Chapter 1174


    “You won’t tell him that I’m pregnant,” Ashlynn said.


    “I’ll just say that I’m keeping a lover somewhere.” Corentin leaned back on his chair and extended his


    legs. “He can’t interfere. Even if he finds out, he can’t do anything. I just don’t want to deal with the


    trouble of him knowing.”


    “Get rid of this child, and all troubles will vanish with it.”


    “I’d rather kill that old twat.”


    Stunned by the violence in his words, she lost all interest in continuing the conversation. “I’m going


    back to my room to rest. Bye.”


    She hung up, turning to nce at the fading sun before returning to her room.


    She had always known that Corentin did not value family bonds, whether it was his adoptive parents or


    Cory, but was baffled by his insistence on keeping the child.


    ‘Does he even know how to raise a kid? He grew up in the slum as a loveless child…‘ she thought.


    Ashlynn knew that Corentin would note back and stayed put into exploring the mansion. Once she


    realized that there was no one else, she climbed down from the second floor under the moonlight on


    the third night when Corentin did not appear. Climbing was never difficult for her.


    She made one final leap from the wall and was about to run when a strand of light shed on her face.


    She covered her eyes, her heart racing.


    “What are you doing up, Sis? Admiring the moon?”


    She put her hand down and saw Owen walking over with two other men.


    Instantly, she realized that she would not be able to escape. Though there was no one else inside the


    mansion, Corentin had clearly arranged for people to guard the premises, and as soon as she stepped


    outside, she would be caught.


    The thought that Corentin would soon find out about her escape and her heart sank. Knowing that she


    could not admit to it, she narrowed her eyes sharply. “I’m admiring the moon. Is there a problem?”


    Owen’s expression darkened. “Ashlynn, there are plenty of women who want to be with Corentin. You


    are taking him for granted.”


    “You can take him if you want,” she retorted.


    “Why you!” He clenched his fists at the urge to beat her like he had always wanted to.


    “Want to beat me? Do it!” She stepped forward and tilted her face to the side.


    Not daring to touch her, Owen took a step back reluctantly. “If it’s not for Corentin’s child in your belly,


    I’m definitely going to toss you into the river!”


    She listened to his threat and immediately raised her hand to p him across the face.


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    Owen had not expected Ashlynn to raise her hand at him, and his face was instantly twisted with anger,


    but Ashlynn was hardly done. The frustration of being caught again boiled within her, and Owen came


    at the right time for her to vent her rage. She grabbed the shlight in his hand and mmed him in the


    head with it.


    “Ah!” Owen backed away with a hand over his head. Blood gushed down through the gaps between his


    fingers, and he was on the brink of bursting. “Ashlynn, I’m going to kill you!”


    “Calm down, Owen!” One of the men behind him pulled him back. “She’s pregnant with Corentin’s


    baby. You can’t touch her.”


    The sound of a car engine running approached and before long, the familiar Bently appeared before


    their sight.


    Ashlynn’s blood ran cold at how quickly Corentin arrived.


    Owen was outside the mansion and could not have possibly called Corentin when she came outside.


    ‘Why…‘ she thought helplessly.


    A man went over to open the door, and Corentin stepped out of the car. He scanned Ashlynn and


    Owen’s bloody faces darkly. “What’s going on?”


    “Corentin, she hit him.” Owen pointed at the bleeding wound on his forehead. “She tried to escape. I


    caught her, and she hit me. Corentin, how can you keep a woman like this around?”