Chapter 194


    "But Hansen, I love you, and I''m already pregnant with your baby. Shouldn''t you be responsible?"


    Aria shrieked desperately.


    Hansen was exasperated. No matter what he said, she would not agree to terminate the pregnancy.


    He was drugged by someone else that night; it was a trap, it was not his intention. Even he himself


    was confused. How could they keep such a baby?


    His head was aching. Why could she not wake up to her senses? Why was she using a baby to


    threaten him?


    This was what he had despised most in his life.


    "Aria, you know that night was a mistake. Norton drugged me, it was not my intention at all. Please


    calm down and think carefully. Stop using the baby to threaten me. Doing this won''t do you any


    good," he said with a dark face and left with a m on the door.


    After that, Aria fell onto the ground!


    His footsteps faded into the silent night and she began to feel frightened. He would not do as she


    wished even when she used their child to threaten him. Was it true? She did something wrong,


    didn''t she?


    Thinking of this, her whole body began to tremble.


    If she insisted her way, would the future hold any happiness?


    She knew Hansen very well. He was never afraid to do what he had said. It was obvious, looking at


    how he treated Jenna all those years.


    But, what could she do? Apart from marrying him, there was really no other way!


    In fact, it would be more painful if she did not marry him.


    When he had agreed to marry her, Hansen did not refuse as strongly as he did at present, now that


    he wanted to get rid of their child. How could it not be love? It was all because of that woman.


    The media already knew that she was Hansen''s woman. How could she survive all the rumors if


    they did not marry?


    No, she would take this until the end!


    She would not let Hansen and Jenna seed. She would make sure of it.


    Aria gritted her teeth, her eyes glowing with hatred.


    In the office of the Municipal Party Committee.


    Earl returned to his office after a meeting. His secretary, Mr. Evans, came over and reported that the


    director of the Public Security Department, Louis Garver, was asking to see him.


    Earl adjusted his sses and his eyes rolled around. Hethen said softly, "Let him in."


    "Alright." Mr. Evans stepped back and closed the door lightly.


    After a while, Louis came into the room in a set of casual clothes.


    "Mr. Garver, what''s the matter?" Earl gestured at the door and asked slowly.


    Louis got the hint and closed the door immediately. Having checked whether it was tightly closed,


    he then walked forward.


    "Come on, sit here." Earl stood up and walked to the sofa in the living room. He pointed at the


    space beside him.


    Louis sat down cautiously. His body leaned forward as he said in a low voice, "Mayor McAdams,


    something happened to Shelren Group. The Chairman, Caleb Hodge has dered bankruptcy."


    What? Earl''s eyes twitched but he still asked calmly, "Tell me in detail, what happened?"


    "Caleb came to me yesterday in dread, saying that Shelren Group was taken over by Richards


    Group. Everything happened in a rush. A lot of information has fallen into the hands of Hansen


    Richards," Louis exined in a low voice.


    "What? Hansen?" Earl heard his name and his face darkened, his voice cold.


    "Yes, Mayor McAdams. Caleb said that he had bought hispany, and ording to Hansen, he


    mentioned that for the sake of you, he paid more than the price so that Caleb didn''t lose as much


    money," Louis was uneasy as he replied.


    Very well, Hansen Richards!


    Earl''s face was as dark as coal in an instant. Hansen already knew about his dirty work in Shelren


    Group, he even called him out!


    Was it a challenge or a show of power?


    Knowing that he was trying topete for the position of mayor, Hansen was secretly nning to


    ckmail him with what he found.


    The gleam in Earl''s eyes jumped, his gaze deep and inexplicable.


    Hansen Richards. It seemed that he was still unwilling to marry his daughter. Had he started to take


    action?


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    Shelren Group was just one of his invisible pawns. Did Hansen think that he had found his weak


    spot? That was too pathetic.


    "Mayor McAdams, Hansen is young and bold. I don’t know what he intended to get out of this.


    Although this matter does not pose a fatal threat, him knowing such a thing would not do us any


    good. After all, he has quite the influence in this city. Now, he has gotten the goods on us," Louis


    said worriedly.


    Earl just smiled and waved his hands.


    He knew Hansen''s ns. All of this was nothing more than a bargain for not wanting to marry his


    daughter. He would not take any action for the time being. Besides, a mere Shelren Group would


    not be enough to tear him down.


    With a faint smile, he calmly said, "It''s okay."


    "But, Mayor, the young man shouldn''t be underestimated. It is said that he knows of our other weak


    spots. It seems that he has specifically targeted you but I don''t understand why." Louis was puzzled.


    "I just don’t understand. Your daughter has moved into Richards Manor and is about to marry him.


    But, what he did was really bizarre. Although it''s not a threat yet, it''s definitely not a friendly act."


