《Please Love Me, Mr. George》 Chapter 1 I’m Pregnant Chapter 1 I¡¯m Pregnant Age of Gestation: Six Weeks I was stunned to see these words on the pregnancy ultrasound result. How could I get pregnant after I had sex with him for only once? What should I do now? If I told Dennis George about it, would he give up divorcing me? No. Instead, he would take me as a shameless woman who used the baby as a lever to manipte him. I pulled myself together, stuffed the ultrasound report into my bag and walked out of the hospital. There was a shining ck Maybach parking out of the hospital building whose driver¡¯s side window was slightly open, and a man¡¯s handsome but grim upper face could be faintly seen through it. Naturally, the fancy car and the attractive man received many stares from passers-by. Admittedly, Dennis was a wealthy and charming man, and I had long got used to it after all these years. So I ignored the strange looks from passers-by and sat on the passenger seat. Dennis, who was resting his mind with his eyes closed, sensed the movement, gave a slight frown and murmured without opening his eyes, "Everything done?" "Yes!" I nodded and handed the signed contract with the hospital to him, adding, "Mr. Pearson sends greetings to you." Originally, I nned toe to the hospital to sign the contract on my own, but I met Dennis halfway and he insisted on, somehow, giving me a ride. "You¡¯ll take full charge of this case from now on." Dennis, a man of few words, didn¡¯t take the contract but said to me tly before starting the car. I nodded in agreement, saying no more. It seemed that I could do nothing else but eptmands and carry out the tasks since I had kept quiet for too long. It was at nightfall, and our car was rushing towards the center of the city. Where was he heading for if This content is ? N?velDrama.Org. he wasn¡¯t driving back to our house? I was curious, but I never asked about his intention, so I remained silent. Thinking of the ultrasound report, I was lost for words for a moment. I stole a nce at Dennis, who was looking straight ahead with his sharp and stern eyes. "Dennis!" I called, clutching my bag, my palms sweating from nervousness. "What is it?" asked he in a cold and emotionless voice. He had always been blunt to me and I was ustomed to it. I settled myself down, took a breath and went on, "I¡­" Before I could say "¡­ am pregnant", Dennis¡¯ phone rang while I choked down the words. "What¡¯s up, Olivia?" Sometimes, a man¡¯s tenderness was meant for a certain woman, and so were his deep love and happiness. In this case, Dennis¡¯ gentleness was just for Olivia Pearson, and one could easily tell from the way he talked to her. It was unknown what Olivia said on the other end of the line, but Dennis mmed on the brake and started to pacify her. "Alright, I¡¯ll be right over. Stay where you are." The next moment, he hung up, pulled a long face and stared at me. "Get off the car!" he ordered, leaving no room for discussion. This wasn¡¯t the first time he had treated me like this, so I nodded, swallowed everything I wanted to say and pushed open the car door, jumping off the car. The marriage between Dennis and I was an ident, as well as an order. Either way, it had nothing to do with love. Olivia had taken root in Dennis¡¯ heart, and my existence was nothing but a sham, or an obstacle to him. Two years ago, Freddy George, Dennis¡¯ grandfather, had a heart attack, so he forced Dennis to marry me in bed. Despite all the reluctance, Dennis still married me obeying Freddy¡¯s will. During these two years, Dennis had simply ignored me for Freddy¡¯s sake. Now that Freddy died, he asked thewyer to work out a divorce settlement immediately, and was waiting for me to sign on it. When I came back to the house, it was already dark. The huge house was so empty that it looked like a haunted one. Probably because I was pregnant, I lost my appetite, and I came straight to the bedroom, took a shower and went to bed. When I almost fell asleep, I vaguely heard someone parking the car in the courtyard. Was Dennis home? Wasn¡¯t he with Olivia? Chapter 2 Could You Stay? Chapter 2 Could You Stay? Before long, the bedroom door was opened. Soaked, Dennis walked straight into the bathroom without ncing at me, and then came the noise of water running. Now that he was back, I could no longer sleep, so I got up, put on my clothes, and took his pajamas out of the closet, putting them at the bathroom door before I went to the balcony. The rain season hade, and it was drizzling and dark outside. Meanwhile, the faint patter of rain on the roof could be heard. Noticing some noise behind me, I looked back and saw Dennis standing out of the bathroom with the bath towel wrapped around his waist, his hair wet. Drips of water rolled down his muscr chest, and any woman would find it difficult to take her eyes off of him. He might have noticed me looking at him and stared at me with a slight frown. "Come here!" he ordered in a t voice. I walked up to him obediently and caught the towel he tossed at me, hearing him whispering, "Dry my hair." He perched himself on the edge of the bed as always while I climbed onto the bed, drying his hair behind him on my knees. "It¡¯s Freddy¡¯s funeral tomorrow. You have to go to the George Residence early," I told him. I wasn¡¯t trying to make a conversation with Dennis, but his mind was upied by Olivia, so he might forget it if I didn¡¯t remind him. "I see," he replied and said nothing else. I knew he didn¡¯t want to talk to me, so I dried his hair silently before lying down again, trying to sleep. Since I was pregnant, I felt sleepy all the time. Dennis usually stayed in his study until midnight after he took a shower, but somehow, he put on his pajamas andy down beside me tonight. I was curious but didn¡¯t dare to ask him why. Suddenly, he took me into his arms and started to kiss me tenderly. I looked up at him in confusion. "Dennis, I¡­" "You don¡¯t want it?" he asked, his piercing eyes dark as night. I looked down. It was true that I didn¡¯t want to sleep with him, but when did my opinion matter? "Could you act more gently?" I was only six-week pregnant and I might have a miscarriage at any time. Dennis, however, knit his brows and said nothing. ¡­ It was raining more and more heavily outside. Suddenly, the thunder crashed and the interior of the room was lit up. After a long time, he got out of bed and went to the bathroom. I, meanwhile, was sweating in pain. I wanted to get up and take a pain killer, but gave up the idea at the thought of the baby. At this moment, Dennis¡¯ phone started to vibrate on the nightstand. I looked up at the clock on the wall and it was already 11 pm. Only one person would call Dennis at this time, and that person was Olivia. Water stopped running in the bathroom as Dennis emerged from the bathroom swathed in a towel. He dried his hands and picked up the phone. It was unknown what was said on the other end of the line, but he frowned and blurted, "Olivia, stop it!" After that, he hung up and got changed, about to leave. In the past, I might have just ignored it and let him go, but now I grabbed his clothes and pleaded in a soft Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. voice, "Could you stay tonight?" Dennis frowned, his eyes glinting with indifference and annoyance, his tone cold and sarcastic. "Don¡¯t push you luck." I was both shocked and amused by his reaction, looking up at him. "It¡¯s your grandfather¡¯s funeral tomorrow. No matter how much you love her, at least have some manners, will you?" "Are you threatening me?" Dennis narrowed his dark eyes and suddenly grabbed my chin, warning me in a low and stern voice, "ra Kennedy, don¡¯t get carried away." Chapter 3 I Agree to Get a Divorce Chapter 3 I Agree to Get a Divorce I was totally aware that he wouldn¡¯t stay, but I had to try, so I looked him straight in the eye and said, "I agree to get a divorce, but on one condition. You have to stay tonight and attend Freddy¡¯s funeral with me tomorrow. After that, I¡¯ll sign on the divorce settlement at once." Dennis squinted his dark eyes and gave a sly grin, his lips curling into a smirk. "Then please me." He let go of my chin, narrowed his eyes and whispered into my ear, "You have to earn it, ra. You can¡¯t get yourself anywhere by talking." His voice was cold but his tone tinged was with seductiveness. I knew what he meant, so I wrapped my arms around his waist and raised my head, trying to get close to him, but therge height difference made my movements look funny and ridiculous. I couldn¡¯t even tell what my feelings were, but it was¡­ pathetic that I had to make the man I love stay in such a way. N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. My hands slid intuitively over his body, but were suddenly gripped by his. I looked up and saw him staring meaningfully at me. "That¡¯s enough!" I paused upon hearing him, not knowing what he meant. The next second, he grabbed the gray pajama jacket on the bed and put it on gracefully. For a moment, I went into a trance but before long, I recovered myself. So he decided to¡­ stay? However, before I could be happy about it, I heard a faint female voiceing along with the patter of rain. "Dennis¡­" I was shocked to hear that, while Dennis reacted promptly. He strode onto the balcony, looked down and walked back with a sullen face before he grabbed his coat and left the bedroom. Out in the courtyard, Olivia was standing in the rain in her flimsy dress, drenched to the skin. As a delicate beauty, now she appeared even more fragile in the rain. Dennis draped his coat around her shoulders. Before he could talk, Olivia flung her arms around him and started to sob. Watching this scene, suddenly I realized why my earnest pleading failed topete with Olivia¡¯s phone call, even if I had lived with him for two years. Dennis went into the house with Olivia in his arm and took her upstairs. I, meanwhile, stood at the head of the stairs and looked down at the two wet people, blocking their way. "Step aside!" Dennis growled, staring at me in disgust. Was I heartbroken? I didn¡¯t know. The only thing I knew was that my eyes hurt more than my heart because they had witnessed how the man I loved took care of someone else instead of myself. "Dennis, back when we got married, you promised your grandfather that you wouldn¡¯t take her here, as long as we were still married." This house was the only ce Dennis and I shared and lived together. I was generous enough to share Dennis with Olivia for countless nights, but how dared she contaminate the only ce fully belonging to me! "Ha!" Dennis gave a sneer suddenly, shoved me aside and growled, "ra, you¡¯re ttering yourself." Heughed in my face and took Olivia into the guest room, while I watched them like an onlooker. This was meant to be a chaotic night. Olivia, a fragile girl, was running a fever now since she had been in the rain for some time. Dennis, the loving caretaker, changed her clothes and rubbed her body with a cold towel. Probably I was an eyesore to him, and he ordered after darting a nce at me, "Sleep in the George Residence tonight. Olivia can¡¯t go anywhere like this." Did Dennis just ask me to go back to the George Residence at midnight? Wow, I was really an eyesore to him. Staring at him, I actually didn¡¯t know what to say to remind him how far the George Residence was, or howte it was now, or how unsafe it was for a woman to go there at this time. However, he couldn¡¯t care less. The only thing he cared was that my existence would interfere with Olivia¡¯s needed rest. I choked back the tears and calmed myself down, saying, "I¡¯ll sleep in the bedroom. It¡¯s¡­ toote for me to go there now!" Just because he didn¡¯t love me, that didn¡¯t mean I didn¡¯t need to love myself. Therefore, I turned around and left the guest room, but ran into Mario Bet in the corridor, who just arrived and was still in his