he very thought of giving birth to a child carrying the Reed family genes made me sick to my stomach.
I searched for the nearest private hospital and scheduled a pre–abortion examination.
Rather than bringing a child into the world to suffer, better not to bring it at all.
Meanwhile, Mason returned to the bedroom where Elise immediately clung to him, wrapping her arms around his waist and putting on a tearful display.
“Mason, did Riley leave? I don’t want to stay here anymore. I don’t want to be the wedge between you and Riley.”
“Mason, you shouldn’t have defended me.”
As she spoke, Elise began sobbing
Mason suddenly felt an exhaustion deep in his bones. He patted Elise’s back halfheartedly.
If it were Riley, she would never cry over every little thing.
“Elise, stop crying, Riley hasn’t left.”
“With both you and my mother in the house right now, I’ve asked her to stay at another property.”
“Once your pregnancy is more stable, I’ll bring her back.”
Still buried in Mason’s embrace, Elise’s eyes darkened with resentment at his words–Riley, you just won’t go away, right?
“Alright, Mason. When Riley comes back, I’ll move out. I won’t let today’s incident happen again.”
After she spoke, Mason stared at his blank phone screen for a long time without responding.
Three days later, after Mason was caught zoning out for the sixth time during a meeting, he abruptly told the project manager they would reschedule.
Mason wanted to know why Riley hadn’t called him.
After all, he had only given her the address of the house, not the passcode.
Was she really going to be this stubborn?
Would she rather freeze outside than call him for the passcode?
Hadn’t he promised to marry her no matter what?
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It was just a small matter–why was she making such a big deal out of it?
Was she waiting for him to contact her first?
She was so spoiled.
Mason grew increasingly angry. The more he thought about it, the more irritated he became. He kicked the sofa hard before storming out of his office.
Outside, several secretaries were whispering as they held their file folders.
“Why hasn’t the boss’s wife come to work for several days?”
“Boss’s wife? Elise is the boss’s wife now. The baby in her belly is the boss’s.”
“Are you serious?”
“Remember when Elise went after Riley? The boss immediately took Elise’s side without a second thought. He protects Elise like she’s the apple of his eye. Isn’t that obvious enough?”
These rumors reached Mason’s ears, increasing his fury.
A bunch of gossips who couldn’t even tell people apart.
“Does the company pay you to gossip? If I hear you discussing this nonsense during work hours again, you can pack up and leave!”
The women scattered like frightened birds, startled by Mason’s sudden anger.
After calming down, Mason sent Riley a series of messages:
“You can’t even bother to request time off from work?”
“Elise is only staying at the home for three months. Can’t you show even that much tolerance?”
“I just realized I didn’t give you the passcode to the house. Don’t stay outside tonight–come back to the mansion.”
When Mason’s barrage of messages arrived, I was signing the abortion consent form.
The young doctor standing outside the operating room, his familiar eyes filled with concern behind his mask, asked:
“Riley, does the baby’s father know about the abortion?”
My face expressionless, I closed the phone screen.
“The baby’s father is dead. My decision is all that matters.”
“Dr. Knox, let’s proceed with the surgery.”
Chapter 9
Chapter 9
