since you're pregnant, I dared not touch you, afraid of harming the baby, so I couldn't control myself..."

“We only had a one-night stand after drinking. She also said it wouldn't affect our relationship. We agreed that it would only happen during your pregnancy. Once you give birth, I'll be fully committed to you and our child.”

I curled my lips as I sneered, “Do you think I will believe your reason?”

I looked at my phone, which showed the signing time was almost here.

I looked up at the man I'd loved for ten years and spoke calmly, “Can't we just part ways amicably? Benny, I'm only taking what belongs to me. I'm not trying to ruin your company.”

His face turned pale and he just murmured, “But I don't want to lose you. I never thought about losing you.”

I looked at him deeply, “When you did all these things, didn't you ever think about how much it would hurt me? If you had, you would have known that, given my personality, I would definitely leave you.”

He opened his mouth to say something else, but I walked straight out.

He chased after me, desperation in his voice, “I was wrong, Angie! Please, just give me another chance. For the sake of our child, just one more chance. If you don’t want me to see Ann again, fine. I’ll pay her off, I’ll send her away—whatever you want.”

“If you still want to work,” he continued, softer now, “I’ll give you your position back… after the baby is born.”

I impatiently broke free from his grip, but suddenly a car barreled straight toward me.

I couldn't dodge in time and was knocked flying.

Blood spattered everywhere as I crashed heavily to the ground, with blood pooling beneath me.

In agony, I convulsed and reached out to shout at Benny.

“Save me, save the child.”

Benny’s face turned pale. Just as he was about to come over, Ann stumbled out of the car, crying and threw herself into his arms.  

“What should I do, Benny? I just saw you say that Angie was taking the project and the client with her, so I panicked and rushed down to drive after her. I accidentally stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake.”

“I don't want to go to jail, Benny, please help me.”

I struggled, writhing in pain, “Benny..."

I called out to him pleadingly, “This is your child too. You can’t just watch him be killed.”

After a moment of internal conflict, he firmly pulled Ann aside and addressed the police who had arrived on the scene.  

“I’m the husband of the pregnant woman. She argued with me and insisted on rushing out, which is why she was hit. It's not this young girl's fault."  

He rushed over, grabbed my hand and said, “The child can't be saved. We can't drag an innocent girl into this.”

“Let's just consider this compensation for forcing Ann to leave. Besides, you can't attend the signing ceremony now, so let me and Ann represent you at the meeting and sign the contract.”

“After that, I'll return to the family and treat you well.”

“Benny!” I was so angry that my eyes turned red, “You bastard, you will regret it!”

The doctor hurriedly pulled him aside to get him to sign the papers to send me to the emergency room.  

But he only cared about pulling Ann away, striding off. 

“Sorry, we have an important meeting to attend. Let her lie in the emergency room for a while. I’ll come back later to sign the papers.”

After saying that, they got in the car and left.

I passed out from the pain.

Ann specially changed into a high-end dress and walked into the venue with her head held high, holding Benny's arm.

Some people asked curiously, “Why didn't Ms. Sullivan come? Isn't Ms. Sullivan in charge of this cooperation?”

Benny said calmly, “Angie has seriously violated the policy and has been fired. This project will be handled by Ann Cortez.”

The person in charge on the other side was stunned, “What did you say? Ms. Sullivan was fired? Then who will be responsible for our cooperation?”

“Of course, it's Ann.”

He looked at Ann, whose excitement was evident on her face and said affectionately, “This collaboration was successful thanks to the new rules Ann established, which optimized many employees who violated regulations, allowing us to successfully secure the Lincoln Family’s collaboration.”

“With such an outstanding employee as the new project leader, we will certainly be able to complete the Lincoln Family’s project even better in the future.”

Ann stood up straight, her face flushed, “Yes, I will definitely live up to Mr. Webster’s expectations. I will achieve even better results than Ms. Sullivan in the future.”

The Lincoln Group representative across from him stood up with a cold expression.

“I apologize, but our project only recognises Ms. Sullivan. Since she is no longer here, I think we should cancel this collaboration.”