ck pajamas. He might have been in a rush, so he didn¡¯t change his shoes, and his clothes were almost wet. Chapter 4 No One is Allowed to Take over my House Chapter 4 No One is Allowed to Take over my House The corridor was not a wide one, so we bumped into each other. Surprised, he pulled his cor up and exined, "Miss Kennedy, I¡¯m here to treat Olivia." Mario was Dennis¡¯ best friend. It was said that if a woman wanted to know whether a man took her seriously, all she needed to do was see how his friends treated her. Sometimes, a woman didn¡¯t even need to check his friends¡¯ attitude towards her. She just needed to know how they called her. I, ra Kennedy, seemed to always have only one title, "Miss Kennedy". It sounded so polite but distant! It was these details that cast me into an unfathomable abyss of depression. I gave a wry smile, stepped aside and replied, "Well, go ahead." Sometimes I just envied Olivia. It took her a few tears to get attention and love, but it took me a lot of hard work and I still got nothing. I came back to the bedroom, got some fresh clothes and went to the living room. At this time, Mario had already taken Olivia¡¯s temperature and given her some aspirin. He walked downstairs and gave a dry smile at the sight of me in the living room. "It¡¯ste now. Time to go to bed, Miss Kennedy." "I will in a while." I passed the clothes in my hands to him. "You¡¯re wet, and it¡¯s still raining outside. Get changed before you leave, in case you catch a cold." Mario might be surprised that I would offer him some fresh clothes. He paused for a moment and forced a smile. "Don¡¯t bother. I¡¯m strong and I¡¯ll be alright." I stuffed the clothes into his arms and exined, "Dennis has never worn these, and they still have those tags on. You two are about the same size, so they¡¯ll fit well." Having said that, I went upstairs and returned to the bedroom. I didn¡¯t do this to show kindness. In fact, back when my grandmother was ill, Mario operated on her. If it weren¡¯t for the Dennis family, Mario, as an internationally famous surgeon, wouldn¡¯t have performed an operation on my grandmother in person. Therefore, I did this in return for his help. The morning after a stormy night was bright and sunny, while the air was filled with the fragrance of the earth. I was a morning person. When I went downstairs after washing up, I saw both Dennis and Olivia in the kitchen. Wearing a ck apron, Dennis was standing at the stove, frying eggs. He looked no longer sharp or stern, but like a dear husband. Olivia¡¯s dark and sparkling eyes were wandering over his body. It might be because her fever was just gone, and now she still had those rosy cheeks, looking cute and charming. "Dennis, I want my eggs well done." Olivia stuffed a strawberry into Dennis¡¯ mouth as she spoke and went on, "But not too well done, or it¡¯ll taste a little bitter." Chewing the strawberry, Dennis threw a loving nce at her but remained silent. These two beautiful people were indeed a perfect match. Their interactions were so sweet and romantic, and anyone would find this scene fascinating to watch. "They are made for each other, aren¡¯t they?" A male voice came from behind me. I looked back in surprise and saw it was Mario. Now I realized that Dennis wouldn¡¯t have let him go since it was raining so heavilyst night and more importantly, Olivia was running a fever. "Good morning!" I greeted him with a smile and my gaze fell upon his clothes, which were the ones I had given himst night. Mario noticed it and raised his eyebrows, grinning, "They do fit well. Thank you." I shook my head. "You¡¯re wee." I bought the clothes for Dennis, but he never touched them. Probably having heard our voices, Olivia called out to us, "ra, Mario, you¡¯re awake! Dennis made scrambled egg. Come and eat with us!" She sounded like the hostess of the household. I gave a faint smile. "Don¡¯t bother. Have some bread and milk in the fridge I bought yesterday. I hope you¡¯ll get well soon." After all, I had lived in this house for two years. Besides, Dennis and I shared the ownership of it. I might be weak, but I would never allow anyone else to take over my house.Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. Chapter 5 It’s a Great Privilege to Have the Food Cooked by Mr. George Chapter 5 It¡¯s a Great Privilege to Have the Food Cooked by Mr. George Olivia was astonished to hear me say that, her eyes darkening all of a sudden. She looked back at Dennis and whispered, pulling at his clothes, "Dennis, I put myself firstst night and disturbed your night. Could you ask her to stay and have breakfast with us? Consider that my apology, will you?" I was speechless. This, again, was the proof that some people could get the things effortlessly others vying for by ying weak. Dennis, at first, couldn¡¯t care less about my appearance. Now that Olivia asked, he nced back at me and ordered in a cold voice, "Join us!" Did it hurt? I was just used to it and nodded with a smile. "Thank you!" N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. I could never say no to Dennis, because I had fallen in love with him when I first met him, and I couldn¡¯t change that this life. It was a great privilege, as well as the first time, for me to have the food cooked by Dennis. The food, scrambled egg and oatmeal, was ordinary but special at the same time. To my point of view, Dennis was some man blessed by God, and he was born to rule the world. "ra, have a taste of Dennis¡¯ scrambled egg. It smells so good. When we¡¯re together, he always cooks it for me." Olivia put some egg on my te as she spoke before she put some on Dennis¡¯ te and said with a grin, "Dennis, you promised me you would watch the flowers with me in NJ Avenue. Don¡¯t go back on your word." "I won¡¯t!" Dennis agreed as he ate breakfast elegantly. He was a man of few words, but he never said no to Olivia. Mario seemed to have got used to everything. He chewed gracefully while watching us like an outsider. Looking down, I couldn¡¯t help but frown. It was Freddy¡¯s funeral today. If Dennis went away with Olivia, the people of the George Residence would¡­ I lost all my appetite and hardly ate any. Seeing that Dennis had finished eating and went upstairs to get changed, I put down the spoon and followed him. In the bedroom, Dennis knew I was behind him and asked with an air of nonchnce, "What is it?" He took off the shirt with icy calm as he spoke, revealing his muscr upper body, while I turned around instinctively and reminded him, "It¡¯s Freddy¡¯s funeral today." I could hear he was unzipping his pants, and then came his cold voice, "You can handle it on your own." I knit my brows. "Freddy is your grandfather." Dennis was the eldest of his generation. If he didn¡¯t attend his grandfather¡¯s funeral, what would the rest of the Georges think? "I asked Toby to deal with everything about the funeral. As for the details, you can figure them out with him," Dennis said emotionlessly as if he was briefing me on some insignificant work. As he walked towards the study, I raised my voice and asked sadly, "Dennis George, apart from Olivia, is everyone else inessential to you? Don¡¯t you care about your family?" He paused and looked back at me, his dark eyes narrowing with an air of indifference. "It¡¯s not up to you to step in the Georges¡¯ affairs." After a few seconds, his thin lips curled into a smirk and he scoffed, "You don¡¯t deserve it!" These words sent chills down my spine, as if he was throwing a wet nket on me. I heard him walking away and let out a wry smile. I didn¡¯t deserve it! Wow. It took me two years but I still failed to soften his stony heart. "I thought you were simply brazen, but it turns out you¡¯re nosy too," a female voice taunted. I looked back and saw Olivia, somehow, leaning against the door with her arms crossed. Innocence could no longer be seen on her face, but a sinister smile. Chapter 6 Olivia was Pregnant Chapter 6 Olivia was Pregnant "I¡¯m amazed by your rapid mood change, Miss Pearson." I shot a faint nce at Olivia, picked up my purse and left for the George Residence. Dennis wouldn¡¯t go, but I had to go. However, the moment I reached the door, Olivia blocked my way. Now that Dennis was not around, she showed her true color and scowled at me. "When will you file for divorce?" I was astonished to hear that, but chuckled at the same time and stared at her. "Are you forcing me to get a divorce as the other woman, Miss Pearson?" "You¡¯re the other woman!" It seemed that Olivia didn¡¯t like being called "the other woman" and her face darkened suddenly. "ra Kennedy, if it weren¡¯t for you, I would have been the hostess of this house! Since Freddy¡¯s dead, no one can keep your ce in this household anymore. Were I you, I would sign on the divorce settlement immediately and fuck off with Dennis¡¯ money as soon as possible." "What a shame, Miss Pearson, but you can never be me!" I scoffed. Ignoring her arrogance, I walked around Olivia and went downstairs. No one in this world could ever hurt me, except for Dennis. Of course, Olivia, the spoiled girl, felt offended since I ignored her, so she grabbed me and snapped, "ra, do you have even a little self-respect left? Dennis doesn¡¯t like you at all. What do youtch onto him for?" I got amused by Olivia¡¯s question and looked back, replying in a calm voice, "Since you know he doesn¡¯t like me, why are you so worried?" "You¡­" Olivia¡¯s face turned red in annoyance and she was lost for words for a moment. I leaned over to her, gave a sneer and lowered my voice. "As for what Itch onto him for¡­" My tone became gentle again at this point and I breathed, "He¡¯s good in bed. What else could it be?" "You¡¯re shameless, ra!" Olivia red up and shoved me away without hesitation. Since I was standing at the head of the stairs, I flinched away by instinct and dodged her hands. However, it didn¡¯t ur to me that Olivia lost her bnce and tumbled down the stairs. "Argh¡­" Her shrill scream split the air in the living room, while I was totally stunned. Before I could react, a gust of cold wind pushed me aside, and the next second, I saw Dennis rushing downstairs to check on Olivia, who was lying on the floor. Her face pale, Olivia huddled herself up and covered her underbelly with her hands, whispering, "Baby¡­ My baby." A pool of blood was spreading beneath Olivia¡¯s body, staining the carpet red. I was dumbfounded. She was¡­ Pregnant? With Dennis¡¯ baby? "Dennis¡­ Baby¡­ The baby¡­" Olivia pulled at Dennis¡¯ sleeve and repeated the word "baby". Sweat was oozing from Dennis¡¯ forehead, his face clouding over. "Don¡¯t worry. The baby will be fine." Dennis tried to calm Olivier down and scooped her up, striding toward the door. Suddenly, Dennis stopped in a sulk and growled, his eyes glinting with anger, "ra, look what you¡¯ve N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. done." I could detect the indifference, hatred and rage in his voice. I froze, not knowing what to do . "Maybe you could catch up and exin it to him?" A deep voice came from behind me. I looked up and saw Mario, wondering when he hade upstairs. I settled down and asked calmly, "Exin what?" Mario raised his eyebrows. "Aren¡¯t you afraid that he¡¯d think you were the one pushing Olivia downstairs?" I dropped my eyes and replied bitterly, "It doesn¡¯t matter if I was the one pushing her. All that matters is that someone has to take the responsibility atst since his Olivia gets hurt now." "I didn¡¯t expect you¡¯d be so self-possessed about it!" Mario went downstairs and left the house with his medical box. Presumably, he followed them to check on Olivia. Chapter 7 Freddy’s Funeral Chapter 7 Freddy¡¯s Funeral It took one hour to get to the George Residence from my house, and I was dizzy all the way. I lost my breath at the thought of the baby in Olivia¡¯s womb and the look in Dennis¡¯ eyes before he left. Just when I was devastated, my stomach began to churn as my car stopped at the entrance of the George Residence. I jumped off the car, crouched down by the flower bed and started to vomit, but hardly anything came out. "Well well, I remember you weren¡¯t so fragile before you became a Mrs. George. It¡¯s not a long drive, but why are you throwing up?" a voice taunted at the gate of the George Residence. I knew who it was without looking. Freddy had two sons. The elder one, Edwin, had a car ident long ago, and both he and his wife died, leaving their only son, Dennis. The other son of Freddy¡¯s, as well as the younger one, was called Andrew, whose wife was ridiculing me at the gate of the George Residence. There were a lot of dramas in a wealthy family, and I was no stranger to them over the years. I tried to calm down and stared at Lydia, greeting her politely, "Hello, Lydia!" Lydia was never a fan of mine. It might be because she was jealous of me since I came from a humble background but was appreciated by Freddy, or because Freddy thought highly of Dennis and thus appointed him as the sessor of the family when he was alive, which made her green with envy, and she vented all her anger on me. Lydia threw me a cold stare and looked into the car. Seeing that no one else came with me, she pulled a long face at once. "What? Wouldn¡¯t Mr. George attend his grandfather¡¯s funeral?" There were many visitors in the George Residence today. I was aware that it was inappropriate for Dennis not to show up, so I forced a smile and exined, "Something urgent happened and Dennis went to take care of it. He willeter." "Humph!" Lydia sneered, "And I thought the person chosen by Old Mr. George would be better than this!" Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. It was true that Lydia hated me. However, the George family was an influential family, and many people came today, so she stopped picking on me in order not to embarrass herself. Inside the George Residence , Freddy¡¯s memorial tablet was ced in the middle of the hall. His body was burned to ashes, and his urn was put behind the memorial tablet. There were many white flowers in the hall, and in the front of the mourning hall ced some burning joss sticks and tributes. Visitors came one after another. Freddy was a man of high prestige, so most of the visitors were of high social status. Andrew and Lydia were greeting them inside and outside the George Residence respectively, while I greeted them at the mourning hall. "Mrs. George," Nanny Daisy greeted me with a sandal wood box in her hands. "What¡¯s wrong, Nanny Daisy?" Admittedly, the George family was a wealthy family, but there weren¡¯t many people in the family. Besides, Freddy preferred a quiet house, so he only had Nanny Daisy take care of him. Nanny Daisy put the sandal wood box in my hands and said with a sad face, "Old Mr. George wanted to give this to you. Keep it." She continued after a pause, "He knew that after his death, Mr. George might force you to get a divorce. If you don¡¯t want to do it, show this box to Mr. George, and he might give up that idea after seeing what¡¯s inside." I looked down at the sandal wood box in my hands. It was a square box with a built-in lock. I looked at Nanny Daisy and wondered, "But where¡¯s the key?" "Old Mr. George gave the key to Mr. George," replied Nanny Daisy. She stared at me and went on, "You look haggard. Please take good care of yourself. Old Mr. George always wanted you to give birth to a boy to carry on the family name while he was alive. Now that he passed away, please don¡¯t let him down." My heart skipped a beat when I heard the word "baby". I smiled at Nanny Daisy and said no more. When the mourning ceremony was over, Freddy¡¯s urn was taken to the graveyard for burial. At this point, it was already afternoon, but Dennis hadn¡¯t turned up yet. After the burial ceremony, Dennis was still nowhere to be seen. Holding Lydia¡¯s arm, Andrew stared at me and said, "ra, the dead is dead. When you get back, tell Dennis not to hold grudges against his grandfather anymore. He owed him nothing." Chapter 8 Take Care of Olivia Chapter 8 Take Care of Olivia Lydia, however, snorted and scoffed, "That ungrateful creature. Freddy had been kind to him for nothing." "Stop the nonsense!" Andrew threw a ferocious stare at her and looked at me helplessly. "It¡¯s getting "OK. Thank you, Mr. George." Both Andrew and Lydia were in their 50s now, and they had no children, but they sat pretty living off the shares of the George Group they held. Lydia had a sharp tongue, but actually, she was a kind person, so the couple was the envy of many people in their circle. Standing in front of Freddy¡¯s tombstone, I watched them walking away and fell into a trance. Since Freddy had died, the marriage between Dennis and I might havee to an end too. Just as the rain would stop, or the sun would go down, I would finally lose him. "Take care of yourself, grandfather. I¡¯ll pay you a visitter." I took a solemn bow to the tombstone. Just as I turned around to leave, I was shocked. When had Dennise? Dressed in ck, Dennis was standing not far away behind me with a grim face, his dark eyes fixed on Freddy¡¯s tombstone, but I could hardly detect any kind of emotion from his grieving face. Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Seeing me turn around, he looked away and said in a low voice, "Let¡¯s go!" So he came¡­ to pick me up? I stopped him at once as he was about to leave. "Dennis, Freddy is gone, and you should let it go too. You know, he had done so much for you all these years¡­" Watching his eyes turning cold, I couldn¡¯t help but stop talking, not knowing what to do. I thought he would lose his temper, but unexpectedly, he remained silent and left. It was getting dark as we walked out of the graveyard. My driver had already gone since Dennis came to pick me up. Therefore, I could only go back with Dennis. We got into the car and left the graveyard. Silence hung heavily in the car on the way. I pinched my fingers, wanting to ask him about Olivia¡¯s condition again and again, but I swallowed the words at the sight of his sullen face every time. After some time, I couldn¡¯t resist it anymore and asked, "How¡¯s Miss Pearson?" I didn¡¯t push her, but after all, she tumbled down under my nose. The car screeched to a halt all of a sudden and inertia threw my body forward. Before I could react, I was held by the waist and pinned against the seat. The next moment, Dennis leaned over to me, his sharp and piercing cold dark eyes fixed on mine. Sensing danger, I flinched and said, "Dennis¡­" "How do you expect she is?" He responded by asking, his voice stern. "ra, do you really think I won¡¯t divorce you since Freddy gave you that box?" My heart missed a beat. How did he know everything in only a few hours? "I didn¡¯t push her." I repressed the bitterness and met his gaze, finding the truth funny. "Dennis, I don¡¯t know what¡¯s in the box Freddy gave me, nor have I ever thought of taking advantage of it to maintain our marriage. Since you want to get a divorce, fine! I agree. Let¡¯s file for divorce tomorrow." It waspletely dark outside now. Rain pattered against the car windows as the wind blew, making the interior of the car even glummer. Dennis, nevertheless, seemed amazed to hear that I agreed to get a divorce so suddenly, but that only away from it all by divorcing now?" "Then what do you want me to do?" Exactly. In Dennis¡¯ eyes, I made his love lie in hospital now, so how would he let me go so easily? "Take care of her from tomorrow." He sat straight in the driver¡¯s seat, his slender fingers resting on the steering wheel, his eyes darkening. Chapter 9 Make a Bet Chapter 9 Make a Bet I failed to figure out what Dennis was thinking and nodded approval. Sometimes, people just groveled in a rtionship for no reason. In my case, I was used to being given orders by Dennis, and all I could do was obey them, even if my heart was yelling no. The car was heading to the center of the city. Originally, I thought Dennis would send me back to our house, but in fact, he drove me straight to the hospital. The whole hospital was filled with the smell of disinfectant, which I hated, but I could only follow Dennis into Olivia¡¯s ward. She had been put on a drip. Olivia was a fragile girl to begin with, and now she appeared even more weak and tiny lying in the white sheets, her eyes bleary. The look in her eye became distant the moment she saw meing into her ward with Dennis. After a while, she told Dennis, "I don¡¯t want to see her!" It might be because she had a miscarriage just now that she appeared cold and resentful instead of charming and adorable at this moment. Dennis walked up to her and helped her up in bed, his chin rubbing her foreheadfortingly. "I asked her to take care of you for a few days. This is what she ought to do." The sense of tenderness and intimacy in his tone stung me. Olivia had wanted to say something, but having heard Dennis, she looked up at him and gave a faint smile. "Fine, anything you say!" The two of them decided my schedule for the next few days after a simple conversation. Ironically, I followed their arrangement without saying anything. Dennis was busy. Despite his absence from Freddy¡¯s funeral, he was the heir of the George family, and had to attend to a lot of business. He was the person in charge of the George Group, and didn¡¯t have much time to look after Olivia in hospital. Therefore, I seemed to be the only one who was able to take care of her. It was 2 am. Since Olivia had taken a nap in the daytime, she failed to fall asleep now. There was no extra bed in hospital, so I could only lean back in the armchair next to the bed. Seeing that I was still awake, Olivia stared at me and eximed, "ra, you¡¯re pitiful." I was lost for words upon hearing her. I dropped my eyes to look at the ring in my hand and looked up after a long while, replying, "Isn¡¯t love just like this?" Somehow, Olivia chuckled, and asked after a long pause, "Are you tired?" I shook my head. There was no easy thing in life, and I just fell in love with a man. That was all. "Can you give me a ss of water?" Olivia asked, straightening herself up slightly. I nodded, got up and poured her a ss of water. "You don¡¯t have to add cold water into it. I want hot water!" Olivia added, and no emotion could be discerned in her tone. I passed the water to her but she didn¡¯t take it, but stared at me and sighed, "I think you¡¯re miserable, as well as pitiful. You¡¯re not to me for my miscarriage, but I couldn¡¯t help passing the buck to you." Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. I didn¡¯t know what she meant by saying so, but handed the water to her. "It¡¯s hot." Olivia took the ss and grabbed me abruptly, while I drew back my hand instinctively, but she stared at me with her dark eyes. "Let¡¯s make a bet. Do you think he¡¯s worried about you?" I was shocked but meanwhile, caught a glimpse of the man standing at the door, wondering when he hade. Olivia looked at me calmly and asked, "I dare you to make a bet with me." I remained silent, letting her spill hot water all over my hand, the boiling hot water stinging my skin. I said nothing, but both of us knew I agreed to make a bet with her. Olivia put down the ss and said innocently, "I¡¯m sorry, but I didn¡¯t do it on purpose. The water is too hot and I spilt it. Are you alright?" This excuse couldn¡¯t sound faker. I drew my hand back and shook my head in pain. "It¡¯s alright!" Chapter 10 Dennis Turned a Blind Eye Chapter 10 Dennis Turned a Blind Eye At this point, Dennis walked in like a looker-on. He asked Olivia in a grim voice, his eyes deep. "What are you doing up?" Olivia acted as if she was surprised by Dennis¡¯ sudden appearance. She put on a charming look, pulled at his clothes and forced him to sit down at the bedside, draping her arms around his waist. "I took a nap during the day and I can¡¯t fall asleep now. Why are you here?" "I came to check on you!" Dennis¡¯ eyes moved to me and fell on my hand as he spoke. He gave a slight frown. "Go take care of your hand!" No love or tenderness could ever be detected in his indifferent voice. Olivia held him, guilt on her little face. "It was careless of me to scald ra¡¯s hand." Dennis ran his fingers through her long hair, his face calm, as if he wasn¡¯t ming her at all. As if being pushed to the edge of the cliff, I found it hard to breathe and made for the door. In fact, I knew in the first ce that I would lose the bet, but I still held a faint gleam of hope. Even if Dennis simply asked, "Does it hurt?", I would feel a thousand times better than now. However, he didn¡¯t even throw apassionate nce at me. He didn¡¯t show any sympathy to me at all. A broad chest blocked my way in the corridor. I looked up and saw Mario staring at me with a slight frown. Confused, I greeted him, "Dr. Bet!" His eyes fixed on me, he asked after some time, "Does it hurt?" I froze, bitterness welling up within me. Patter! A teardrop of mine fell on the ground as the wind howled through the corridor, making it even more quiet and gloomy. Even a person that I had met several times would ask me, "Does it hurt?" But why the man I had lived with for two years would turn a blind eye to me? Mario held my hand and I wanted to pull it back subconsciously, but instead, it was held tighter. "I¡¯m a doctor." Mario exined in a decisive tone. Just because he was a doctor, he wouldn¡¯t turn a blind eye to a patient. But I also knew he wasn¡¯t a nosy person. He did so just because I was Dennis¡¯ wife. I followed Mario to the operation room. He told a nurse something and looked at me. "Do as she says. She¡¯ll help dress your wound." I nodded. "Thank you!" Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. When Mario left, the nurse started to disinfect the wound on the back of my hand. She frowned at the blisters. "It¡¯s worse than I imagined. It might leave a scar." "It¡¯s alright." I would take it as a lesson. Since there were a few blisters, the nurse had to prick them and let out the liquid in them before dressing the wound. Afraid that I would shrink back, the nurse warned me, "It¡¯ll hurt. Suck it up." "OK!" Physical pain basically meant nothing to me. On the contrary, mental pain was what really hurt. Having dressed the wound, the nurse told me some dos and don¡¯ts before I left for Olivia¡¯s ward. When I walked by the staircase, I heard some faint voices and couldn¡¯t help but stop. "Now that Old Mr. George is gone, when are you going to divorce her?" This sounded like Mario¡¯s voice. "Her? ra?" The other male voice was low and grim, as well as familiar. It was Dennis¡¯ voice, undoubtedly. I got closer to the staircase and could vaguely see Dennis leaning against the handrail with a grim face, his hands in pockets, while Mario was leaning against the wall, a cigarette between his slender fingers, more than half gone. He flicked the ashes from the cigarette and looked at Dennis, his face calm, "You¡¯re totally aware that she has done nothing. You treat her like this just because you know she loves you." Dennis nced up at Mario and snapped, "Why do you pay so much attention on her?" Mario frowned upon hearing that and exined, "It¡¯s not like what you think. I¡¯m just reminding you in case you regret it in the future. No matter how deep a woman loves a man, she¡¯ll take it back one day." "Ha!" Dennis sneered, "I never take her love seriously¡­" I stopped listening from this point. It was enough to know something roughly. If one must look into the details, he would only hurt himself at the end. Chapter 11 Will you get it back Chapter 11 Will you get it back When I arrived at the ward where Olivia lived, she had fallen in a sleep. There was a middle-aged woman, who was a care worker hired by Dennis. She paid me a greeting and said that she stayed here to take care of Olivia with requirement of Dennis. So I left. Out of the hospital, I directly took a taxi to the vi. With a busy night, it¡¯s the dawn when I arrived at the vi. I often felt drowsy after I got pregnancy, so I went straight to the bed In drowsy dimness, I was awaken by heavy cigarette smoke, to see a figure beside my bed. I was scared and totally sober enough to recognize that it¡¯s Dennis. It¡¯s smoky in the bedroom with window and door closed. Between his fingers was a firing cigarette. It¡¯s clearly that he had smoked a lot here. ¡°You are back here!¡± I uttered, up. I raised eyes and looked at him. He never smoked, but he had done it so much here today. It seemed that something bad happened to him. Keeping silent, he just stared at me with deep eyes. I can tell nothing from his eyes. It¡¯s so smoky here that I can hardly breathe, so I got out of bed to open the window. Sitting on the sofa, he suddenly pulled me and held me into his arms while passing by him. He put his arms around me with great strength. ¡°Dennis!¡± Without knowing why he was like that, I did dislike the smell on him. I struggled but he didn¡¯t release me. Calming down, I turned to look at him, ¡°You drunk?¡± So close to him, I just noticed he was covered by alcohol. ¡°You don¡¯t hate me?¡± His sudden words made me puzzled. Looking at him, I saw his narrowed eyebrows and light moustache. It¡¯s likely that he was so busy that there was no time to m himself N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. up. ¡°Yes!¡± I replied and tried to get rid of him by prizing his hands. But he spared no strength and I failed. His behavior made me so confused. Looking at him, I asked, ¡°Dennis, what¡¯s wrong with you?¡± ¡°Will you get it back?¡± His ck eyes fell on me. He looked blurred perhaps thanks to the alcohol. At that time, I was not clear what he was talking about, so I doubted, ¡°What?¡± Looking at me, he stopped talking and began to fondle me. His intent was clear. Out of instinct, I grabbed his hands, frowning, ¡°Dennis, I am ra, not Olivia.¡± Keeping silent, he directly lifted me and began to kiss me with hastiness and violence. ¡°Dennis, I am ra. You look at me!!¡± I was a little hysterical and held his face to force him to see me clearly. With frazzle, he peered at me for several seconds, then he uttered slightly, ¡°Yes!¡± His kept kissing. His suit had winkles all over it, and the coat was thrown at the foot of the bed. Seeing the mess on the floor, I suddenly came to myself. I was pregnant and I cannot do that. I thrust him off the bed and buried myself into the quit. I looked at him, ¡°Dennis, you are drunk.¡± Finishing, I left the bedroom. Getting changed, I went out of the house. I was afraid that I will lose my baby staying here. Chapter 12 Chaos Caused by the Moocher Chapter 12 Chaos Caused by the Moocher Recently many things happened, and I had no idea how to deal with that. So I crisply went to Diana. When I arrived at the Time Bar, it¡¯s was not dark. So there were not so many customers, and Diana N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. served me a ss of cocktail, ¡°Why youe here now? What happened?¡± Looking at the hot pole dance on the stage with loud music and scream mixed, I nodded. Putting down the ss, I turned to her, ¡°Nothing, I juste and pay you a visit here.¡± ¡°Did he pick on you?¡± Diana asked, ¡°You¡¯d better have a divorce from him if you cannot get along well with him. As beautiful as you, you can remarry a better man. You don¡¯t have to live with him lifelong.¡± Diana had been straightforward, and we were best friends to each other and gave the other support. She always gotfortable with her life, so she cannot bear my irresolute altitudes to Dennis. Handing over the B-ultrasonography result to her, I said helplessly, ¡°Do you think who will marry a woman with a baby, although she was attractive and well-shaped?¡± Grabbing the result from me, she checked it and then stared at me, ¡°Six weeks, don¡¯t you have sex with him, do you? How do you get pregnancy?¡± ¡°Do you remember that dayst month when I was drunk and he picked me up?¡± I got the result back. With eyes open wide, she said with shock after a while, ¡°What are you doing to do?¡± Shaking head, I was also bewildered, having no idea what to do. ¡°Get an abortion.¡± Diana uttered. ¡°You and Dennis are not in a world, and Old Mr. George who can protect you in the family has passed away. You¡¯d better have an abortion and a divorce from Dennis, or you will get yourself in trouble.¡± I was a little distracted. Looking at more and more people in the bar, I turned to Diana, ¡°You go back to your work, and I will stay here for a while.¡± Knowing clearly my being deaf to her words, she stopped talking and rolled eyes, changing the cocktail into a ss of juice. As the night deepened, the bar started toe alive and Diana also got busy. While I stayed in a daze in a corner. Gazing at the men and women circting from group to group, ra got carried away. I knew there was a chaos in the bar till I heard a noise. There were several thugs in the bar, who were around Diana, messing up. And even most of customers had gone and the music was turned off. Sitting in a corner in dim lights, it¡¯s hard to find me there. But I can see the thugs around Diana with sticks in their hands. Obviously, they came here to make trouble. But Diana was m, looking at them, ¡°Are you here to enjoy or make trouble?¡± ¡°We are making trouble here, bitch. How about going out with us?¡± The leading thug uttered, stretching to touch Diana¡¯s face with a bad smile. ¡°p!¡± Before his hand touching her face, I threw the ss to stop him. Hit by the ss, the thug shouted, covering his arm, ¡°Who hit me?¡± ¡°Me!¡± I stood up and walked to them. Turned to Diana, I saw her looking at me with worry in her eyes, ¡°Why you still here?¡± So she just thought I had left here. Rolling eyes, I said, ¡°I didn¡¯t go!¡± ¡°Fool!¡± Diana protected me behind her, whispering, ¡°You find a chance and leaveter when I fight with them.¡± Knowing her worry about me, I just talked to the thugs, ¡°You several men bully a woman, are you ashamed?¡± Chapter 13 I Am in the Police Station Chapter 13 I Am in the Police Station ¡°Why?¡± The thug spoke andughed at me, ¡°It¡¯s you who hit me, right?¡± I nodded, ¡°Yes, it¡¯s me! Why?¡± ¡°You are trying to get yourself killed.¡± Finishing, he tried to thrash us with the stick, and I and Diana dodged simultaneously. Then we grabbed the bottles close and smashed them. Other thugs were intended to be onlookers, but they also joined them while we fought back. We knew kung fu, so we didn¡¯t get hurt at all. When the policemen arrived, the thugs were all slight hurt. Then we were all taken away. After making a statement, we had to ask someone to bail us out though we were victims. After all, we were also in a fight. Diana was an orphan, and she had no friend in Newton Town except me. So she had to rely on me to find someone to help us. However, I also had no friend in this city thanks to being unsociable. Atst, I mustered up courage to call Mario Bet. The call was soon answered but no one replied. I felt a little awkward and said, ¡°Doctor Bet, I am sorry to bother you now, but could you do me a favor? I am in the police station, and could youe here now?¡± No reply! I paused and continued, ¡°Doctor Bet, please!¡± A long whileter, a cold voice rang at the other end, ¡°ra Kennedy!¡± This was Dennis¡¯ voice! Why did he answer Mario¡¯s call? With shock and scare, I stammered, ¡°Dennis, you¡­¡± ¡°Address!¡± Before I finished, he spoke in a cold voice. I can tell from his voice that he was in a bad mood. ¡°HC police station!