Chapter 406


    Teo gazed at Brodie, who had always epitomized calm and poise, now standing with veins


    throbbing on his forehead. His eyes were aze with undissolvable hatred.


    A sharp pang went through Teo’s heart. What could have possibly happened to drive him to such a


    state?


    Teo‘s eyes began to sting, and his throat tightened. He couldn’t even muster the courage to


    recognize Brodie as his own.


    After what felt like an eternity, he spoke with a heavy voice, “I don’t know what went down back in


    the day, but since it seems my actions wounded you, I’m not expecting you to make amends with


    me. All I’m asking is for a chance to make things right, to take good care of your mother, to help her


    regain her memories.”


    Brodie stared into Teo’s eyes for a long moment before finally releasing his grip and his eyes


    reddened slightly. “If it turns out you’re the reason my mom’s hurting, I’ll never forgive you!” After


    saying that, he turned and walked into the hospital room.


    Teo watched his retreating figure and sighed softly. Pulling out his phone, he dialed a number. “Look


    into every woman I’vee into contact with 24 years ago.”


    In another hospital room, ra had just finished her prenatal checkup and was reying the baby’s


    heartbeat on her phone for Ian, over and over. Her face was lit up with joy and excitement. “Can you


    hear that? That’s our baby’s heartbeat. The doctor says it has a big head, almost half the size of its


    body, and you can make out all the organs. Who do you think it resembles more —you or me?”


    As she spoke, her hands gently caressed her belly. She was eagerly anticipating the birth in a few


    short months, imagining what their child would look like.


    Ian leaned down and kissed her lips softly. His voice was husky. “No matter who the baby takes


    after, they’ll be ten times cuter than Roger’s daughter. Sure, she’s got delicate skin and big eyes,


    but our genes are unparalleled.”


    ra’s eyes twinkled with mirth as she retorted, “If Roger heard you talking about his daughter like


    that, he’d cut ties with you in a heartbeat.”


    “Let him! I dread the day he mighte begging for a union with our future son. No way do I want


    to be inws with that guy.”


    ra couldn’t help butugh at his look of distaste. “The Hicks family isn’t half bad, you know. De


    is my goddaughter, after all. The kids can grow up together. Even if they don’t end up married, they


    could be as close as siblings — like Brodie and me. Wouldn’t that be nice?”


    Ian’s brow furrowed in displeasure, and he bit ra’s lip in a silent warning. “ra, don’t you dare


    talk about your feelings for another man in front of me. Are you asking for trouble?”


    Before ra could respond, Ian captured her plump lips in a fierce, retaliatory kiss. His skills were


    expert, and it didn’t take long for ra to surrender. Her moan was a low hum in her throat, and her


    eyes misted over with desire.


    In this state, ra was irresistible to Ian, a man of strong appetites. His hands began to unbutton


    her blouse, wandering up from her lower belly.


    With a husky, pleading voice, ra whispered, “Ian, please don’t.”


    But Ian, undeterred, justified his actions. “The books say you might get itchy here during pregnancy.


    Let me massage it for you.”


    His massage was skillful, eliciting several pleas from ra.


    “Ian, that hurts.”


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    “Ian, stop kissing me.”


    Her voice wasden with unbridled desire, raspy and trembling beyond her control.