Chapter 343


    ric kept throwing ideas about how to design the house at Terrance along the way.


    Terrance didn’t really analyze ric’s words. The moment ric shared his first idea,


    Terrance fulfilled his responsibility by turning on the voice recorder and opening his


    notebook. He recorded ric’s orders and noted them down at the same time.


    “That’s all for now. I’ll update you if there are any other ideas. We can leave the rest to


    the designer.”


    “All right, Mr. Cadogan.”


    ric hung up the phone before Terrance could finish.


    A few momentster, it finally dawned on Terrance. Wait a minute. Did Mr. Cadogan say


    something about designing a house? A house with that kind of setup? For real?


    The car stopped at the same time ric ended the call.


    “We have arrived, Mr. Cadogan.”


    He hummed a response before putting his phone into his pocket and exiting the car.


    At that moment, all he could think about was the possible designs for the house. Are


    we missing something? I’ll have to add themter. I better write down everything once


    I’m home.


    ric let his imagination run free when he talked to Terrance in the car earlier.


    Moreover, it was his first time being a father. Thus, he allowed his limited knowledge to


    guide him, but he wasn’t a father before. Therefore, he didn’t know much about being a


    father.


    I have to do some research and note them down.


    At first, ric was thinking about entrusting the design to somebody else. But he


    suddenly felt he should take over the design instead of depending on others.


    He hadn’t gone far when the thoughts flooded his mind.


    Therefore, he wasn’t aware that someone was trailing behind him when he got out of


    the car.


    Since he was lost in his thoughts, he walked fast without paying attention to his


    surroundings. The person could no longer follow, so they called out to him. “Al.”


    The person caught up with him when he paused at the name. She panted heavily as


    she spun around to face him.


    ric’s expression turned cold at the sight of the person. “What are you doing here?”


    He’s not as nice to me as usual. Probably have figured out that I deleted his message.


    She knew she was screwed before leaving the sick room.


    Once the outsiders were gone, all ric needed to do was talk to Victoria.


    She was hoping that ric didn’t ask. Judging from his expression, it’s just my wishful


    thinking. He must’ve talked to Victoria.


    A n was formed in her mind when she was on her way to meet ric.


    I can manage even if he knows the truth.


    Thus, she immediately burst into tears when she locked eyes with him. “Al, I have


    something to tell you.”


    Even though udia saved ric’s life in the past, he couldn’t ept the fact that she


    deleted the message dedicated to him and that she reached out to Victoria in secret


    and asked Victoria to abort the children.


    “What is it?”


    “You found out what happened with the message, didn’t you?” Even though it was a


    long shot, udia couldn’t help but try asking.


    As expected, ric’s gaze remained cold after she asked him the question.


    Theck of response instantly cleared her doubts. She threw the speech, which she


    formted before she came, on ric without any dy.


    “I’m sorry, Al. It’s indeed my fault. I shouldn’t have hidden the truth from you, but I did it


    for a reason! You were faking a marriage, but she dared sleep with you and got


    pregnant with your children. How could I let that happen? You know I adore you. I was


    blinded by rage and took the wrong approach. It’s all because I love you!”


    Then, udia sniffed. She calmed down a little before taking a few steps toward him.


    “And most importantly, all I did was delete the message. I didn’t hurt her. She still gave


    birth to the children in the end safely. I’ll treat the children as my own if you like, and I


    don’t need more children. What do you say?”


    He watched her coldly. “I don’t need an outsider’s help to raise my children.”


    “Al…”


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    ric clenched his fists on his sides as he fixed his dark menacing eyes on her. “If it


    weren’t because you save my life… If it weren’t…” He gritted his teeth at the thought,


    unable to finish the sentence.


    udia could sense a hint of anger in his murmur and the intimidating aura he


    emanated. She had a feeling that she wouldn’t get away with it that easily if she weren’t


    his lifesaver.


    She knew from experience that he would get rid of the person and their family if


    someone ever got on his bad side.


    If udia had a sense of propriety, she’d stopped now, considering his contorted


    expression.


    Even though she made mistakes, ric would still see her as his savior. All she needed


    to do was behave from now on and try not to be a nuisance.


    Therefore, not even he or his family would dare hurt her. What was more, the Cadogan


    Family would aid her family in the business field. The Johnson Family could enjoy the


    benefits provided by the Cadogan Family as long as there was peace between them.


    However, udia was one step away from bing the wife of thepany


    president.


    And now you’re telling me ric chooses somebody over me?


    betrayed her belief.


    The title of ‘Mrs. Cadogan’ belongs to nobody but me!


    ric suppressed the swirling emotions within him before speaking up. “I don’t want to


    see you again.”


    After that, he walked into the house, leaving her outside alone.


    udia stood in the chilly air for a long time until she felt dampness on her face as the


    breeze dried her tears. Her longing for ric and resentment for Victoria grew and


    ingrained in her.


    She returned to the hotel with a stiff body and messy hair.


    Scarlette happened to initiate a video call with udia. At first, udia refused to pick


    up the phone due to her bad mood. However, after finding out it was from her mother,


    she felt a pang of sadness. She answered the call without fixing her appearance. As


    soon as the call was connected, she burst into tears. “Mom!”


    Scarlette was enjoying a beauty treatment at the moment. She had applied a mask on


    her face when she called udia with a smile, but she wasn’t expecting to see her


    daughter crying. She immediately tore the mask off her face and expressed her


    concerns. “What happened, udia? Is something wrong?”


    Scarlette finally saw the full picture after udia spilled everything.


    “What should I do, Mom?”


    She fixed her daughter with a stern look. “You’re too softhearted. You should’ve gotten


    rid of her in the first ce, but you didn’t. And that’s what you’ve got.”


    udia spoke through her s***bs. “What if I talk to Victoria again? I can force her to fulfill


    her promise of leaving the country.”


    “What’s the point of it?” Scarlette scolded. “Both of you agreed on five years. Now she


    had carried out the promise. What do you want to talk to her about? You had five years,


    but you let them go to waste.”


    The words hurt udia. “The things are beyond my control. Who would’ve known he’d


    wait for her after all these years?”


    “There’s no other option! You must find a way to give birth to his child.”