"Whose child is it?" Bianca stared at him, unable to believe what she had just heard. She blinked once, she blinked twice, confusion clouding her features. She had never seen this expression on Mark's face before. "What do you mean by that?" she asked, completely dumbfounded. Mark’s eyes burned with fury as he took a step toward her. "You'll abort that child," he said firmly, his voice leaving no room for argument. Bianca shook her head, trying to erase his words from her mind, desperately attempting to make sense of what he was saying. "You want me to abort our child? Mark, can you even hear yourself?" she cried out, voice rising with disbelief. Before she could process another thought, his hand struck her hard across the face. Staggering back, Bianca cupped her cheek in shock, her

