Chapter 10
After a long time, Victoria sighed inwardly. Keeping the truth from him will
keep any awkward situations at bay. Moreover, we can think of our
rtionship as a transaction in which both parties benefit from.
At that thought, she pushed away ric, who had leaned in too close for
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herfort. “It’s not you for sure.”
Then, he frowned upon hearing that. “What do you mean by that? Is there
someone else who knows you better than me? Who is it?” He didn’t notice
how worked up he was due to her words.
On the other hand, Victoria said nothing in response.
Seeing how she ignored him, ric grabbed her shoulders and
questioned somewhat viciously, “Is it a man or a woman?”
He applied too much pressure on her, causing her to raise her brows and
push him away. “It hurts. Don’t touch me.”
Afterward, ric let up on the pressure a bit, but he didn’t give up on
badgering Victoria. “If you don’t want me to touch you, then be honest with
1. me. Who knows you better than I do? Also, what’s up with that report?”
Under his persistent questioning, she responded, “Nobody. I’m the one who
understands myself best. Don’t put too much meaning in my words,
alright? Besides, I don’t know what report you’re referring to. Is it from the
should be clear about it, don’t you think?”
She took the initiative to express her doubts, causing him to narrow his
eyes. There is something fishy about the way that she is reacting.
“The maid imed she found a piece of torn paper while picking up the
trash.”
A piece of torn paper? Is the report a piece of torn paper?
Then, Victoria met ric’s eyes calmly. “What report? Where is it?”
“It was torn and was found in the room. Is it not yours?”
“A torn piece of paper? Yeah, it’s mino.” Following that, she avoided his
gaze and redirected her attention to theptop. “That’s the report I got
from the hospital. What’s wrong with that?”
Suddenly, he locked his gaze on her. “What kind of report is it?”
Victoria was unwavering and answered, “My body checkup report. Is there
a problem with that?”
However, her answer elicited a scoff from ric. “Do you think you can fool
me? Why would you tear the report?” His tone was stern as he asked the
question. Suddenly, he grasped her thin wrist and prodded, “Are you hiding
something from me? What kind of report is it?”
Then, he reasoned that her peculiar quirk must have something to do with
the report.
As he exerted even more pressure on her, her brows knitted as she
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exined softly, “I didn’t tear it on purpose. The report was soaked in water
due to the rain, and I could no longer read the words. That’s why I threw it
away.”
“Why did you have to tear it before you threw it away, then?” ric was still
dwelling on it. Obviously, he would keep pestering Victoria if she couldn’t
convince him with a reasonable excuse.
Then, when she looked into his eyes, she noticed how dark and gloomy
they were. After a sigh, she said, “Have you ever considered that I might
not have torn it?”
“What?”
“It was raining heavily that day, and when I took the report out, it was
already in a soggy state, and some pieces of paper even got stuck on my
clothes. I could only take them off one by one.”
ric was taken aback by Victoria’s statement as he imagined the
possible scene.
The downpour was so intense that it drenched herpletely. Hence, it
was only natural that the paper had be soggy. She had no choice
but to toss it in theundry basket with the rest of her dirty clothes, but by
the time the maids came to clean it up, the paper had dried out and
appeared to be torn.
After careful consideration, he decided that her words did not sound
suspicious.
Feeling the force on her shoulders loosen, Victoria assumed ric was
Chap 6 Abortion is the Only Way
convinced by her statomont. Dospito her rollef, she decided to put
everything on the line to dispel any remaining doubts he had about her
pregnancy. At that thought, she looked at him and uttered tentatively,
“Why are you panicking? Are you worried that it might have been a
pregnancy report?”
At first, he had nned to deny it, but hearing herst question, he felt his
chest tighten. When he nced at her, he tried to suppress his emotions.
His nce prompted her to raise her brows. “What’s with that expression?
Are you afraid that my pregnancy might affect you and udia’s
rtionship?”
“Are you pregnant?” ric squinted his eyes in skepticism.
Victoria shrugged. “No, or I would have shown you the report. As childhood
friends, I suppose you’llpensate me a fair amount if I go for an
abortion, won’t you?”
However, her nonchnt tone and indifferent attitude made his
expression change slightly.
“What did you say? Are you going for an abortion?”
On the other hand, hisst sentence made her heart skip a beat.
“I’m speaking hypothetically only.”
As if trying to go against Victoria, ric questioned, “What if it’s not?”
“What do you mean if it’s not?” She frowned slightly.
Then, he narrowed his eyes as he looked at her, obsidian orbs carrying
iprehensible emotions. “Suppose you are pregnant; would you
undergo an abortion?”
She nodded subconsciously and lowered her head. “Yeah, maybe.”
Nheless, she didn’t notice how his expression turned dark when she
blurted her answer.
ric was annoyed by Victoria’s indifference, and he felt something
churning in his chest as anxiety surrounded him densely.
Then, Victoria continued, “What will happen to you and udia if I don’t
abort the child?”
What will happen to udia and me? Her question was like having a
bucket of ice water dumped on him, causing him to snap out of his stupor
and get his bearings.
The woman before him had fair skin and bright red lips; her features were
dimensional and delicate, even without makeup. She had such a
captivating appearance that it was hard to take one’s eyes off her for
even a moment.
After a moment of observing Victoria, ric withdrew the emotion from
his eyes, stood up, and had since calmed down. He suggested, with a cold
voice that sounded entirely different from before, “You don’t have to go to
thepany today. Take a good rest.”
Soon, he turned and left the bedroom with a cold expression.
Yes, she’s right. Even if she ever gets pregnant, she will be forced to abort.
the child. I simply could not, and would never, let udia down.
Back then, ric stumbled and fell into the river. The flow of water was so
rapid that even a person who could swim wouldn’t have been able to
escape death, let alone jump down to save others.
He was having trouble breathing after taking several mouthfuls of river
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water, his limbs fell heavy, and he was on the verge of losing
consciousness, When he was on the verge of giving up, he saw a slender
figure recklessly diving down and swimming towards him at a rapid pos
Unfortunately, he had lost consciousness before she could swim up to
him,
Later, he awoke to find himself in the hospital, and it was only then that he
learned udia had been hurt while rescuing him. Her hands were even
wounded by the stones at the bottom of the river. When he visited her, she
was sitting on the edge of the bed with a pale face and gauze wrapped
around her treated wound. At the sight of him, she hopped off the bed and
staggered toward him to ask if he was alright.
From then on, ric was determined to treat udia well. He would make
her his wife so long as she was willing to marry him. Since she had risked
her life for him, he had to repay her kindness,