A week after, I was tired of resting and lazing at home, so I decided to go back to work. I waddled into the office with my protruding belly, trying to ignore the way every head turned as I passed.

Staff stared and whispered as I walked towards my station outside Brayden’s office.

“Did you hear she got demoted?”

“She’s still here? After everything?”

“Alessia made it happen.”

“Poor thing…”

“I heard he doesn’t remember her”

I kept my chin high. The ...