The Day I Stopped Waiting

My boyfriend found my menstruation disgusting and forced me to undergo subdermal implantation. From then on, I no longer had periods and couldn’t conceive.

One day, I had a fever reaching 40°C and couldn’t contact him. I went to the hospital alone, only to stumble upon him attending a prenatal checkup with his secretary. He told her:

“Baby, don’t worry about Claire. She only listens to me here, doesn’t she?”

“We can postpone the wedding for another five years. She’s loyal to me like a dog anyway.”

“In the meantime, keep fulfilling your end of the arrangement I’ve promised you.”