chapter 29 Inducing a Miscarriage [1] In that moment, Vivian Donovan furrowed her brows, pressed her lips tightly, and dug her fingernails into Bernard Jacobson's arm until blood appeared—only this fierce grip helped her suppress her reaction. "Cough… cough…" Still glaring at Bernard with humiliation and rage, Vivian masked her distress with a cough, then said, "I've got a delivery order. I'm on my way. I'll call you back." And just like that, she hung up. Then she slapped Bernard's shoulder. "You bastard! How shameless can you be?" His depraved act was beyond contempt. "What? Afraid your lover will find out and break his heart?" Sated, Bernard rose, leaving her crumpled in the lounge—just as before. As he left, he said, "Someone will bring you clothes later." Then he was gone. He discarded her like trash. Vivian lay on the bed, shattered by despair. But she was strong. When pain had already been endured once, how could it wound as deeply the second time? Still, she regret