Waving the report triumphantly, Kailee’s grin oozed smugness. “You im to have married Laney out of
compassion. Can you not extend the same sympathy to me and make me your wife?”
Garrett’s voice was thick with disbelief. “You are utterly undeserving of sympathy! You’re a malevolent
creature! Your words mean nothing to me!’’
He lunged forward, seizing Kailee’s wrist. “You’re going to redo the pregnancy test this instant!”
As the two grappled with one another, the door to the VIP room burst open. “Enough!’’ Garrett froze at
the sound of the all-too- familiar voice.
Visibly flustered, he turned and stammered, “Laney… How did you…?”
Tears cascading down her cheeks, Laney stood in the doorway, Ian’s stoic presence beside her.
Witnessing the chaotic scene before her, Laney’s voice wavered with sorrow. “I know everything. How
long were you nning to deceive me, Garrett?”
“No, it’s not what it seems! Let me exin.” Garrett hastily released Kailee, attempting to embrace
Laney, but she evaded him.
With her head lowered in disappointment, Laney whispered, “I heard it all. Kailee is carrying your child.
What more is there to say?”
“I…” Garrett stammered, desperate to rify, but Laney’s words left him at a loss for a rebuttal.
His gaze narrowing, Garrett suddenly rounded on Ian, baring his teeth in a snarl. “It was you, wasn’t it?
You divulged the sordid details of my entanglement with Kailee to Laney, didn’t you? Did you bring her
here deliberately? What was your motive?”
Ian remained unperturbed by Garrett’s rage, calmly responding, “Mrs. Harding chose toe of her
own ord. She has every right to know the truth.”
“You orchestrated this!” With an animalistic growl, Garrett lunged at Ian, his fist flying towards Ian’s
face.
“Garrett! Stop!”
Laney stood in front of Ian, her gaze brimming with disappointment as it fell on Garrett. “If you want to
hit someone, hit me. I was the one who decided toe here,” she said.
Garrett’s fist hung suspended in mid-air. “Laney…” he started, but his voice trailed off without another
word.
Laney didn’t bother lingering on him for long, and turned to Kailee with a calm gaze. “Kailee, no matter
how much you want my husband, you should never use a child as a bargaining chip. A kid is not some
object or tool for you to use as you see fit.”
Kailee answered with a snort, making a mockery of Laney’s righteous words. Laney’s eyes fell on
Kailee’s stomach, a chuckleing out of her.
“Still, we have yet to see if you really are pregnant, haven’t we? And even if you really are, there are
plenty of ways to find out the child’s true paternity. You can’t fake something like this,” she said.
Kailee’s face twisted into an unpleasant expression. “And what exactly do you mean by that?” she
demanded.
But Laney paid no attention to her, and instead turned to Garrett with a tired expression. Deep sorrow
filled her eyes, sharp and prating in its silence.
Garrett felt his heart lurch as he met her gaze. Her eyes told him all he needed to know. Laney no
longer believed in him.
“Let’s go, Ian,” she said in a calm voice that betrayed none of the hurt in her eyes. She turned away
from Garrett and walked away without looking back.
“Laney!” Garrett called out in a panicked voice. His feet were already going after her, but Kailee
grabbed onto him. “Garrett! Please don’t leave. Listen. I love you. I really love you. Now that I’m
pregnant with your child, we can start a new family and be happy together!”
Uncaring of other people, Kailee clung to him in a desperate embrace, fervently dering her affection.
“Get the f*uc*k off me! Let me go!” Garrett wrenched himself free from Kailee and forced her away.
“I don’t care if you’re pregnant. I will never ept this child!” Kailee fell to the ground from the impact.
She could no longer muster any semnce of gracefulness orposure as she frantically grasped at
Garrett’s shin, tears running down her face.
“Garrett, please!” she begged. “Don’t leave me! I love you! I can’t live without you!”
But Garrett had no interest in listening to her pained confession. He kicked her hand away and bent
down to meet her gaze. The coldness in his voice sent shivers through Kailee. “Listen carefully, Kailee.
I don’t love you. I never have, and I never will. If you’re really pregnant, get rid of the child. You will only
be putting yourself and the kid through hell if you don’t. Do yourself a favor. There is nothing you can
do to change my mind, so give up on me.” The sound of Kailee’s sobbing came to an abrupt halt.
Devoid of emotion, she stared dumbly at the loathing in Garrett’s eyes, her heart sinking in despair.
She had finally understood that this man will never ever turn her way.
Garrett stood up straight and looked at Kailee. His eyes narrowed in disgust as if piece of trash on the
sidewalk. “Your family will pay for your misdeed. Just wait and see,” he said.
With that, he turned around and left the crumpled woman by herself.
Kailee could only watch Garrett’s receding figure as he walked away. She copsed to the ground,
wails ripped out of her.
Laney returned to the ward. She didn’t want to stay at this hospital for another second.
Whenever she closed her eyes, all she could see was the image of Kailee presenting the pregnancy
test report to Garrett. Tremors ran through her like aftereffects.
She had never imagined that her husband would have a child with another woman. It had shaken her
to her core.
Knowing Laney’s state, Natalie had already arranged for Ian to find a new hospital. A ward had already
been prepared at the new hospital. If Laney wanted, she could move there any time. She could be
away from all of this, and she would be safe from Kailee.
Upon arriving at her room, Laney told Ian to pack her things.
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Laney had not spoken another word ever since they left the VIP ward. Ian looked at her in concern and
offered words offort, “Mrs. Harding, please don’t take it too hard. It was all that woman’s doing. Mr.
Harding got tricked. There is no way he would betray you of his own ord.”
Laney’s voice came out thick and heavy, her tears threatening to spill again. “I know,” she answered.
Ian hesitated for a moment, then continued, “Kailee is the sort of person who would do whatever it
takes to get what she wants. It’s very likely that the whole pregnancy was made up.”
Laney paused packing her things. She shook her head and smile bitterly. “My disappointment in Garrett
is beyond this ident. There are more reasons for it.”
A little surprised, Ian intended to ask more, but all of a sudden, Garrett stormed into the room. The
moment he saw Laney packing her things, Garrett’s expression changed. He rushed to her side and
held her hand in an attempt to stop what she was doing.
“Where are you taking the child?” Garrett eximed.
Gently lowering Garrett’s hand, Laney took a steady breath before calmly saying, “I want to stay in a
different hospital.”
“No, I won’t allow it.” Garrett blocked her way. He met Laney’s gaze and looked at her pleadingly. “Are
you leaving me? Or are you really just walking away like this?”
Knowing a foul temper would take her nowhere, Laney remained calm. “I won’t leave you like this. I
simply don’t want to see you right now.”
Garrett’s handnded on her shoulder with a firm grip. His low voice rumbled, “You already know that
Kailee orchestrated everything. Why are you still so angry? Do you really have to leave? Can’t we talk
it out?”
All Laney could do was close her eyes tightly. She felt exhausted both physically and mentally. There’s
no strength left in her body anymore. She could practically feel herself falling down. She could faint any
second now. Garrett had not yet noticed anything unusual about Laney.
His indignation clouded his better judgment. He felt as if he too was a victim Why wouldn’t Laney give
him a chance?