Chapter 771
"Serene, you''re back."
As soon as they stepped into the yard, an old but still energetic voice called out to Serene Ss.
She looked to the right where the voice came from and saw that her grandfather wasing to her
with the help of his bodyguard. She hurriedly greeted him and said, "Grandpa, it''s already sote.
Why aren''t you asleep yet?"
"Nathaniel sent you back?" Old Master Ss did not answer her question. His sharp eyes fell on
Serene''s face as he observed her carefully.
"Yes." Serene responded softly. She didn''t dare to look into the Old Master''s eyes as she lowered
her head slightly.
"Have a baby with him." Old Master Ss suddenly said such a sentence, which made Serene''s
heart tremble.
Serene opened her mouth, and after a few seconds, she said, "Grandpa, do you know what you are
talking about?"
She was just hanging on to the title as Nathaniel Cooper''s fiancee, she was not yet his legal wife.
And now she was asked to bear a child to keep Nathaniel on her leash?
"In another three months, this year would be over. Before the end of this year, I hope to hear some
good news from you." Old Master Ss gave an order directly.
"Grandpa, Nathaniel and I are not married yet. Are you that anxious to want me to give birth to a
baby for him? Is this the family''s principle? Or do you think that I am just a tool here?" After that,
Serene bit her lip. She needed to stand up for herself.
Old Master Ss let out a long sigh and stroked her head. "Silly child, do you know that I''m doing
this for your own good?"
"Ha ha... is this for my own good?" Forgive her for being stupid and ignorant! She didn''t understand
why he was doing this for her.
Her parents died early, and she grew up with her grandfather. She always thought that her
grandfather loved her deep down.
Two years ago, when her uncles and aunts offered to marry her off to a man she didn''t love at all,
her grandfather agreed immediately.
From that time onwards, she knew that in the eyes of the Ss family, there was no family affection
or real love at all. In their eyes, there were only interests.
In their eyes, she had no parents, and they raised her up. So she should listen to them and be at
their disposal.
But they didn''t expect that she would say no. She resisted, and she didn''t want to obey their
arrangement.
When she refused to marry the person they had arranged for her to marry, the Ss family members
looked at her as though they wanted to eat her alive.
Fortunately, the old man in front of her felt that she should be worthy of a better man, so he stopped
them and she escaped temporarily.
Soon afterward, they yed the same tricks again. Fortunately, this time, Nathaniel Cooper
protected her, as she escaped again.
"Nathaniel said that he wanted to mourn for his deceased mother for three years, so he can''t marry
you in these three years. But then you can still give birth to his child." Old Master Ss grabbed
Serene''s hand and said earnestly, "My child, I won''t have much time left. If I can''t protect you, and
you lose Nathaniel, how can you live the rest of your days?"
"Grandpa, Nathaniel won''t, he..."
"So you''re telling me that he loves you?" Old Master Ss interrupted Serene and raised his voice,
"My child, I''m also a man, so I know what men think about. He is engaged to you because he wants
to borrow the power and status of our family."
Serene was very clear what Nathaniel had in mind because the two of them had cleared the air
prior to their agreement.
There was a girl he liked in his heart, and there was also another man she liked in her heart. None
of them would expect that they would fall in love with each other.
Old Master Ss added, "Once he gets stronger, and you are of no use anymore, he may kick you
out at any time. Child, if you want to stay with him, you can only do that by giving birth to his child,
otherwise..."
"Grandpa, please don''t force me. Please, let me make my own decision." She had been pregnant
before, but the child died in her womb. No one else knew about this, including the child''s father.
"I''m doing this for your own good. Think about it and give me an answer tomorrow." After that, the
Old Master patted his chest and coughed violently.
Serene wanted to hold him, but he pushed her away. "Go back to your room and rest early.
Think about what I told you."
"Grandpa..." Serene watched helplessly as her grandfather walked away with the bodyguard. Her
heart and mind went numb.
"You''re a freeloader and you can''t even do what you''re told. You already know that Grandpa is in
poor health, but you''re always making him angry. Serene, how do you live with yourself?"
Suddenly, a strange voice came from behind. Serene turned around and saw that the Young Master
of the Ss family was standing not far behind her.
She nced at him and ignored him. She turned and left but his voice echoed from behind,
"Serene, no matter who you are with, don''t forget we''re your real support here."
The Ss family was her real support?
Hmph... That''s ridiculous!
This might be the funniest joke Serene had ever heard in her life.
Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.
To her, it seemed that each and every person in her family was eager to push her off a cliff.
She forced a courteous smile and swallowed the bitterness alone.
Before "he" coulde back to find her, she could only bear everything alone.
After sending Serene back to the Ss family, Nathaniel returned to the North Pce. Then, he
secretly hopped into his private car and went straight to Moon Bay.
By the time the driver arrived at Moon Bay, it had been two and a half hours since thest call
between Nathaniel and Karen Joy Kyle.
Two and a half hours. It had been such a long time, and she must have cooked all her dishes
already. She must have waited anxiously for him to arrive.
After getting off the car, Nathaniel ran straight to the elevator, hoping to see her as soon as
possible.
When he reached the 28th floor, the elevator door opened, and Nathaniel bumped into a person. It
was obvious that the person was waiting for him here deliberately, and it seemed that he had been
waiting for a long time.
"Mr. President, it''s really surprising to meet you here!" Jayden Elias Kyle waited at the elevator door,
which was part of the route to Karen Joy''s ce. He appeared cold and emotionless when he
greeted Nathaniel.
"You''re here for me. What''s the matter?" Nathaniel was not surprised that Jayden could still
recognize him with this disguise.
He raised his eyebrows and asked calmly.
"Great, Mr. President, I am just passing a message to you on behalf of my father. He wants me to
tell you that before you finish dealing with all your matters, you''d better stay put and don''t get too
close to our family''s dear Karen." Jayden nced at Karen Joy''s door and said, "If you dare touch
her, my father will not forgive you, and I will also kill you."
"Thank you for your warning, I will remember that!" Nathaniel replied politely, but he looked like he
did not take Jayden''s warning seriously at all.
He would not "touch" Karen Joy easily, because he really wanted to protect her and care for her, not
because he was threatened by others.
"Nathaniel, she''s not someone you can just take advantage of. You''d better remember that!" Jayden
warned in a cold voice as he continued to block Nathaniel''s path.
"Jayden, I also want to tell you that Karen Joy will only be my woman in this life. No one can think of
being with her. You''d better remember my words!" Nathaniel looked at Jayden fiercely. They stared
at each other so coldly that it looked like they wanted to kill each other off.