It was just about the most unfair twist of fate.


    Eliza suddenly felt a pang of guilt over her earlier attitude. Just as Caroline was about to close the door, Eliza called out, "Sis, I''m sorry, I..."


    Caroline paused, gave a small tug at her lip, and simply said, "I''m leaving."


    She didn''t give Eliza an opportunity to apologize.


    After Caroline left, Eliza sat in front of Casper''s photo, staring at the two divorce papers in her hand. She was lost in thought for who knows how long before she finally rubbed her aching neck and wandered out to the balcony.


    Brock still didn''t know about Casper''s passing. Just when he''d found a father, he was taken away so suddenly. Eliza couldn''t figure out how to break the cruel news to him.


    Her hand gently rested on her belly, filled with pity for the child inside her who would never know their father. "Oh, you poor thing, choosing now toe into my life. It''s just so unfair."


    "But don''t worry, no matter how tough it gets, I''ll make sure you and your brother grow up okay."


    "From now on, it''s just the three of us against the world."


    She was caught up in a wave of self-pity, her eyes dull and lifeless. She didn''t want to cry anymore; tears wouldn''t bring him back, and maybe she and Casper really weren''t meant to be. Maybe it was better this way.


    *Ding dong*.


    The doorbell rang.


    Eliza took a moment topose herself before answering the door. Standing there was Juan.


    As soon as he saw Eliza, he pulled her into a hug. "How could something this huge happen and you didn''t tell me?"


    "I didn''t get the chance." Her eyes lowered slightly.


    Juan knew Eliza too well. It wasn''t that she hadn''t had the chance; she just never nned to tell him. If he hadn''t seen the news about Casper''s death while he was abroad, she would have kept it all to herself. "Why do you always have to be so strong?" he asked, dragging his suitcase inside. Before he even had a chance to set it down, he noticed the divorce papers on the table. "Divorced? When did this happen?" "Just now," she replied, tucking the papers away.


    Juan couldn''t wrap his head around it. Was this the Welton family''s doing? With their influence, getting a divorce paper to cut Eliza out of any inheritance was a breeze. But it was such a low blow. "He''s gone, and now there''s a divorce? Whose idea was this?" he pressed.


    Eliza didn''t know whose idea it was,


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    inheritance.


    "It doesn''t matter anymore."


    Even though Juan had a million questions, seeing Eliza so drained stopped him from pushing further.


    He had always thought Casper and Eliza would eventually work things out. But then, out of nowhere, Casper was gone.


    Juan felt for Eliza deeply.


    While she wasn''t looking, he slipped an envelope stuffed with two thousand dors into her bag.


    In doing so, he stumbled upon Eliza''s pregnancy test report.


    Pregnant? Casper''s?


    Did anyone else know?


    He had to ask her.


    "So, uh, what are you nning to do next?"


    Eliza rubbed her temples and gave slight shake of her head. "I have any ns. I''ll head backAll rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


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    "Are you... feeling okay?"


    "I''m fine."


    This wasn''t going anywhere.


    Might as well get straight to the point-it''s not like they were strangers.


    "I... I saw your pregnancy test


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    face.


    She let out a small sigh, her brows knitting together as she nodded. "I found out just before Casper''s ident."


    "Did he know?"


    "I didn''t get the chance to tell him. He left for Africa over a month ago. This baby was unexpected."