Chapter 0028 Lucian , Julia scolded .
You should be more considerate to Aria .
Sheilas presence in my home has nothing to do with Aria Lucian replied .
My home , hed said .
Not , our home .
That hurt more than it should have , especially now , after Id left .
He really mustnt miss me at all .
And he was right , more than he knew .
Sheilas presence really did have nothing to do with me , because as far as I was concerned , Lucian and I were already divorced .
He was the one holding everything up by refusing to sign the paperwork .
Id already checked out .
Just like now .
I didnt want to hear any more of this argument .
Not Julias accusations , or Lucians defense .
It was nice seeing you again , I said to Julia and Harold .
If youll excuse me … Before they could stop me , I turned and walked away .
I didnt really have anywhere to go .
No one here , other than maybe Jasper , who wasnt anywhere to be seen , actually wanted to talk with me .
So 1 simply moved to another corner and stood there alone , sipping my water .
Id intended to finish my drink and then leave .
Lucian had insisted that I come tonight , and I had .
If his plan had been to get his parents to convince me to take him back , then he would be disappointed .
Yet , before I could finish my drink , Lucian , leaving his parents , returned to my side .
Aria , we should talk .
I dont have anything to say .
Then listen .
After a moment , haltingly , he added , Please .
I looked over at him , giving my attention without gifting him any more of my words .
Im not in a romantic entanglement with Sheila , he said Sure , I said , not believing him .
Im being genuine .
I looked away .
He watched me a moment , and then sighed .
I should have come to you and talked to you about what was going on with Sheila .
I should have prepared you first before inviting Sheila into my home , Η My home .
Again , he didnt consider it ours .
Also , with the way he was talking , the words he was using … Prepared , not asked .
He wished he had warned me first .
He never had any intention of making sure Id be okay with Sheilas presence .
What goes on in your home isnt my concern anymore , aid and sipped my drink .
The weight of his gaze pressed down into me , testing my resolve , but I held to my words .
Eventually , he looked away .
It took everything in me not to sigh in relief .
They are cutting the cake inside , he said .
Ill get you a plece .
I didnt stop him , somewhat pleased to see him go .
I needed a moment to breathe before I faced him m again .
glass against mine .
I rolled my eyes at him , and he laughed .
Even though I teased him , his presence did lift my spirits somewhat .
With Jasper , I didnt have to try so hard to be anyone other than myself , and given the many tense conversations I already had at this party , that was an immense relief .
I feared that tenseness had already taken a toll on my pregnant body .
I was feeling lightheaded and my stomach hurt .
I probably needed to sit down for a while , preferably away from all of these people .
But I didnt know how to ask for that , even from Jasper , without making a scene or giving myself away .
I didnt want anyone who didnt already know to learn about my pregnancy .
That included Jasper , Julia , Harold , Lucian , and everyone else at this party .
You alright ? Jasper asked .
Im fine , I unintentionally snapped .
Whoa , okay , Jasper said and laughed .

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He lifted his arm forward as if to keep me from falling .
I think you might be lying to me .
I dont feel good , I admitted .
Yeah , thats more in line with what I thought .
Here .
He plucked the water from my hand and set it aside with his own on a nearby table .
Then he returned to my side .
Maybe we should get you away from these people … I just need to sit down for a moment … I thought I might pass out .
In my haze , I wondered where Lucian was .
What was taking him so long to get dessert ?