Chapter 1701

Tyler returned late at night and assumed Vicky had gone to sleep. However, when he pushed open the bedroom door and saw the familiar figure sitting on the couch, he narrowed his eyes.

"Why is she not asleep?" he asked Jade, his brow furrowed. "Is she unwell again?"

"No," Jade replied softly. "Ms. Shaw said she's not very sleepy right now."

Tyler nodded gently. "You can o rest."

Approaching Vicky, he noticed that she was reading a book. His gaze landed on the book in her hands—a book he bought about pregnancy care. His eyes sparkled with a hint of emotion, and his voice softened. "How do you feel today?"

Vicky did not look up from her book. "I can carry this child to term."

Tyler abruptly turned his gaze toward her, his eyes piercing to the extent that she could feel them on her.

Setting the book aside, she met the man's deep, dark eyes. "After the child is born, I will entrust him to you. From then on, we will sever all connections."

The warmth in his eyes, which had been so in