Tess Baker was about to say something when Linda Mark beat her to it and said, “Aren’t you tired of asking so many questions, people Master Carter is getting tired of waiting, go go go!”


    Obviously didn’t want to say much.


    She didn’t want to talk about it, and Tess Baker wouldn’t push her, but simply asked with a heavy heart, “Do your aunts and uncles know about this?”


    They had been looking forward to the birth of this child, and had repeatedly urged her to tell Linda that she must take care of her baby abroad and not run around all day.


    “Anyway, it flowed and can’te back, so you have to ept it even if you don’t!” Linda Mark’s eyes shed with a sh of pain and resentment, but quickly returned to a big grin, “Let’s go, let’s go, hurry up!”


    The little guy nced at Linda Mark’s deted belly and then at Tess Baker’s raised belly, his little fists clenched.


    He has to protect Mommy!


    A few of them exited the fondue restaurant together, just in time to meet Cliff Ford, who was hurrying out of his car.


    Linda Mark turned to the side as soon as she saw Cliff Ford, her face hardened.


    “Linda, let me exin, it’s really not what you think!” Cliff Ford ran all the way to Linda Mark at a fast pace, panic on his handsome face.


    He caught up with Linda Mark, but she backhanded him with a p, her voice shrill and quavering from the pluck, “Get out, and don’t ever show your face to me again!”


    “I’m sorry, I’m sorry …” Cliff Ford didn’t care about the p at all, tightly holding her in his arms, his voice hoarse, “It’s me who didn’t protect you, I apologize to you, but things really aren’t what you think they are, just forgive me this time, okay? I apologize, but it’s not what you think, so please forgive me this time, okay?”


    Tess Baker’s brow had furrowed and she turned her head to ask Bowen Carter, “How did Linda miscarry, do you know?”


    “It’s not clear what went through, it had something to do with him.” Bowen Carter looked in Cliff Ford’s direction.


    Anger rushed through Tess Baker’s mind as she let go of the little one and wanted to go over and beat Cliff Ford up big time. She had trusted him so much in the first ce to keep Linda well protected abroad, and this was his protection?


    Maybe she shouldn’t have told Cliff Ford about Linda’s whereabouts at all, then nothing would have happened to the baby in Linda’s belly!


    But she took just one step outside before Bowen Carter yanked her back, “Let them work out their own business, you’ll just make things messier by going over there.”


    “Is it because you’re afraid things are going to get messier, or because you’re afraid I’m going to beat up your brother and put him at a disadvantage?” Tess Baker had a sneer on her face. She and Linda had met Bowen Carter and Cliff Ford, and it had been a sinful encounter!


    Bowen Carter tightened her lips, she would only ever specte about him with such malice! He releases her and strides over to Cliff Ford, yanking him right out of the way as a fist would swing at Cliff Ford.


    The punch confused both Tess Baker and Linda Mark. What was he doing hitting Cliff Ford?


    “What gives you the right to hit him?!” Linda Mark reacted quicker than Tess Baker and stepped in front of Cliff Ford, who had nearly fallen to the ground, once she got back to her senses.


    Bowen Carter nced in Tess Baker’s direction, his voice cold, “He upset you.”


    “Whether Cliff Ford upset me or not is none of your business!” Linda Mark blocked in front of Cliff Ford like an old mother hen protecting her cubs, “I don’t need you to interfere in my business!”


    Bowen Carter didn’t say a word or look at her, just told Cliff Ford, “And using a woman to protect you, shame on you!”


    Then it strides toward Tess Baker, pulling her with one hand and holding her son in the other, toward the Bentley.


    “Did you just do that to tell me that my random meddling would only cause Linda to take offense?” Tess Baker nced in the direction of Linda Mark and Cliff Ford, who had been arguing again right after Bowen Carter left. It was too far away for her to hear what they were arguing about, but it should have something to do with the aborted baby.


    Bowen Carter didn’t answer, just opened the car door and waited for her to get in before he got in with the little one in his arms.


    “I’m going to Mommy’s side, you let go!” The little guy kicked and tossed his two short legs, moring to go over to Tess Baker’s side. Even if Uncle Gate’s car ident had nothing to do with Scum Daddy, he didn’t like Scum Daddy!


    Instead of letting go, Bowen Carter had the little guy face down on hisp and then gave the little guy a few spanks on his little butt.


    Such a lesson might bemonce for other small children, but the little one had never suffered such an insult, and, ashamed and angry, his little face flushed red in a sh, “What gives you the right to hit me?”


    “By the fact that you’re lying.” Bowen Carter spat out four words coolly before he sat him back down, warning in a whisper, “If you do that again, I’m going to make a list of all the sites you’ve hacked before and give it all to your mommy.”


    Tess Baker is pregnant, plus Mike weighs a lot and it’s better to stay with him.


    “Bad man!” The little guy clenched his little fists, his cheeks puffed out, and he whined in an indignant little voice.


    Tess Baker listened in confusion, “When did Mike lie to you?”


    She remembers that Mike basically never sees Bowen Carter, so where’s the chance to lie to him?


    Bowen Carter didn’t have any intention of exining.


    “I … lied to Daddy that I didn’t like meat.” The little guy said sheepishly.


    Normally, Tess Baker would have asked a few more follow-up questions, but she had something on her mind today, and she was just letting the little one fool her. She turned her head and sighed softly as she looked through the rear window at Linda Mark and Cliff Ford, who were still tangled up in the car.


    She didn’t know what was going on between Cliff Ford and Linda, but given Linda’s personality, the fact that the baby had been aborted was going to be a mountain in the sky that would prevent them from being together.


    When Tess Baker arrived at Beauty Garden, Mark’s mother called and couldn’t stop sobbing as she spoke, “Ran … Tess ah, Linda said … … said tonight will go abroad, after a three … three five years and thene over, you quicklye over, help … help me persuade her!”


    Hearing this, Tess Baker’s heart thumped, Linda had just returned to China, how can she go abroad again? She hurriedlyforted Mark’s mother a few words, hung up the phone.


    Before she could call Linda Mark, a text message came to her from there –


    [Cliff Ford and I are out of the question and I don’t want to be pestered by him anymore. If you’re really my friend, don’t try to talk me out of it. I won’t talk to you about the flight, and I don’t need you to send it! Don’t call, don’t answer!]N?velDrama.Org holds text ? rights.


    Determination is revealed in every word.


    Tess Baker called Linda Mark and sure enough there was no answer, only a pang of distress. She was a mess on her own, and now there was all this mess at Linda’s ce.


    She put herself in Linda’s shoes for a moment, though, and if she were Linda, she wouldn’t hesitate to choose to leave the country and get rid of that big trouble Cliff Ford was in!


    She licked her dry lips and ended up not stopping Linda Mark, just sending a text message.


    [Cliff Ford offended you, it has nothing to do with me and my aunt and uncle, after you go abroad, report to us by phone every day and be safe.]


    There was a second reply with only an ‘OK’.


    “Mommy, what’s wrong with Aunt Linda?” The little guy didn’t know what was going on, but he vaguely felt that there was something wrong with Auntie Linda today.


    Tess Baker rubbed his hair and kissed him on the forehead, “She’s just going overseas for a bit, no big deal.”


    Off to the side, Bowen Carter wrinkled his brow and looked down at the message from Cliff Ford.