Chapter 309 The Emotional Roller Coaster


    They were shocked. Nobody knew anything about Lena''s pregnancy. And now, all of a sudden, they


    were told that the baby was gone. They werepletely dumbstruck.


    Peggy asked incredulously, "Lena, what''s this about a baby? Tell me what is going on!"


    Cora was just as confused. She thought about it, but she couldn''t figure it out. She just looked at Lena


    and waited for her to exin.


    Lena felt everyone''s eyes on her. Putting her hands on her stomach, she started to sob. Tears rolled


    down her cheeks. She looked like she was in great pain.


    Cora could guess what was going on based on Lena''s reaction. However, she was not so sure about it.


    Feeling excited, she just ignored what Lena had said earlier.


    "Lena, is this true? Are you having Raymond''s baby?" Cora asked Lena excitedly.


    Families like the Mu family and the Luo family used marriage to build bonds with each other and grow


    their businesses.


    Lena was Raymond''s fiancee. Cora definitely was ted about Lena''s pregnancy.


    Peggy looked at Lena in surprise. She was also excited about this news. Lena''s pregnancy meant that


    the rtionship between the Mu and Luo families was going to get even better.


    Now, no one could challenge Lena''s ce in the Luo family!


    Seeing the excited expression on their faces, Lena didn''t say a word. Instead, she lowered her head


    and let her tears fall on the sheets.


    Raymond said nothing either. Finally, Cora and Peggy realized that there was something wrong.


    Cora asked, "Lena, why are you crying? And Raymond, why don''t you say anything? Shouldn''t you be


    happy about Lena''s pregnancy? Don''t you want the baby?"


    Lena and Raymond remained silent.


    They really didn''t know what to say and how to say it.


    Today was a tough day for Raymond. One moment, he found out he was going to be a father. And the


    next moment, the doctor told him that his baby was gone.


    He was on an emotional roller coaster. He could barely deal with it himself. There was no way he could


    help his parents cope with it at this point.


    Cora asked again, "What''s going on? Can someone exin to me? Raymond, start talking."


    Their silence finally wore out Cora''s patience. She forced her son to talk.


    Cora had been involved in the family business with Clyde. She was an aggressive woman. It was hard


    for Raymond to resist her interrogation.


    He answered, "Mother, the baby is gone."


    Cora felt a bit dizzy. "It''s gone? What the hell do you mean by that? Tell me! How did this happen?" she


    demanded.


    Peggy was bbergasted. She asked, "How? How did you lose the baby?"


    Lena suddenly burst into tears. She wailed, "Mrs. Luo...Mom...I am so sorry! It''s all my fault. I didn''t


    protect my baby. Please don''t me my sister for it. It''s my fault. She didn''t do anything. It''s me who


    didn''t protect the baby..."


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    Lena sobbed her heart out. Both women smelled something fishy in this story.


    Peggy was the first to catch it. She asked, "What do you mean by that? What did Ashley have to do


    with your baby?"


    Cora didn''t have a good impression of Ashley. In her opinion, she was just someone who had tried to


    seduce her son. She was nothing but a gold digger.


    However, Cora didn''t know how much she would regret separating her and Raymondter on.


    There was no cure for regret. What had been done was done.


    A nurse walked in. Seeing the patient crying and the grim expressions of the people in the room, she


    assumed that they were ming the patient for losing the child.


    The nurse frowned. She was of the opinion that no one should me the mother for anything. Losing a


    baby was the hardest thing for a mother.


    She addressed the people in the room, "All right. Visiting hours are up. For the patient''s health, I


    suggest you all talk outside. Can''t you see how weak she is? She needs to rest. She has been through


    a traumatic experience. You''d better not upset her."


    She walked to Lena and put a new bottle of medicine next to her bed. After a final reproachful nce at


    the people in the room, she walked away.


    Cora walked to Lena. Seeing her pale face, Cora caressed her hair softly and said, "It''s okay, Lena.


    Don''t cry. Don''t think about it too much. Get better soon! We will find out what really happened to you.


    And I will make the murderer pay for this! I will not let her get away with the murder of my unborn


    grandchild!"


    Lena raised her head to look at Cora. She looked rather fragile and even more pitiful thanks to her pale


    face. She bleated, "Thank you, Mrs. Luo."


    Cora wiped the tears off Lena''s cheeks and replied, "You poor thing."


    Cora was convinced now that this forced miscarriage was not as simple as it looked and Ashley


    definitely had something to do with it.


    Cora''s hatred towards Ashley was bing intense.


    Cora signaled to Raymond toe out of the room with her.


    Before stepping out, he cast a nce at Lena. Feeling hopeless, he walked out.


    Peggy, who was still in the room, asked Lena, "They are gone. Now tell me what Ashley had to do with


    your baby?"


    Lena started to talk. "A few days ago, I felt very ufortable, so I went to see a doctor. The doctor


    told me that I was pregnant. I knew it was Raymond''s. I was nning to tell himter as a surprise. I


    don''t know how Ashley found out about it. I don''t even know why she did that to me. Perhaps she still


    loves Raymond. But the baby was innocent. How could she kill it so heartlessly?"


    Peggy was livid. She said. "Ashley...Ashley...It''s her again! Why is she still in your life? She is not part


    of our family anymore! This time, I will make sure she pays for it! I am not going to let her off so easy!"


    Lena looked at her in surprise and asked, "Mother, did you really kick Ashley out the family?"


    Every time Lena referred to Ashley as her sister, she would tell her that she was not her sister


    anymore. Lena thought Ashley just didn''t like the way she called her. She never thought that Peggy


    had really kicked Ashley out the family.


    Lena asked, "Mother, does father know about this?"


    Even though Spencer never cared about Ashley, he never wanted to kick her out the family.


    Now that the CEO of the Lu Group was Ashley''s husband, Spencer preferred to maintain a good


    rtionship with her.


    Not anyone could get the opportunity to have a word with the CEO of the Lu Group. The Mu Group had


    noparison with the Lu Group.


    Confronted by Lena, Peggy was contrite. She said, "I haven''t told him yet and I won''t dare to do so


    either. Your father originally just wanted to arrange her marriage. He asked me to talk to her. I didn''t


    think she would use it as a trump card in exchange for leaving the family. Since no one was there to


    witness it at the time, I agreed. However, she recorded it on the phone. It''s a done deal now. I can''t do


    anything about it anymore."