¡± He hung up. Diana looked at me, speechlessly, ¡°Why not call Dennis directly? Why you always make things more I was more speechless, ¡°He was drunk when I left the vi and I thought he had fallen in sleep, so I called Mario. But I never expected¡­¡± Never expected that Dennis would answer this call. Half hourter, Dennis amongst a crowd showed up in the police station. With vacant expression and impressive figure, just standing there made himself a picture. Besides, the reports about him can be seen every day on the headline of financial news, so the workers in the police station all stepped forward to say hi. Seeing this, Diana rubbed my shoulder, ¡°I can understand why you are so obsessed with him. He is really outstanding and every woman wants to be Mrs. George. Not to mention that you share a bed with him every day.¡± Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. I rolled eyes to her. She just advised me to have a divorce, but now¡­ Women were really capable of change. After Dennis negotiated with the police and signed, and then we can leave. At the gate of the police station, the policeman told us, ¡°You don¡¯t begin a fight if such things happen again, you should just call the police.¡± I and Diana looked at each other and then smiled to the policeman, saying thanks. Then Diana whispered to me, ¡°We will be killed when the policee!¡± I was about to say something, but I felt something peculiar. I looked over, to see Dennis in ck suits standing beside his ck Jeep. Chapter 14 Would You Think Mario Will Love You? Chapter 14 Would You Think Mario Will Love You? Aware of his anger, I whispered goodbye to Diana and then walked to him heartily, ¡°Thanks!¡± He nced at me coldly, and I cannot tell anything from his deep eyes. He uttered, ¡°Get into the car.¡± Saying nothing, I got in. On the half way, I received a message from Diana. She said she had arrived home. And I texted her back letting her have an early rest. ncing at the man beside me, he was cold as usual. He didn¡¯t volunteer to break the ice, so I kept silent. Arriving at the vi, he pulled over and then directly got into the house with big steps. I followed him, saying after thinking, ¡°Dennis, I thought you were drunk, so I called Doctor Bet. I have no other intention.¡± I knew that the exnation was useless, but I still made it. And he didn¡¯t mind it at all. He suddenly stopped, and looked back at me, narrowing eyes, ¡°Other intention? Do you think that Mario will love you?¡± His words made me silent. Yes! Not to mention that Mario was his good friend and I was his wife, Mario will never love me if I was not. N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. To Dennis, I was nothing. But for Old Mr. George¡¯s kindness to me, I was not qualified to see Dennis and it would be impossible to marry him. Getting no reply from me, he shot a cold look at me and then was going upstairs. He suddenly stopped and turned to me, ¡°You go to Moon & Star Restaurant and buy midnight feast.¡± I paused. Why didn¡¯t mention that on the way? The restaurant was in the opposite direction to this vi. Besides, it¡¯s dawn now, he asked me to go through half the city to buy him midnight feast. ¡°You have to have it? It is dawn now and the restaurant might be closed.¡± ¡°It runs for 24 hour per day.¡± He then went upstairs, leaving me no chance to say no. He didn¡¯t want midnight feast, and his purpose was to mess me up. But I had made mistakes, so I still went out of the vi. In a rainy season, it¡¯s dense and muggy, so it¡¯s going to rain. I nned to drive his Jeep, but the key was taken away. I had to drive another car and went out. At one o¡¯clock in the morning, I drove through the city to buy the midnight feast. I thought that I was lucky that it¡¯s not raining. However, when I got out of the restaurant, it rained heavily, with thunder. I drove back. In the rainy season, a lot of channels and roads will be flooded, so I deliberately avoided the channels. But it¡¯s much farther. But I never expected that the car broke down on the half way. In a rainy day, I was still far from the vi, and it¡¯s hard to take a taxi here. ncing at the phone screen, the phone was nearly out of juice. So I called Dennis. But I called him for times, there was no one answering. As a result, I found an umbre and began to walk, with the feast in hand. Chapter 15 He Knew I Was Pregnant Chapter 15 He Knew I Was Pregnant If I was lucky enough, I would perhaps encounter a warm-hearted driver. In the windy and rainy night, the sun umbre didn¡¯t work well, so I was all drenched to the skin. However, with bad luck, I didn¡¯te across any car on the way. In coldness, I felt ache from my belly. A few steps further, I can barely hold on, and my belly also began to be prickling unpleasantly. Worrying about the baby, I had to stop, crouching with hand on belly. It rained more heavily. I fumbled about my phone in the pocket, but found nothing. I was afraid it was left in the car. I had walked a long way from the car and the belly ached so much, so I can hardly step back. With support of the stone on the side, I tried hard to walk. However, the pain made me sweating, I had to keep crouching. At that time, I felt a stream of warm current between my legs, and I was startled. I was losing the baby. The ancient songs told that girls were made of sugar, perfume and other wonderful things, and they were as nice as angels. However, not all girls were made of those things, some girls were born to face disasters and grief. Feeling fainted, I can hardly keep eyes open. I raised eyes weakly when hearing the car pulling over. It¡¯s a ck Jeep, and the te was ACL999. Dennis came. I struggled to stand up. But owing to crouching long and feeling fainted, I suddenly fell down. ¡°Fool!¡± His cold voice rang beside my ear, and I tried to open eyes but failed. I just knew that he lifted me and put me into the car, and then I fainted. When I woke up, it¡¯s all white around. I was in the hospital. I moved a little, but felt great pain. Out of instinct, I stretched and touched my belly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, your baby is fine.¡± The sudden voice scared me. I turned and saw Mario. I paused. ¡°Why¡­¡± Why you here? But with a sore throat, I cannot speak out. Seeing this, he raised eyebrows, and then went to get me a ss of water. Then he approached me and helped me up. But I was intended to keep him away. He ignored my actions, and moved the ss to my lips. I stretched to hold the ss, but he avoided, ¡°Just drink!¡± So I said nothing more. Sipping the water, I felt better about my throat. He put me on the bed and put down the ss. I looked over at him, ¡°Thanks!¡± Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. He lowered eyes and stared at his phone, nodding. Hesitating, I spoke, ¡°Did Dennis knew about the baby?¡± If I didn¡¯t make mistakes, it¡¯s Dennis who sent me to the hospital yesterday night. Mario had known about the baby, so did Dennis. He turned to me, narrowing eyes, ¡°You don¡¯t let him know?¡± Chapter 16 There Must Be an Abortion Chapter 16 There Must Be an Abortion I nodded, ¡°He has nned to divorce from me. If I tell him, he would believe that I am threatening him not to divorce from me.¡± He raised eyebrows, ¡°But he knows it now, what will you do?¡± I paused, and had no reply. Looking at him, I tried him, ¡°Will Dennis want this baby?¡± ¡°I am not Dennis.¡± He uttered, and looked at me, ¡°But Dennis is in his thirties now, and he gets no excuse to get you aborted.¡± Finishing, he walked out the room, with hands in the pocket. So Dennis will want to keep this baby? However, Olivia frustrated me. I was on a drip when Olivia thrusted my room. She rushed in and had me by the throat. With red eyes, she shouted, ¡°Why? Why you pregnant? ra Kennedy, you killed my baby, and I will never let you give birth to the baby.¡± With my throat in her hands, I can hardly breathe. I struggled to get rid of her, but she seemed to lost control in hysteria. With a ferocious look, she looked at me, ¡°I will kill the baby. I will never allow you have a baby to make Dennis around you.¡± She looked delicate, but she was choking me with great strength. I tried hard to save myself, but I cannot move. I struggled to say some words, ¡°Life¡­ for a life...¡± She snorted, forcing, ¡°A corpse of two lives, it was all worth it,¡± ¡°Olivia, what are you doing?¡± By the door, a man shouted in a cold voice. Hearing the voice, Olivia froze suddenly. Red eyes disappeared, and the tears rolled down. Perhaps thanks to Dennis¡¯ sudden appearance, she fell down on the floor. He hurried to lift her. I was released and breathed madly with mouth open wide. A long whileter, she calmed down. In his arms, she sobbed, ¡°Dennis, you promised me you will never let this woman have your baby. You promised me.¡± I felt better, lying on the bed and looking at the couple. I cannot tell my feeling. Dennis nced at me, with his hand petting Olivia. Heforted her, ¡°Stop crying, you just get better.¡± Olivia raised head to see him, wiping the tears away, ¡°Dennis, you will never allow her have your baby, right?¡± I also stared at Dennis, waiting for his reply. While he didn¡¯t bother to look at me. With eyes on Olivia, he wiped her tears away gently, ¡°Olivia, stop it.¡± Hearing this answer, I took a sigh of relief. At least, Dennis didn¡¯t want me to have an abortion. ¡°I don¡¯t!¡± Olivia got excited again, with tears falling along her face. Grabbing Dennis¡¯s sleeve, she said in a humble tone, ¡°Dennis, you promised my elder brother that you would take care of me. Now my Content bel0ngs to N?vel(D)r/a/ma.Org. brother had passed away, and I have nothing, except you.¡± Choking, she pointed at me, ¡°If she has your baby, you are not having a divorce from her, right? You are not going to keep your words to take care of me and you have your family, while I have nothing. No! I don¡¯t want to be alone¡­¡± Chapter 17 Dennis’ Attitude Chapter 17 Dennis¡¯ Attitude Olivia wept with sorrow, grabbing Dennis. She looked like a lost boy, pitiful and helpless. Dennis held her into his arms,forting her, ¡°You are not alone, and you will not. Calm down.¡± Olivia looked at him with bulging eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t let her have your baby, OK? Please don¡¯t, or I will die.¡± She said it seriously. Dennis looked at her, with anger in his deep eyes, ¡°Olivia, don¡¯t mess around.¡± Olivia pushed him away, and rushed to take the fruit knife and cut her own wrist. Things happened so quickly. I never expected that Olivia wouldmit suicide, as well as Dennis. He N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. lifted Olivia to the emergency room. However, Olivia grabbed the bed handrail tightly, looking at Dennis with red eyes, ¡°Don¡¯t let her have your baby.¡± With bewilderment, I wondered how much Olivia didn¡¯t want me to have the baby. Looking at Dennis, I uttered first before he spoke, ¡°Olivia, you rest assured. This baby, I ¡­¡± Suppressing the sorrow from the heart, I took a deep breath, ¡°I won¡¯t give it a birth.¡± ¡°ra!¡± Dennis gotpletely raged, with bloodshot eyes. ¡°She will die if you don¡¯t send her to the emergency room.¡± I spoke, with a tight throat. Sipping lips, Dennis gave me a shot with deep look in his eyes, and then he lifted Olivia and left my room. In the empty room, I stared at the blood on the floor, stinging and piercing. My fever was brought down, and I refused to get IV. I left the hospital. After a stormy rain for a night, the Newton Town was refreshed. After leaving the hospital, I went directly to the George Group, rather than the vi. The receptionist rushed to me while seeing me. ¡°Director Kennedy, Alice Booth Pearson has been waiting for about 15 minutes in your office.¡± I nodded, entering the elevator and looking over at her, ¡°Tell Jackie to prepare a gift, and I will take it to Alice Booth Pearson. The gift shouldn¡¯t be much expensive, but delightful.¡± The receptionist nodded. In the elevator, I called Mario and he gave a fast answer, ¡°ra!¡± Surprisingly, it¡¯s the first time that I heard him call my name. I frowned slightly, ¡°Do you have time this evening? What about having a talk?