Chapter 68


    Nina pped Mna with a loud smack. At the same time, Isabe shouted furiously, “You little brat!


    How could you hit Mna? What if you hurt the baby in her womb?”


    “I would rather die than have this baby...” It was hard to tell whether Mna was faking her tears. She


    covered her face and left after saying that.


    Isabe decided against smacking her daughter and went after Mna instead.


    As she was trying to catch up to Mna, Isabe tried to persuade her, “Mna, slow down. Since you


    are pregnant with my grandchild, I will support you no matter what! You said you felt insecure marrying


    into our family and that the future of your child is not assured. Could you please tell me what I can do to


    make you feel secure?”


    Isabe desperately wanted grandchildren, so she was willing to do anything to please Mna.


    Meanwhile, Nina panted for breath as she gritted her teeth in frustration. “That b*tch won''t stop until


    she ruins my family. I know she''s only throwing tantrums to make my parents buy her a house.”


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    Why is my mom so gullible? How could she fall for that b*tch''s stupid tricks?


    Nina continued to grumble as they went downstairs, “That skank! Why did my idiot brother choose her?


    She is disgusting! I think she was fooling around with wealthy men and got dumped by them. That must


    be why she looked for my idiot brother to provide for her. She''d better not let me see her again, or I will


    beat her up!”


    Nina was bursting with fury and desperately wanted to get her hands on Mna.


    Soon, they came to a café outside the hospital.


    Nina was stillining even after they were seated. “When you guys went overseas, I told Zayne to


    stay away from Mna. Yet, guess what he did. Not only did he not heed my warning, but he even


    befriended her and ended up getting together with her.”


    Avery could only lower her head helplessly.


    They were still at the cafe when Cayden called around eleven o''clock.


    After ncing at Nina, Avery looked down to ept the call. However, she could not bring herself to


    speak up.


    “Is anyone there?” Cayden''s deep voice sounded from the other end of the line.


    “Yes.” Avery was not used to speaking with Cayden in front of her friend. After all, they had only


    entered a rtionship recently, so Avery was unsure how she should behave.


    Cayden asked, “Have you had lunch?”


    “I''ve ordered the food, but they are not served yet. Also, I am with Nina right now,” Avery replied.


    Nina could guess who was on the other end of the line and mouthed, “Is that Boss?”


    Avery nodded in affirmation.


    After that, Cayden asked her about the situation at the hospital. Initially, he nned to head there, but


    Avery told him her father had not arrived yet. Furthermore, she was concerned that her father would be


    shocked if Cayden suddenly showed up.


    Thus, Cayden had no choice but to cancel his n to go to the hospital.


    Later, Leonardo arrived at the hospital at one o''clock in the afternoon.


    Since Cayden had given prior instructions to the hospital, the hospital staff treated Leonardo with


    utmost care. They prepared the best room in the hospital for him and assigned a male nurse and a


    female nurse to take care of Leonardo. Furthermore, they also appointed a highly experienced


    specialist to provide consultations.


    Leonardo changed into a hospital gown and asked, “Ery, this...”


    “Dad, my colleague knows someone in the hospital, so...” Avery did not know whether her exnation


    was believable. She only realized how unrealistic it sounded when she thought about itter.


    However, Leonardo did not question her further even though he did not believe her excuse.


    Soon, the doctor began to examine Leonardo, so Avery had no choice but to leave the ward.


    Nina leaned against the wall outside the ward and asked, “Haven''t you told your father about your


    rtionship with Boss?”


    Avery shook her head, seemingly in a daze as she sat on a chair. “If my father found out about it, he


    would definitely forgo treatment in order to find out what is going on. Moreover, he would assume that


    Boss is only fooling around with me.”


