ric didn''t expect Gtea''s reaction to pregnancy to be so intense, and that kind of fear couldn''t be faked. Gtea was genuinely terrified.


    This also puzzled ric. As Gtea mentioned, she was a bold female surgeon and had already given birth, yet she was so afraid of having another child.


    "It''s okay." ric held Gtea,forting her, "I was just joking. We already have Caspian, Harry, and Elisa. I will treat Harry and Elisa as my own, and you will surely treat Caspian as yours. That''s enough." Gtea still looked at ric with disbelief, "Don''t lie to me. I am not joking, either. I won''t have another child, absolutely not."


    "No jokes, no more children, absolutely not."


    Gtea didn''t say anything, just nodded, and ric, afraid of saying anything more to upset her, immediately hugged her and said, "It''ste, let''s sleep."


    "Okay." Gtea nodded and closed her eyes.


    ric turned his head, kissed Gtea on the forehead, and then watched her. He didn''t know why Gtea reacted so strongly, but he knew Gtea must have some psychological trauma.


    ric tightened his grip on Gtea''s arm a bit more. He couldn''t imagine what she had been through before. All he could do was use his love for Gtea to heal her woundspletely.


    When he heard Gtea''s steady breathing, ric knew she had fallen asleep. He kissed her on the face again, her fragile appearance stirring a strong protective instinct in him. He vowed not to let Gtea be hurt again. ric reached out and turned off the light, plunging the room into darkness.


    Seeing the darkened room, Ambrose''s heart also darkened.


    Gtea and ric had already fallen asleep. Although Ambrose couldn''t see what had happened between them, he could guess.


    ric hadpletely won the Gtea. Would Gtea and ric get married and live happily in the future?


    The thought made Ambrose particrly resentful. No, absolutely not! He wouldn''t allow such a thing to happen!


    Sten belonged to him. Sten could only be his!


    Last night, Gtea slept soundly in ric''s arms. The next morning, she was awakened by a phone call, her phone ringing, showing it was Cormac calling.


    "It must be mine." ric took Gtea''s phone and hung up her call, then turned on his own phone.


    Indeed, there were missed calls from various people, including Mrs. Marigold and Cormac, with Mrs. Marigold calling the most.


    "Mrs. Marigold is looking for you. You should call her back; she''ll worry if she can''t reach you all night." Gtea said anxiously.


    ric knew Mrs. Marigold wouldn''t be calling for good news, but he couldn''t avoid it, so he returned her call.


    "You finally answered the phone. Where were youst night?" Mrs. Marigold had been calling ric all night, and his phone had been off.


    "I found a quiet ce to sleep. What''s the matter?"


    "What''s the matter? Griffon told me you want topletely cut off economic ties with the Nash family. Do you know this will be mutually detrimental and will also cause losses to the Knight family?"


    "What else can we do? Should we continue to cooperate with the Nash family as if nothing happened? Sorry, I can''t do that!" ric said coldly.


    "ric, can''t you separate personal matters from business? You''ve let your personal emotions interfere with work."


    "I haven''t let any personal emotions interfere with work. I made a rational decision. Cooperation must be based on mutual trust, but it''s clear that Griffon doesn''t trust me, and I can''t trust Griffon either. Terminating the cooperation is the most rational choice."


    "You''re driving me crazy. Such a big matter, and you didn''t discuss it with me." Mrs. Marigoldined.


    "You didn''t discuss Caspian''s matter with me either, Mrs. Marigold. I am now a director of Nexus Innovations, and I have the power on anypany matters. My decision has made, and no one can change it!" ric said firmly. "You''re pissing me off. Fine, you''re now a director of Nexus Innovations. I can''t do anything about it. Do whatever you want to do!"


    After that, Mrs. Marigold angrily hung up the phone, and ric angrily tossed his phone aside.


    Gtea didn''t dare say anything and just quietly stayed by ric''s side. Later, her phone rang again; this time, it was Cormac calling. "It seems Cormac also has urgent matters to discuss with you. You should take the call." Gtea handed him her phone. ric took Gtea''s phone and answered the call. When Cormac realized ric had finally answered, he was truly exasperated.


    "ric, how old are you this year? Still ying the childish game of disappearing with your phone off!"


    "Why are you looking for me? Is it about terminating the cooperation between the Knight family and the Nash family?"


    "I''m not idle. I''ve said it before, I don''t interfere in Nash family''s business matters, and I''m not interested in them. I have a legitimate reason for calling you. Caspian''s DNA results are out." "I''lle right away."


    "Don''t you want to know the results?"


    "I already know the results, and there is no need to ask." ric said. "Alright, see you soon."


    Although Gtea didn''t hear what they were talking about, she knew ric was about to leave.


    "ric, go take care of your business. If you need anything, give me a call."


    "Okay." ric said, "There''s something urgent I need to attend to. I''ll find you after I''m done." "Okay." Gtea nodded.


    "Don''t rush, have breakfast first before you leave, and call meter." ric reminded.


    After that, ric left first, and Gtea went to the hotel restaurant to have breakfast. As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Ambroseing out of another elevator. "Mrs. Knight, what a coincidence." Ambrose spoke first.