¡± Seemed to be surprised, he replied, ¡°Okay, When and where?¡± ¡°I will text youter.¡± The elevator was open and I hang up, sending Mario the time and address for the meeting. Then I went to the rest room to fix face before back to the office. I learned a lot in the past two years with Dennis. I had made great achievements at the scope of business, but failed in obtaining his love. At least, I grew mature from a green hand to a tactful woman who can handle various difficulties. In the office, a middle-aged woman in a in cheongsam sitting elegantly on the ck sofa, was reading the messages with the phone in her hand. I knocked the door which was half closed, and then I pushed into the room. Smiling, I apologized, ¡°Mrs. Pearson, Sorry to keep you waiting. I met a traffic jam.¡± She stood up and shook hand with me, ¡°That¡¯s all right, and I just arrived here.¡± After a small talk, Mrs. Pearson cut to the chase, ¡°Mrs. George, I am sorry to bother you now, but you know that my husband just signed a contract with the George Group. However, no one can expect that things will have gone wrong. Could you talk to President George to postpone the starting time so that we can have breathing room?¡± Chapter 18 I Decide to Get It Aborted Chapter 18 I Decide to Get It Aborted The corporation between the George Group and the hospital was in a state-owned system. The George Group was apany in architecture andmercial trade, and I took charge of the architecture program of the corporation. Mrs. Pearson¡¯s husband was Stefan Pearson, president of the hospital. We had signed a contract. ording to the contract, the building program will finish this month and the hospital building can be put into useter. However, Stefan Pearson applied the designated fund for something else, so that the building cannot bepleted. Briefly, the rest of funds cannot be paid out at the time on the contract to the George Group. Hearing her words, I showed a vexed smile, ¡°Mrs. Pearson, you know that. I have married Dennis for years, but we didn¡¯t get along well enough. He is precise! Besides, this is a great deal of money, and I cannot shoulder the responsibility if any mistakes. Mrs. Pearson was a little upset, and she said, ¡°In one week! You give us only one week. We will pay you off as long as Stefan has enough to meet the need.¡± In fact, it¡¯s not a difficult thing. But I paused, ¡°Mrs. Pearson, as you know, the George Group is not a smallpany, so it¡¯s way strict with turnover of funds. I have to take some risks if I do you a favor, but¡­¡± N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. Speaking here, I stopped, looking at her. She seized the opportunity, asking urgently, ¡°But what?¡± Looking over at her, I hesitated, ¡°But I can make it if I get a reasonable excuse.¡± Before she said something, I continued, ¡°I happens to have a good excuse.¡± ¡°What excuse?¡± She held tightly the cup, asking. ¡°I need Mr. Pearson to arrange an abortion operation for me.¡± With my voice fading away, she got shocked with eyes open wide, ¡°You are pregnant?¡± I nodded, ¡°Six weeks!¡± ¡°Six weeks! Why you have an abortion? Does Mr. George know it?¡± She was a little bewildered, ¡°You and Mr. George are old enough, and this baby is just in time!¡± I smiled, not intended to tell more, ¡°We are not well prepared to wee this baby, so ¡­¡± Pausing, I uttered, ¡°But I can take this to postpone the due time. So Please Mrs. Pearson gets Mr. Pearson informed of this.¡± ¡°Does Mr. George know it?¡± She asked, seeming not to understand my excuse. I nodded, ¡°Yes, he does.¡± She said nothing more, but sighed, ¡°What a pity!¡± Speaking here, the thing was finished. Jackie got Mrs. Pearson Healthy ingredients as the present. Seeing out Mrs. Pearson, I looked over to Jackie, ¡°You go to Toby Collins in the President Office and let him hand over a copy of the Divorce Contract to me.¡± Jackie was stunned, ¡°Director, you¡­¡± Chapter 19 Agree to Divorce Chapter 19 Agree to Divorce Jackie had worked with me for two years and she knew well the thing between me and Dennis. She frowned, ¡°If you serious to the divorce, you will fail to live up to Old Mr. George.¡± ¡°What¡¯s more, the shares Old Mr. George transferred to you will be transferred back to President George. It might not be worth the hassle.¡± Knowing her worries, I had no time to make more exnation, ¡°I have my n. You go now and I need to go outter.¡± Seeing me deaf to her words, Jackie walked out of the office angrily. I found the car key and went directly to the stairnding, waiting for Jackie. She soon came with a document bag. Handing over the bag, she tried to advise me, ¡°Director, it¡¯s not the best time to get a divorce now, you¡­¡± ¡°Well!¡± I interrupted, entering the elevator, ¡°Go back to work. I know what I am doing.¡± Before she can say something more, the elevator was closed. I started the car to the appointed spot. Southern Bay Restaurant was an elegant and quiet Chinese Restaurant, and Chinese style and delicate dishes were its features. Thanks to the high consumption here, most of the consumers were rich. Entering the restaurant, I directly went to the reserved seat. What surprised me was that Mario had arrived in advance. In neat and casual clothes, he sat beside the window, with his long fingers tapping the desk. ¡°Sorry for beingte.¡± Sitting opposite to him, I uttered and called the water for a menu.¡± Hearing my voice, he turned over to me. Raising eyebrows, he showed a smile, ¡°A treat on a beauty, how can I bete?¡± It¡¯s rare to see his smile, I showed him the menu, ¡°Is there anyone telling you that you have gentle smile?¡± Raising eyebrows, he didn¡¯t pick up the menu, but let me make the order. With eyes narrowing, he looked at me, ¡°You are the first one.¡± Iughed, and tried to select some dishes he might enjoy. Returning the menu back to the water, I sipped the water, to see he stared at me with curling lips. I paused and put down the cup, ¡°Is there anything on my face?¡± The corner of his mouth raised. He seemed very cheerful. ¡°It¡¯s the first time to have a dinner with my friend¡¯s wife, and it¡¯s¡­¡± He paused, and then continued, with a delighted smile, ¡°It¡¯s not bad!¡± It¡¯s said that the birds of a feather gather together. As Dennis¡¯ friend, Mario was also difficult. I didn¡¯t dig further his words, just jumped right into it. ¡°Could you do me a favor?¡± Raising eyebrows, he reared back, looking at me, ¡°What favor?¡± ¡°The Chinese traditional medicine for miscarried woman.¡± He frowned, ¡°Just this?¡± I nodded, ¡°I heard that Doctor Bet is a talent in Chinese traditional medicine. I want some medicine. Would you help me?¡±Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Chapter 20 You Have No Qualification To Abort It Chapter 20 You Have No Qualification To Abort It Frowning slightly, Mario¡¯s eyes were fixed on me, seeming to judge whether I said it sincerely. Calm, I sat there and smiled, letting him scanning me. A long whileter, he uttered, ¡°OK!¡± ¡°Thanks.¡± You didn¡¯t have to say too much while talking with a clever man, he can read you from your look in the eyes. The dishes were served. He nced at me, saying meaningfully, ¡°Have you been so sophisticated?¡± Iughed, ¡°I am ttered. I just do that to keep myself safe. Besides, I and Dennis are not a good match to each other, and the baby is not in time.¡± With several bites, he seemed to be satisfied, ¡°When are you going?¡± I was stunned, raising to nce at him. He should guess what I will do next. I nned that I will leave this city after the divorce and the abortion, but I didn¡¯t have made a choice where to go. Dropping the chopsticks, I replied, ¡°Perhaps two monthter! But I haven¡¯t decide where to go.¡± ¡°How about Hensley Town? It¡¯s a good ce to live in.¡± He advised. Laying down the chopsticks, he used tissues to wipe his mouth elegantly. That¡¯s a good idea. I nodded, ¡°Yes, a good option.¡± Hensley Town was not as busy as Newton Town, but it¡¯s a much ideal city where I can lead a slow andfortable life. After finishing the dinner, I found that he had paid the bill in advance. We walked out of the restaurant. I turned to him, ¡°I owe you a meal. Please let me next time.¡± He nodded, ¡°Hope that we can have a meal in Hensley Town.¡± With a pause, I smiled, having no idea what to say. It¡¯s gettingte, and I had to go back. Walking to the car, he suddenly asked, ¡°Is the operation scheduled?¡± I turned around, nodding, ¡°Tomorrow!¡± Now that I had made up mind, the earlier, the better. He nodded, staring at me, ¡°Dennis knows it?¡± ¡°No!¡± I shook head, ¡°I am not intended to tell him.¡± He frowned, saying nothing. He was in a daze beside his car. Starting the car, I said goodbye to him and drove back to the vi. Ten minutester, I pulled over the car outside the vi. In the car, I took out the Divorce Contract. Feeling bitter, I thought I will never agree to divorce from Dennis although someone threatened me with a knife on my neck. However, now I was going to offer to have a divorce from him. Dennis had been generous. ording the contract, he promised to leave this vi to me, as well as the most shares of the George Group. Seeing the details, I felt likeughing. He perhaps believed that¡¯s why I would have married him. I had no excuses to disagree the divorce as he left so much to me. A whileter, I signed on the contract. Back to the vi, it¡¯s dark in the hall. I turned on the light, catching sight of a man sitting in the hall. Jumped, I saw his ck eyes fixing on me. I can tell no emotions from his look. Keeping calm, I asked, ¡°Why not turn on the light? Do you have your dinner?¡± However, he asked in an indifferent but slightly unpleased tone, ¡°Where did you go?¡± ¡°I went to thepany.¡± Speaking, I entered the kitchen, ¡°I am cooking for you.¡± In the hospital today, Olivia had messed up like that. I supposed that he didn¡¯t have a good meal. Thinking here, I felt that I was sticking my nose into his affairs, after all, I was leaving him. But I had loved him so long, and I wished our rtionship a rtively nice ending. Cooking the noodles, I felt sudden coldness from my back. I turned around, to look straight into his ck eyes, indifferent and cold. ¡°What¡­what¡¯s up?¡± He usually stared at me with cold look in his eyes, so hisplicated look now made me out of my wits. He didn¡¯t reply. I thought he was not willing to have a talk with me, so I kept quiet. I put the noodles on the table, ¡°There is no other ingredients, but eggs, so you contrive.¡± I was going upstairs for washing up when I heard his sudden voice, ¡°You can also contrive your marriage?¡± I was stunned, feeling heart-broken. I usually kept silent at such situations, but my tears suddenly upied my eyes now. Looking at him, I said, ¡°Anyhow, we have put up with each other for two years.¡± ¡°Dennis, I agree to divorce.¡± I took the signed divorce contract out from my bag to him, ¡°I have signed. You check it, and we can make time to the Civil Affairs Bureau to take the divorce certificate.¡± I said it in a breath and sighed. Suppressing the bitterness, I peeped at the good-looked face, ¡°You don¡¯t worry about the baby thing, and I will never let it hinder you and Olivia.¡± A man had to shoulder the corresponding consequences after he made a decision. Ignoring Dennis¡¯ face with slight anger, I turned to go upstairs. It¡¯s very likely to be thest talk between us in this vi. My wrist was suddenly grabbed, ¡°Never hinder?¡± He uttered, with anger in her voice. Knowing he was furious, I didn¡¯t turn back, ¡°I will handle it well.¡± ¡°ra!¡± My words caused outraged Dennis. In his hand, my wrist was hurting badly. ¡°What are you going to do? Have a divorce from me, and then abort the baby? Leave this city?¡± ¡°Any other way?¡± Looking over at him, my tears rolled down. ¡°What can I do? Dennis, you have been expecting today, don¡¯t you? I have done it as you wish!