Chapter 539


    Huntley''s expression stiffened, and he got to his feet slowly before narrowing his eyes at Juliana.


    “Ms. Juliana, there are some things you should never joke about, for they''ll bring you to ruin.”


    Juliana swung her feet, and in turn, the swing she was on swayed with her movements.


    “How do you know I was joking? Since you''ve found out that I''ve fallen for Zeke, you should know that


    anything''s possible. It''s not that weird for me to have had sex with him.”


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    To that, Huntley chuckled softly and said, “If you really had slept with him, you two wouldn''t have


    subjected yourself to the mercy of fate like this, given how your temperaments are. Now that news of


    Ms. Gourd''s pregnancy has spread throughout Hallsbay, it just proves that Zeke doesn''t care about you


    at all. Ms. Juliana, you should stop lying to yourself. That man doesn''t belong to you.”


    Juliana jumped off the swing and strode toward Huntley. Sneering, she said, “If he doesn''t belong to


    me, who does belong to me, then? You?”


    Huntley reached out and wrapped an arm around her waist before shing her a faint smile. “I could


    indeed be yours. All of me, from my body to my heart, can be yours.”


    As he spoke, he stretched out a slender and defined finger before gently brushing it across Juliana''s


    delicate lips, his movement sensual and ambiguous.


    Juliana struggled against his touch for a moment, and when she realized that it didn''t deter him, she


    growled, “Huntley, how dare you touch me! Are you trying to rebel?”


    “Don''t forget that we''re now engaged, Ms. Juliana. It''s only natural that I can''t resist touching you, for


    the love I have for you is overflowing. Even if this gets out, people will only say that we''re a young


    couple madly in love.”


    Infuriated, Juliana grabbed his cor and gritted out, “Listen here, Huntley. You can take this as an


    official deration of war. I''m going to take back everything that belongs to me.”


    Huntley chuckled lightly. “Then I hope you can keep your wits about you, Ms. Juliana. Stop feeling sad


    over a man who''s not worth it.”


    “Of course.”


    Meanwhile, in the guest room of the Shurmer residence, Steven, Waverly, Richard, and Genevieve


    could be seen surrounding a bed with joy on their faces.


    Waverly held onto Shirley''s hand and patted the back of her hand twice. Smiling, she said, “My dear


    child, you sure have a good constitution to be able to get pregnant after only doing it once with Zeke.”


    After saying that, she turned to look at Genevieve, who was opposite her, and added, “Now that Shirley


    is carrying the Shurmer family''s child, you can rest assured that we will protect her and not let her


    suffer any grievances.”


    In response, Genevieve smiled, and with a hint of worry on her face, she sighed. “I''m sure the Shurmer


    family will treat Shirley well, and even if she''s not your daughter-inw, you will still spoil her as if she''s


    one of your own. However, Zeke will be the one who will live with her for the rest of her life. If he


    doesn''t marry her...”


    “That won''t happen.” Waverly raised her voice, her tone firm as she guaranteed, “Don''t worry, Mrs.


    Gourd. When Zekees backter, I will talk to him about the marriage. Let''s skip the engagement


    this time and prepare for the wedding straight away.”


    An ted expression shed across Genevieve''s face.


    All my hard work finally paid off! My daughter is finally marrying into the Shurmer family and bing


    the matriarch of the family! With this, I won''t have to pin my hopes on the Luther family anymore. With


    how prestigious that family is, I doubt I''d be able to get my daughter to marry into there anyway.


    Besides, Artemis still has other heirs, so it will never be my daughter''s child''s turn. Now that the Luther


    family is out of the picture, I can only depend on the Shurmer family. In any case, I must make sure my


    daughter stays with the most influential and powerful man. This way, I''ll be respected as the mother-in-


    With that thought in mind, she said, “You have no idea how relieved I am to hear that, Mrs. Shurmer.”


    Waverly smiled. “Don''t worry. Since Shirley is carrying our grandchild, it''s a given that we''ll make her a


    part of the family. After all, we don''t want anyone saying that the child''s an illegitimate child.”


    Meanwhile, in the guest room of the Shurmer residence, Steven, Waverly, Richard, and Genevieve


    could be seen surrounding a bed with joy on their faces.


    Just then, footsteps came from the door, and in walked Zeke.


    Seeing that her son was home, Waverly beckoned him over. “Zeke, hurry up andfort Shirley. She


    is now pregnant with your child and is the treasure of the Shurmer family.”


    With an indifferent expression, Zeke walked toward the bed and trained his cold gaze on Shirley, his


    eyes shing with an unfathomable look.


    Waverly gave her son''s arm a p and chided, “Well, what are you waiting for? Are you so happy


    you''re bing a father that you''re at a loss for words?”


    Zeke looked away and swept a gaze across the elders before saying coolly, “I''d like to talk to Shirley


    alone.”


    Hearing that, Waverly was stunned for a moment before shing a smile, saying, “Sure. You two have


    a good talk, then. Your inws and I will head to the living room to discuss your marriage date.”


    After everyone left, Zeke narrowed his eyes at Shirley and asked, “Are you going to keep the baby?”


    At that, Shirley froze as the smile on her face gradually faded. Staring at him dazedly, she replied in a


    shaky voice, “W-What do you mean by that, Zeke? This is our first child together. What am I supposed


    to do if I don''t keep it—abort it?”


    “If possible, that is exactly what I want you to do.”


    Shirley''s eyes widened as she looked at him in disbelief. With tears welling up in her eyes, she


    spluttered, “W-What did you just say? Are you really going to abort this child? This child is your flesh


    and blood and also a member of the Shurmer family! Even a beast wouldn''t harm its offspring, so how


    could you take away this child''s right to live?”


    Zeke narrowed his eyes slightly and said in an indifferent voice, “Shirley, you should know that I don''t


    have any feelings for you. I have always regarded you as my sister. If I really had feelings for you, I


    would have married you a long time ago. I wouldn''t have to wait until you''re pregnant to be forced into


    marrying you.”