    There were more things that he found out? Earl''s knuckles turned white as he clenched his fists


    tightly, and his voice was a bit chilly.


    Hansen had actually held plenty of information just to go against him.


    He had guts.


    Even so, courage did not necessarily lead to sess. How could Earl allow him to destroy


    everything he had worked so hard for?


    He was young, and sess in his business had contributed to his stubbornness and arrogance. He


    should know that acting on emotions would not do him any good!


    Some things wereplicated and yet Hansen dared to confront him openly? He was indeed too


    young. Did he think that with his career sess over the years, he could have everyone kneeling


    before him?


    Had it not been for his daughter, he would have ruined Hansen entirely.


    Earl had a vicious look in his eyes. He said in a deep voice, "This is no big deal. Just clean up our


    traces carefully and withdraw thosepanies. Hansen can''t do anything to me for now."


    He thenughed.


    Louis was bewildered but Earl''s hearty smile made him feel relieved. He bade goodbye and went


    out.


    Earl had an ugly expression on his face as he glowered.


    It was apparent that Hansen truly disliked his daughter and he really made his move. In order not to


    marry Aria, he did not hesitate to risk going against him!


    Anger sparked in his eyes.


    "You useless thing. Who allowed you to sleep in Jenna''s bedroom? What are you plotting?" Aria


    was irritated and she yelled at Minnie when she found her.


    Why was she making a fuss out of it? Was it such a big deal? Minnie could not have cared less but


    she faked a smile as she said carefully, "I''m really sorry. Last night, I drank some wine and was not


    in the right state of mind. I identally went into Mr. Richards'' bedroom."


    "Mr. Richards'' bedroom? It’ s that b*tch''s bedroom, nothing to do with Hansen. You are so


    ridiculous. There are guest rooms everywhere in the house and you had to choose that room. Why


    did you have to mess with him and be caught? Are you trying to cause problems for me?" Aria''s


    face darkened. Remembering that Marissa too had said a word or two about her the night before,


    she became more dissatisfied with Minnie.


    Minnie knew that Aria was just doing this out of anger as she was rejected by Hansen. She had to


    be careful, therefore she took on a worried and guilt-ridden expression. "Rest assured, this won''t


    happen again. I was just thinking that since that b*tch won''t dare toe back to Richards Manor, I


    wanted to stay closer and take good care of you. That''s why I went into that room not far from yours


    when I was unconscious. Your body is precious and you''re even pregnant now. I would never be


    careless about it."


    Minnie was smart and knew to smear her lips with honey. She had said everything Aria wanted to


    hear.


    "My body is precious? In Hansen''s eyes, I''m just trash. He can''t wait to throw me away," Aria was


    reminded of her sadness and muttered to herself.


    "How is that even possible? You are the daughter of Mayor McAdams. Your identity is more


    precious than anything else. Mr. Richards is only temporarily seduced by that woman. It won’t be


    long until he changes his mind and returns to you. Besides, you have his child in your belly. Is there


    a man who doesn''t like his own child? There is absolutely no reason to not love you, hence you


    should always be calm and wait for Mr. Richards," Minnie ttered her.


    Aria sighed when she heard that. She hated Hansen for being foolish. Thinking of what he had said


    the previous night, she felt even more depressed and frustrated.


    "Oh, by the way," Minnie suddenly thought of something. She leaned towards Aria and said,


    "Yesterday, I saw Madam Marissa answering a call, and then she was very happy. She was walking


    around in the living room, looking like she''s in a good mood."


    "What call?" Aria hurriedly asked. She was interested but she felt nervous for no reason.


    Minnie tilted her head and recalled the scene, then suddenly pped her hands and said, "Yes, I


    think they were saying that someone''s arm could move now and they''re about to get better. I didn''t


    hear the exact conversation clearly."


    Aria was stupefied and her heart sank. She got up, a little flustered. Her face was pale as she stood


    nkly.


    "What''s wrong?" Minnie saw her standing strangely without saying a word. She was confused and


    called her nervously.


    After some time had passed, Aria finally came back to her senses by Minnie''s call. Fine sweat had


    beaded on her forehead.


    "What else did you hear?" she pulled Minnie''s arm and asked anxiously.


    "No-nothing else. Madam said nothing after putting down the phone and I couldn''t guess what it


    was," Minnie shook her head and said seriously. Nevertheless, she was puzzled and curious about


    Aria''s reaction. What would make her so nervous? There must be hidden secrets.


    "This information is very good, well done," Aria praised Minnie. She took out a pile of cash from her


    pocket and handed it to Minnie. "Keep spying on them and tell me any news immediately. You''ll get


    more than this next time."


    Minnie epted the money with glee, "Yes, no problem. I will definitely pay more attention."