¡± With deeper look in his eyes, he wore a cold face. ¡°You thought you are clever, right?¡± He snorted, snapping my chin tightly. Hurting, I tried to get rid of Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. him, but he did it with more strength. We were close to each other, and I can even hear his breath. ¡°It¡¯s my baby. You have no qualification to abort it.¡± ¡°I have no qualification?¡± Iughed, looking at him and asking word by word, ¡°Olivia has the qualification?¡± Narrowing eyes, he stared at me with ice in his eyes. ¡°ra, you are killing yourself.¡± Chapter 21 Did You Really Abort the Baby? Chapter 21 Did You Really Abort the Baby? The room temperature was at its lowest point and I can sense the indifference and anger in his eyes. My heart skipped a beat as I¡¯d never seen him this way. I went to reach for his hand out of instinct but was swung aside. I meant to say something, but terrified of his appalling gaze, I closed my eyes and kept silent. ¡°ra, you have no heart!¡± Dennis then just left. Watching his back, I let out a sigh and considered this as the best result that we can have. ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that Mr. George might resent you?¡± A low and elderly voice traveled into the door. It was Mr. Pearson who was checking on my condition with the medical records. He asked naturally, ¡°This baby had half of his blood for Mr. George. You can fool him this time, but how about the next time? Truth wille to the light sooner orter.¡± I grinned and sat up. Taking the record over, I surveyed it, ¡°There won¡¯t be a next time. Thank you for your cooperation!¡± Putting the record away, I was stopped when I just was about to get out of the bed, ¡°You got to put on the whole show. Have you ever seen a women leaving the hospital herself just half an hour after she had an abortion?¡± True! Iy back and said to Mr. Pearson, ¡°Mr. Pearson, Dennis would for sure order someone to examine my record. I know it¡¯s too much to ask of you, but you have to help me.¡± He let out a wry smile and said, ¡°I really don¡¯t understand you young people. Why can¡¯t you just be together happily? Why do you have to make all these troubles? But since I¡¯ve promised to help you, I would certainly take care of everything.¡± I nodded along and said thanks, ¡°Please don¡¯t tell Alice about this.¡± The less people knew about this, the better. Mr. Pearson nodded smilingly and the just left. Iy on the bed the whole morning and didn¡¯t leave the hospital till the doctor told me the matters that I got to pay attention to after the surgery and prescribed me some medicines. Jackie was waiting for me outside of the hospital. After being held onto the car, I told her, ¡°Find a way and let Olivia know that I got an abortion.¡± She nodded and drove me to the mansion. Dennis was not at home. After telling Jackie to go back to thepany, I just went to bed since I got nothing better to do. But before I could even fall asleep, someone honked. I went to the balcony and saw Dennis and Mario downstairs. Just like what I¡¯d expected, Dennis wouldn¡¯t even look at me now and just told Mario to check on me. Mario came in with medical kit and slightly frowned when he saw me. He then gestured me to stretch out my hand to get my pulse felt. Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. Reaching out my hand, I asked, ¡°Did you bring me my pills?¡± He nced at me and replied, ¡°What a great trick to deceive everybody!¡± I didn¡¯t say anything. After checking my pulse, he took out some medicines and said, ¡°There are all good for the fetus. The baby will develop well as long as you take these medicines on time and don¡¯t encounter any shocks.¡± Mario then just went downstairs. I swapped the medicines that I took from the hospital for the ones that Mario brought here. Since I just got a miscarriage, I got to stay on bed for a whole month. Mr. Pearson¡¯s project can be put off for a week, but it was truly devastating for me to be confined in the mansion for a whole week. Chapter 22 Come And Pick Up Your Man Chapter 22 Come And Pick Up Your Man I though Dennis would be just angry with me for a while for aborting the baby and would just drop the whole thing once he realized that Olivia was pretty happy about this. But I really didn¡¯t see that the entanglement between me and Dennis was just beginning. I was pretty contented and calm since Dennis stoppeding back to the mansion because of the baby. I stayed at the mansion all day to y the whole scene and just asked Jackie to drop off all the groceries that I needed. In the afternoon, after organizing all the stuff in the fridge, Jackie came over and said to me, ¡°Director ra, the final payment in the People¡¯s Hospital has been held off for several days and the finance department has been calling to ask what went wrong. Should we give a call to Mr. Pearson?¡± After having several bites of the durian in my hand, I really couldn¡¯t bear the smile and just threw it in the trash bin. Seeing that Jackie was standing there formally, I motioned her to sit down and wiped my hand, ¡°How long has he been stalling?¡± ¡°About two or three days.¡± Jackie paused and continued, ¡°It hasn¡¯t been long, but the amount is a bit excessive. Thepany meant to use this money to tap into the new market. Now that it isn¡¯t paid in Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. time, the next quarter¡¯s profit of thepany would be affected.¡± I nodded. The liquid capital of the George Group was already limited, so any dy on the payment of any partners would result in some bad effects. The amount of money that Stefan owed was a bit huge. This amount of money would have sizable profits even if it was deposited in a bank. After pondering, I replied, ¡°Mr. Pearson is a man of his word. I was home resting for the past couple of days and had forgotten this. I got to be med for this. Tell the finance department that I would deal with this as long as I got a bit better.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± Jackie answered and went to cook the meal. I unlocked the phone and read Alice¡¯s message. ¡®Mrs. George, are you feeling better? Stefan¡¯s cash flow has recovered now. Thank you for helping us.¡¯ It seemed like that Mr. Pearson had tackled his conundrum. It was about time that I went back to work, so I called Mr. Pearson to schedule a time to finish the final payment and sign the contract.¡± Jackie had fixed the meal when I finished the call. She had to get to work so I didn¡¯t keep her to have dinner with me. Seeing that she was in a hurry, I said, ¡°I¡¯m quite all right now. I¡¯ve called Mr. Pearson to finalize the payment tomorrow. You can stay at thepany and help me.¡± Jackie scanned me and was a bit concerned, ¡°Are you sure you are okay? Aren¡¯t you supposed to rest for about a month after the abortion?¡± I beamed, ¡°Do I look terrible to you? Moreover, this matter will keep dying if I don¡¯t meet Mr. Pearson in person. How much of loss would thepany suffer? Dennis wouldn¡¯t be just cold shouldering me then.¡± Well, I didn¡¯t really get an abortion and if I kept on resting at home, things would getplicated between me and Dennis as my pregnancy belly will gradually show. I got to make the best use of my time and left Newton Town after settling everything. Hearing my words, Jackie just sighed, ¡°Okay then, but you need to take care of your body.¡± After seeing Jackie out, I went back to the dining table to resume eating. It was pretty boring to have the meal alone, but as it waste outside, I really didn¡¯t feel like going out. So I just went back to the bedroom. As Dennis didn¡¯te back for the past couple of days, I had nothing better to do and just got some reading done. Apart from this, I was also looking up online to hunt the department in Hensley Town as I got to find afortable residence for me and my baby. Then my phone just suddenly rang and it was Diana. I froze a bit and picked up the phone. My ear just instantly was about to explode when I heard her yelling. ¡°You aborted the baby? What the hell?¡± How did she know? I replied yes and said to the phone, ¡°How did you know?¡± Diana immediately went furious, ¡°How did I know? How can you bring yourself to ask this question? You really didn¡¯t see me as your friend, huh? How can you just do that without telling me?¡± When a woman was really indignant, one really shouldn¡¯t try to reason with her, so I just replied, ¡°Well, I was just afraid that something might go wrong and wanted to get it done as soon as possible. I meant to tell you, but you are really busy these days, so I wanted to let you knowter.¡± ¡°Cut the crap! I wouldn¡¯t be against you aborting this baby, but didn¡¯t you need to have someone to apany you during the operation? What if something went wrong?¡± Diana was really worried and just blurted out what she was really thinking about.¡± I felt loved when I heard that she was just worried about me. So I listened to her yelling at me quietly and then said, ¡°Diana, I meant to get a divorce with Dennis and might leave Newton Town. Do you want to leave with me?¡± I decided not to tell her the baby for now as it was really unnecessary at this point, but I got to tell her that I might leave. Diana settled down here because of me, so if I just disappeared without telling her, she would just resent me. Diana was silent for a while and asked, ¡°When are you going to leave and which city do you want to go?¡± ¡°In the next few months probably. I want to live in Hensley Town.¡± At the drop of my sound, she answered, ¡°Okay, got it!¡± I thought she would say something else, but she just stopped, so I meant to hang up the phone. But she suddenly shouted, ¡°Come and pick up your man. He is wasted.¡± I paused, ¡°Dennis?¡± She seemed agitated, ¡°How many men do you have? Of course it¡¯s Dennis.¡± I got speechless. Howe that Dennis went to drink? After hanging up the phone, I put on my jacket and just drove to Diana¡¯s bar. Time Bar was near the mansion, so I got there pretty quickly. Diana was drinking by the counter. ¡°He is in the private room upstairs. He is pretty drunk.¡± Diana said coolly. I put the car key in my purse and asked, ¡°What is he drinking for?¡± ¡°How would I know. He is here for the past couple of days, but didn¡¯t ever get hammered. He would always be picked up by that handsome and strong assistant of his, but he must get busy today and didn¡¯t show up.¡± Putting the ss down, Diana curled her lips, ¡°Do you really expect him to be all normal after that you aborted his baby?¡± I froze. Was Dennis binge drinking because of the baby? I then went upstairs and found Dennis¡¯s private room. After knocking on the door for a while, I pushed the door open and immediately had this strong smell of smoke and wine flooding at me. I opened the door and tried to get some fresh air in. It was all dim inside and Dennis was sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed. He didn¡¯t look like he was drunk but was just taking a nap. Chapter 23 I’m Not Getting Back At You Chapter 23 I¡¯m Not Getting Back At You ¡°Dennis!¡± I yelled his name and nced at the empty whiskey bottles on the desk. What was this moron doing? His stomach would for sure suffer. Hearing my voice, his longshes flickered a bit. He slightly opened his eyes and gazed at me indifferently. Maybe it was because that I disturbed him, the quiet atmosphere in the room just suddenly got stiffened. He looked at me as if he was disgusted. He said in a low and cold voice, ¡°Fuck off!¡± I knew that he didn¡¯t want to see me now. After letting out a sigh, I walked towards him and said, ¡°Dennis, you¡¯ve had too much of wine. Let¡¯s go home!¡± He slightly squinted his eyes and raised the corner of his mouth satirically, ¡°Home?¡± He sounded despised of this idea, ¡°Is it really a home for me?