Crushing Waves

'What the hell is she saying?' Amelie pressed her back against the cold surface of the pillar, glancing sideways while still listening to the secret conversation between the two of them. 

Delighted by such an unexpected but definitely advantageous turn of events, Kyle placed his hands on Samantha's shoulders, offering her a fake smile of hidden warmth. "Love? Sam, you are a married woman now, there can be no talks about love between us two. In addition, my father will not approve of me getting involved with a married woman who is about to become a mother!"

Samantha's eyes welled with forced tears as she shook her head dramatically. "So what? I might... I might be discarded once I give birth to this child, and then we can be together!"

Kyle couldn't help but scoff. "So you only cling to me because you are scared that your husband will toss you aside once you are no longer useful to him? Just like how he did with his ex-wife Amelie?"