Chapter 136


    Dempsey was the one who disliked that rence had moved back. He looked extremely annoyed, but


    he couldn’t say anything.


    Obviously, the atmosphere in the Conrads’ Mansion had be more stressful and tense.


    When Annie was about to go back to her room, she was stopped by rence in front of the stairs.


    She was so frightened. Looking back at him, she tried her best to be calm, “Yes... Yes, rence?”


    rence cast her an expressionless nce. He said tly, “I remember I’ve warned you.”


    Annie knew that he was getting even with her. In a hurry, she exined, “That woman... Ste’s


    pregnancy wasn’t exposed to me. I swear.”


    Upon hearing it, rence looked at Annie coldly. She didn’t know if he bought it or not, but she just felt


    her hair stand on end, wrapped over by the fear.


    Annie gritted her teeth. She knew if she didn’t tell him the truth now, he would sooner orter find it out.


    She whispered, “It’s Reba. She mentioned that Ste is pregnant, and Uncle Dempsey overheard


    her...”


    rence asked, “How did she know?”


    “I... I don’t know either. However, Reba said that she knew Ste has been pregnant long ago. She


    should get to know it on Aunt Joanna’s birthday. However, she always thought that Ste was pregnant


    with Horace’s baby...”


    Annie was quite smart when speaking. She pulled Reba into the mere and also reminded rence


    that the matter Ste was pushed into the pond wasn’t an ident. Shepletely got away from


    being suspected.


    rence suddenly chuckled. When he looked up, his ck eyes were full of coldness. He said, “Annie


    Conrad, don’t y any tricks in my presence. I’ll look into the matters you mentioned one by one.”


    Annie tried hard not to let out a trembling voice, “rence, I’ve told you the truth. I didn’t lie.”


    After rence walked away, Annie trotted into her bedroom quickly. All her back was covered in a cold


    sweat.


    ...


    Nathan walked behind rence, “Mr. Conrad, shall we look into the Jason family?”


    rence said, “Not necessary.”


    After a pause, he asked, “Has Reba Jason given birth?”


    “Yes. She gave birth five days ago.”


    “Send her a gift for me.”


    Nathan nodded, “What should I write on the card?”


    rence said indifferently, “It’s getting cold. Stay away from the cold water.”


    “Okay, Mr. Conrad,” Nathan answered.


    Then he walked away quickly.


    When passing Ste’s door, rence paused a bit and cast a nce at it.


    While Ste was sitting in front of the desk, drawing drafts to kill time, she heard the knocks on her


    door.


    She checked the time. It was nine o’clock.


    Usually, the midnight snack would be delivered at ten.


    She nced at the door and roughly figured out who was outside.


    She put down her brush, stood up, and walked to open the door. She said crossly, “Why are you...”


    Before finishing her words, she saw the person outside the door, her expression slightly changing.


    Joanna said indifferently, “Do you think it was rence Conrad?”


    Ste pressed her lips, “Sorry, I...”


    “Let’s talk inside.”


    After finishing her words, Joanna bypassed her and walked into her room.


    Ste closed the door, turned around, and followed her.


    Joanna sat on the sofa and looked around, “Are you used to staying here?”


    Ste nodded slightly. She knew that Joanna wasn’t here for caring about her.


    She asked, “Mrs. Conrad, you came to me. Is there any...”


    Before she finished her words, Joanna interrupted her, “You should know clearly about the current


    situation in the Conrad family.”


    Ste pressed her lips and didn’t answer.


    Joanna said, “It’s alright if you don’t know. Let me tell you. rence can’t get along with his father.


    Conrad Group has been divided into two power groups. rence’s father is worried that he couldn’t


    control his son. After the baby in your belly is born and confirmed to be rence’s child, he or she


    must be the future sessor of Conrad Group. rence’s father will use this child and take away the


    power from rence step by step.”


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    Joanna paused a bit. Then she added steadily, “I guess, even if rence hasn’t told you such


    information, you should know that he wouldn’t allow you to give birth to your baby.”


    Ste was silent for a moment. Then she said, “Mrs. Conrad, I don’t understand why you came to talk


    to me about those matters.”


    Joanna said, “Do you think I would be benefited no matter Conrad Group falls in rence’s or the


    baby’s hands?”


    Ste looked up at her. Her lips parted, but she didn’t answer Joanna.


    Thetter knew what she was thinking about, “I don’t need to hide the matter that rence isn’t my


    biological son. Moreover, if the matter that he was an illegitimate child is exposed, I won’t be the one


    who will feel humiliated.”


    “Mrs. Conrad, what’s your point then?”


    “Next week, we’ll hold a birthday banquet for Dempsey. There will be a lot of guests. I don’t think he


    has the energy to keep an eye on you at that time. I can send you out. However, you can’t let anyone


    else know the n, especially rence.”


    Ste had been waiting for a chance to escape. However, much to her surprise, this chance would be


    offered to her by Joanna.


    However, standing in Joanna’s shoes, Ste thought that her words did make sense.


    Joanna didn’t like rence, the illegitimate child. Even if Dempsey wanted to control rence with the


    baby in Ste’s belly, it was still rence’s child. For Joanna, nothing would be changed. After the


    baby was born, she would feel more annoyed.


    Ste knew that Joanna was willing to help her all because of Joanna herself.


    Ste was convinced.


    She thought for a moment and asked, “Mrs. Conrad, what do you need me to do then?”


    Seeing that she agreed, Joanna smiled. She stood up and said, “Just be yourself as usual in the


    following days. On the day of Dempsey’s birthday banquet, you need to eliminate rence’s suspicion


    and walk to the back door all by yourself. My men would be waiting for you there.”


    “By the way,” she reminded Ste, “After I send you away this time, you can never return to City N. To


    avoid that rence would find your trace, you can’t keep in touch with your family and friends. Whether


    to keep the baby and bring it up alone or you are not reluctant to give up what you currently have, it all


    depends on you.”


    Without any hesitation, Ste answered, “I can give up on contacting them. Mrs. Conrad, thanks for


    helping me.”


    Joanna curled up her lips. She added, “This is only between the two of us. If you told others and


    exposed the news, you can’t leave and I can do nothing about it.”


    “I won’t tell anyone else.”


    Upon hearing her guarantee, Joanna nodded and walked away.


    The room was silent again. Ste, however, could feel that her heart was hammering violently.


    No matter what purpose Joanna had to help her or what other ns she got, Ste didn’t think she


    would get another choice.


    Lying on the bed, Ste tossed about and couldn’t fall into sleep at all. She couldn’t trust Joanna


    completely, and nor did she know where Joanna would send her to. Hence, she must have her


    escaping n.