    “The thing is...” Nina paused mid-sentence hesitantly. Nevertheless, she felt that Avery would not mind


    her voicing her opinion, so she continued, “To be honest, I think your father is a little extreme. If what


    Mna''s mother said was true, that your mother cheated on him with a rich man, then your father''s


    hatred toward wealthy men is understandable. After all, one of them snatched his wife away. Still, your


    father shouldn''t assume that all of them are scumbags who mess with women''s hearts. At least that


    wealthy man wasn''t only fooling around with your mother. Unless another rich man tricked your mother,


    and only your father knew what happened.”


    Hearing that, Avery lowered her head and did not respond.


    She always believed that her father knew her mother''s current situation but refused to tell her.


    All this while, she had been mindful of her father''s health condition and was careful not to trigger him.


    Thus, she resisted asking him the burning questions on her mind, causing her curiosity about her birth


    mother to dissipate over time.


    Seeing that Avery remained silent, Nina took out her iPad and opened a drama series she had


    downloaded.


    She gave Avery one of the earphones and said, “You should watch this drama to distract yourself and


    pass the time. Otherwise, you will keep worrying.”


    Although Avery rarely watched drama series, she epted her friend''s offer.


    After watching for a while, she pulled out the earphone in disbelief. “How can they broadcast this kind


    of show? Isn''t a romantic rtionship between brother and sister viting human ethics...”


    “No, they are not biological siblings!” Nina removed her earphone and exined, “The male and female


    lead have different parents. You didn''t know that because you didn''t watch the first episode. They have


    no blood rtion.”


    After hearing her exnation, Avery found the drama series slightly more eptable and continued


    watching.


    Meanwhile, Leonardo''s check-up went on for two hours. However, that was not the end of it. He had to


    fast until the next morning for the doctor to do a moreprehensive examination.


    It saddened Avery to see her father lying on the bed in agony.


    At around three o''clock, Nina received a call from thepany and had to leave.


    Avery also left the hospital after helping her father settle into his room.


    Then, she returned to the office and had to work overtime.


    Although Cecelia knew about Avery''s rtionship with Cayden, the department head did not. Thus, he


    did not give Avery special treatment but assigned work to her.


    Nevertheless, Avery neitherin nor found it tiresome.


    She workedte until it was after office hours, and she was all alone in the office.


    At seven-thirty, Avery finally took a break and noticed that the sky had darkened. Then, she looked at


    the beautifully-lit city through the window and massaged her temple before getting up to make herself a


    cup of coffee in the pantry.


    Suddenly, she heard movements behind her.


    Avery was not a timid person, but she could not help but feel a little afraid in the empty office.


    The noise sounded like a man''s heavy footsteps approaching her. Thus, she quickly put down her cup


    and turned around, fearing Zayne was sneaking up on her. However, the moment she did so, Cayden


    pressed her against the pantry counter with his firm and muscr body.


    Then, she felt his warm lips on her fair neck.


    “Why are you here?” Avery did not expect to see Cayden.


    He has to pick up Zach and Rory from Toby''s house at night. Why is he back so soon?


    “Let''s get married as soon as possible.” Cayden leaned down and kissed her lips.


    Avery was mesmerized by the passion and warmth in Cayden''s eyes as he trapped her in the narrow


    pantry. It waspletely silent except for the sensual noises Cayden made as he nibbled at her skin.


    His firm shoulders gave her the sense of security she desperately needed. Thus, she became more


    daring and reciprocated his passion with her kiss while caressing his sturdy waist.


    Her kisses fanned his desire, pushing it to the boiling point.


    Cayden stripped off her clothes as he kissed her and lifted her onto the pantry counter. By now, Avery''s


    mind had gone nk. She could feel something pulled taut within her, threatening to snap at any


    moment.


    “Mm...” Avery raised her head, trying to find respite from the overwhelming passion.


    Meanwhile, Cayden moved down and kissed her belly, prompting Avery to shake her head immediately.


    “No... Not there...” A moan escaped her parted lips, and she panted for breath.


    With that, Cayden''s lipstched onto her swollen ones again.


    He kissed her like a crazed man, making her shudder with pleasure. Her moans grew louder and


    further incited his desires.


    “Do you want it?” Cayden breathed heavily, having long lost his calm.