¡± I wringed my eyebrows. Normally, I would say nothing and just ept his humiliation, but now I was much crankier than before because of the pregnancy, so I answered angrily, ¡°What is it then? Dennis, if you don¡¯t want to see me, I can well call Olivia and ask her to pick you up. Diana has a business here. You probably don¡¯t care about this amount of money, but she has to stay in business!¡± My wrist was suddenly grabbed by him and I was in hisp at the very next second. Hugging my waist, he reached his rough fingers into my cor violently and said in an ironical tone, ¡°That ce is surly not a home with you in it. At most, it¡¯s a homestay!¡± Then he just grasped at me with his palm mercilessly. My eyebrows got twisted together because of the sharp pain and was livid with anger at this point, so I pulled out his hand and shouted, ¡°There is no need ofing back to that ce if it¡¯s just a homestay for you then! Sign the divorce paper and we¡¯ll have nothing to do with each other from now on!¡± He suddenly bit me on my shoulders and I almost teared up. ¡°Why? Now that you¡¯ve got the money, house and the shares, you just want to get away from me?¡± He hugged me tightly and smiled ghastly, ¡°ra, how cheap is your love! You are just taking it back so soon, huh?¡± Looking at his stered face, I suddenly thought why should I wasting my time with a drunkard? Suppressing my inner anger, I calmed myself down and caressed his face, ¡°Dennis, it¡¯s gettingte. Come home with me, okay?¡± He kept silent and leaned against the sofa with his eyes closed, but he didn¡¯t release his hands. Bewildered, I paused and said, ¡°I can call Olivia to fetch you if you don¡¯t want toe home with me. Is this okay?¡± He didn¡¯t want to go back to the mansion anyway and must have stayed at Olivia¡¯s ce these days. He would just affect Diana¡¯s business if I just left him here, so I took out my phone and was about to call Olivia. But before I can dial her number, my phone was suddenly pulled away and was smashed to the ground by Dennis. I froze and shouted at Dennis frantically, ¡°Dennis, what are you doing!¡± ¡®You didn¡¯t want toe home with me and didn¡¯t want Olivia to pick you up. What do you want to do then?¡¯ ¡°Let¡¯s go home!¡± He suddenly muttered, carried me and went out wobbly. I was taken aback for I still got a baby in my belly. I would be dead regretful if he just dropped me to the ground by ident. Hugging him tightly, I dared not to say any harsh words and just soothed him, ¡°Dennis, you are drunk. Put me down. I can walk myself. I just got a surgery and would be seriously injured if I fall down.¡± He suddenly froze and gazed at me grisly, ¡°Did you do that to get back at me?¡± I paused and didn¡¯t know what he was talking about, so I shook my head and answered, ¡°No, why would I get back at you? I love you too much to do that. How about you put me down first and go home with me?¡± Geez! A drunkard basically had no difference with a baby! I thought he would cause some troubles, but to my surprise, he just put me down gently and stared at me, ¡°Let¡¯s go home!¡± I was really bewildered and held him, ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go home!¡± I had no idea how much he had drunk. After holding him downstairs staggeringly, Diana folded her hands by the counter and asked, ¡°Do you need me tond a hand?¡± I shook my head, ¡°Did he pay the tab?¡± Diana rolled her eyes at me, ¡°My bar is basically his now. That would be unnecessary.¡± Dennis was putting all his weight on me, so I didn¡¯t think too much about her words and just nodded and left the bar.Text ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. I took all my strength to get him on the car and seated myself. It took me a long time to recover and I was sweating all over my body as my clothes was soaked. I finally understood why would they say that pregnant women were much pampered as I was about to fall apart just by carrying him onto the car. Sitting on the passenger seat, unlike his usual coldness and fierceness, he looked much softer against the darkness. He looked quite dashing today. His chiseled jawline, strong chin, muscr body, fitted suit hadnded him one of the best outstanding men in the nation. While I was indulging in my fantasy inside, he suddenly opened his eyes. Eyes met, I suddenly got flustered. At the very next second, my head was suddenly filled with strong scent of liquor and his unique smoke. He bit me on the tip of my tongue. Coming to myself, I was quite astonished. Howe that Dennis just kissed me all of a sudden? I was nearly out of breath because of his French kiss and was about to lose all the air in my head before he released me. I paused and gazed at him confusedly. He looked quiteplicated in the eye and had lost his usual cold touch. ¡°Dennis...¡± ¡°You got to give me my baby back!¡± He suddenly spoke out and then justy back to the seat and closed his eyes. ¡°I...¡± I paused and didn¡¯t know whether he was asleep or was just resting, so I just started the car and drove to the mansion. But Dennis¡¯s words were echoing in my mind all the way. Did this mean that he didn¡¯t really repel this baby? I got distressed when I thought about this. To him, Olivia was his life-long responsibility. He would never leave her alone even that he had no feelings for her. If he knew that I kept the baby, things would get muchplicated as the baby would get entangled in this three people rtionship. It would be the best result if I chose to leave. Everybody would be contented. Pulling over the car outside the mansion, I was truly devastated to carry Dennis upstairs. Chapter 24 Shoulder All the Loss Chapter 24 Shoulder All the Loss After pausing a bit, I got around the car, opened the passenger seat door and pulled Dennis¡¯s sleeve, ¡°Dennis!¡± Maybe it was because that he couldn¡¯t sleep for his stomach was acting up, he immediately woke up when I called him. He opened his eyes slowly and scanned around, ¡°Did you bring me home?¡± I nodded and didn¡¯t know whether he was sober or not, ¡°Get out of the car. It¡¯s gettingte.¡± It was nearly midnight and I really couldn¡¯t stay up all night with him as I was pregnant. He sat up straight and didn¡¯t look like that he wasing out of the car. Staring at me with his big dark eyes, he looked quite innocent, but I knew how capricious he could be. After musing for a while, I asked, ¡°Do you need me to hold you down?¡± ¡°I want to bask in the sun.¡± He said and then sat still. I was totally shocked by his words! Bask in the sun at this time? How wasted was he! ¡°Okay then, do whatever you want.¡± I really had no energy to stay with him here as I was exhausted, so N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. I just went in the mansion. After entering the bedroom, Iy down for a while and didn¡¯t hear a thing in the lobby. Afraid of that he might run about in the middle of the night and hurt himself, I struggled inside and went downstairs to check on him. I was surprised to see him sleeping on the sofa of the lobby. Okay then, I can go to sleep rest assured. I was totally out the whole night and it was already afternoon when I came to myself. I hurriedly dressed up and left the mansion for I had an appointment with Mr. Pearson. He was already a waiting in the office when I arrived. He stood up smilingly and apologized, ¡°I¡¯m sorry for causing troubles for you, Miss Kennedy. I¡¯m really sorry.¡± I calmed my breathing and asked Jackie to bring him a ss of water and then signed all the After getting all the things done, Mr. Pearson proposed, ¡°It¡¯s about lunch time, Miss Kennedy. How about we grab the lunch together? My wife meant to express her gratitude to you all this time, so I¡¯m wondering are you avable?¡± Well, actually, I was quite free now, but Jackie seemed like that she wanted to tell me something, so I grinned, ¡°You are too kind, Mr. Pearson. I should be the one who buys you dinner. I¡¯m really swamped today. Let¡¯s get together on another day!¡± Mr. Pearson then just left after bidding goodbye. Jackie then said to me, ¡°Director ra, President George asked to see you in his office once you are here.¡± I paused and frowned, ¡°Do we have any mistakes recently in work?¡± Dennis normally wouldn¡¯t ask to see me for personal matters, unless it was about woke. Jackie nodded, ¡°Yeah, the finance department told President George about Mr. Pearson¡¯s dy on payment and he seemed displeased, so he asked to see you.¡± ¡°Okay.¡± I answered and went to the top floor. Dennis¡¯ working area was as cold as him in person. I can feel the chilly air masking in this ce in summer. Looking around, I found that the meeting room door was shut. Toby noticed me and said, ¡°Director ra, President George is having a meeting with Mr. Thomson and doctor Bet.¡± I nodded and figured what he was referring to. Then I grabbed a seat in the lobby and checked the time. It was already noon, and as I didn¡¯t have anything this morning, I was quite hungry at this point. Toby served me a ss of water and said coldly, ¡°Director ra, president George would be out in about half an hour.¡± I took the water and ignored his indifference, ¡°Toby, has Dennis been drinking a lot recently?¡± Diana mentioned that Dennis went to the bar many times, so I meant to probe what was he drinking for. Hearing my question, Toby froze and answered, ¡°The president is probably in a bad mood.¡± ¡°Why?¡± Dennis shouldn¡¯t be so upset about the baby, so he must be distressed about Olivia. Noticing that I was quite curious, Toby coughed a bit and said, ¡°I really don¡¯t know what president is thinking about.¡± I... Toby was really hard to crack. I got dizzy after waiting for a while. When they got out of the meeting room, they all turned their eyes to me. Mario scanned me with his lips pursed and then said something to Toby who nced at me and just left. Dennis examined me and I felt like that he was bottling up the anger against me. Thinking about Mr. Pearson, I hurriedly stood up and asked, ¡°President George, I will shoulder all the loss that thepany suffered for the past two days.¡± Eyebrows knitted, he didn¡¯t say anything, but Marcus Thomson who was having the fun replied, ¡°How cost your husband a great fortune for two days! How generous are you!¡± He was clearly sarcastic. Seeing that Dennis was keeping a straight face and didn¡¯t say anything, I rolled my eyes at Marcus, ¡°It¡¯s really none of your business.¡± Mario chuckled with his hands in the pocket and acted he was just a bystander. Face darkened, Marcus nced at Mario and said to me, ¡°Who do you think you are, ra? You are in no position to speak to me like this.¡± I really didn¡¯t want to waste to breath with Marcus. He didn¡¯t like me anyway and always thought that I stood in the way between Dennis and Olivia, so he was pretty mean to me all this time. We were quite familiar with each other, so I just teased, ¡°Are you the emperor that time traveled from three thousand years ago? I¡¯m afraid only those terracotta warriors can have conversations with you, after all, you are in the same era and havemon topics.¡± Hearing my irony, Marcus was livid with anger and just retorted, ¡°Dead people are far more entitled to talk to me than you! You heartless monster! How can you bring yourself to kill your own baby...¡± ¡°Marcus!¡± Mario spoke out and interrupted Marcus¡¯s words, ¡°Dennis has to talk with Director ra about something. I¡¯ve booked a table in a restaurant. Let¡¯s go over there and wait for them!¡± Mario then paused and turned to me, ¡°Director ra must haven¡¯t had lunch yet. Why don¡¯t you join us with Dennister!¡± I wanted to reject, but he just dragged Marcus out. Me and Dennis were then left alone in this empty office. I¡¯m not quite sure how he was going to deal with Mr. Pearson¡¯s matter, so I said to him, ¡°I got to be med for Mr. Pearson¡¯s dy on payment. I have been recovering at home since the miscarriage and just forgot about this.¡± Seeing that he was still silent, I continued, ¡°I knew that this mistake had resulted inrge loss for the