Chapter 1577

Lucas felt as if he had been hit by a freight train. The shock left him reeling for what seemed like an eternity. In a frenzy, he texted Stella via SMS: [Why did you block me again?] [Unblock me on WhatsApp. Can we please talk this out?] [Just last night, you said you'd treat me better.] [You can't just go back on your word.] [Stella...] With each unanswered message, Lucas's desperation grew. He sent one, two, three, dozens of messages, eventually hitting a hundred with still no reply from Stella. It was then he realized that when a woman turned cold, she could be more ruthless than any man. Fortunately, he had been prudent enough to take precautions. Even if they were intimate during Stella's ovulation, she could not get pregnant. He was confident that once Stella realized she was not pregnant, she would come crawling back to him, needing his "hard work" once again. Then, a chilling thought struck Lucas, 'What if Stella suspects I'm infertile and seeks another man to have a ch