Did he have to respond so cruelly when I told him about my pregnancy?

Alicia, Dex's secretary, is pregnant with his baby, and the reality seems quite cold. She isn't special to him. She never feels any love for her when they have sex. She's the only one who's drowning in love. All he thinks about is how to make his company more successful. And when she tells him she's pregnant, a cruel, insulting reaction is all she can hope for.

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