[SecretLover: Is Matthew your boyfriend?]Cynthia instinctively glanced at Matthew, who was on a call, before replying, [Yes.][SecretLover: I'm pregnant with his child.][SecretLover: I approached him once, and he told me to get an abortion.]Cynthia was puzzled. Pregnant with Matthew's child? After finishing his call, Matthew saw her staring blankly at her phone."What's wrong?" Matthew walked over and embraced her.Cynthia blinked her eyes a few times, meeting Matthew's gaze. Cynthia struggled to find the right words. "Your... um… Your secret lover claims to be pregnant with your child. She said that when she approached you, you asked her to get an abortion."Matthew was utterly confused. Cynthia handed him the phone. Even though she did not know who this person was, she was certain that this was either a prank or someone trying to sabotage her relationship with Matthew. After all, she was confident that Matthew would not cheat on her.Matthew read through the mes
Zayn was flabbergasted.He initially planned to make Cynthia confront Matthew and create a minor conflict as payback for their disagreement the previous night. However, his plan had backfired."Rebecca..." Zayn handed his phone to her, revealing what he had been up to. "Could you talk to Cynthia sometime? I can't understand her."More accurately, Zayn thought Cynthia was a weirdo.Rebecca was confused why Cynthia was mentioned again. Nonetheless, everything became clear after she read the chat between Zayn and Cynthia. Then, she returned the phone to Zayn and dropped a bombshell on him, "Her responses are normal.""How can this be normal?" Zayn was puzzled, asking, "When I asked you earlier, you were ready to sink us into the sea. Cynthia's response is clearly... foolish.""The foolish one is you," Rebecca responded calmly. Despite not interacting with Cynthia much, she understood that Cynthia was not the type to tolerate such nonsense. If that was the case, there was only one ex
Cynthia stared at the long string of numbers, unsure of how to respond. Should she say that Zayn was naive or just plain foolish? After a moment of hesitation, she sent him a message, [Give me the account holder's name.]Zayn was fixated on the 1.5 million dollars and immediately sent his name, [Zayn Green.]Cynthia was about to reply, but Zayn had already unsend the message. He stared at the words he had been typing, feeling like a complete idiot. How could he send her his own name?As he pondered this, Matthew sent Zayn a sarcastic text, [The brain is a wonderful thing. Too bad you don't have one.]Zayn immediately called Matthew, which Matthew promptly picked up. "You knew it was me?" Zayn began, still finding it hard to believe that he was so easily uncovered."Besides you, no one would do something that incredibly dumb. Looks like I need to talk to Rebecca and make her seriously consider whether she should be with you," Matthew mocked."What do you mean?""The intelli
"Little Cyn.""Hmm?""Aren't you going to say something?" "What do you mean?"Matthew looked at Cynthia, smiling gently as he teased, "You kicked me out of the house without giving me anything. I can only return once a week after I start working at the Quier Group."Cynthia nodded. "I know."This was exactly what she wanted. With him gone, she could plan things without worrying about being discovered or anything of the sort.Matthew was speechless. That response was indeed very Cynthia-like. "Don't worry. I'll visit you when I have time," Cynthia added.Matthew did not hold much hope for that. Knowing Cynthia as he did, she was not the type to make an effort to visit him, and it was highly unlikely that she would take the initiative.Matthew was right. Ever since he started working at the Quier Group, Cynthia had not come to visit him.A few days passed in the blink of an eye.Matthew was still working at the Quier Group and had planned to return on Friday at noon, but
Just before Ellora appeared, Chyler immediately hid himself, avoiding being seen by her. Cynthia noticed this, but she did not say anything. Together with the nurses, she helped escort Ellora back to her ward.Ellora had a smooth delivery. After the nurses provided instructions and left the baby with her, Cynthia and Ellora were left alone.Cynthia had never given birth, so she could not truly understand the feelings. Nonetheless, she had read online about how painful childbirth could be."How are you feeling?" Cynthia asked Ellora."I'm okay," Ellora replied, appearing weak. She looked at her baby and added, "It was very painful before she was born. So painful that I swore I'd never do it again. But now, I feel like it was all worth it."Cynthia glanced at the wrinkled baby, thinking she was kind of ugly… Ellora, aware of Cynthia's preference for good-looking people, teased, "Are you thinking that she looks ugly?" Cynthia felt a bit guilty. "Not at all.""Most newborns look
"Do you want to see her?" Ellora said, her tone calm and casual. This was not a shopping mall or a restaurant, and Chyler's presence here was unexpected. Unless... he knew she had given birth to their child. Cynthia felt a sense of unease and looked at Ellora."It's alright," Ellora was in a much better state now and assured, "After all, he's Julie's father, and I don't want her to think she's fatherless."Ellora did not have the best childhood, but she wanted Juliette's upbringing to be different. At least, she believed the father should be present.Chyler was surprised, and he forced himself to turn around. His gaze fell upon Ellora's face, his lips twitching as if he wanted to say something, yet words failed him. Nonetheless, the complex emotions in his eyes conveyed it all.After a long while, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Can I?""You're her father, and you have the right to see her." Ellora's focus was on their child now. Her attitude seemed to have changed, and she conti
"What's her name?" Chyler was overjoyed. "Her nickname is Julie, and her full name is Juliette Reynolds," Ellora replied, glancing at him. She thought he would mind about the baby having her last name, but he showed no sign of it.On the contrary, Chyler appeared happy and commented, "What a beautiful name."Cynthia noticed it was rather windy and suggested, "Let's head back. It's cold out here."Ellora agreed, "Alright."Chyler was disappointed when he heard that, thinking they were leaving too soon. Then, he stole another glance at Julie in his arms, a hint of reluctance in his eyes. However, as much as he did not want to, he could not hog the child forever and handed the baby back to Ellora. Ellora did not question why he did it and took the baby, walking toward the car with Cynthia.Cynthia opened the car door for her. Once the door was shut, Ellora noticed that Chyler had not followed them. Cynthia understood Ellora well enough and impatiently said to Chyler, "Why are y
Cynthia definitely lived up to her status as the heiress of the Yates Group!"Ms. Yates," Chyler called out, trying to engage in a conversation to ease the atmosphere.Cynthia thought he was being sarcastic, and she coldly asked, "What do you want?"Chyler was surprised by her response and wondered if he had offended her. Nonetheless, he did not dwell on it too much and went straight to the point. "Is anyone selling their unit? I'm interested in buying it.""You're not eligible.""I can afford it!""I'm talking about the eligibility to purchase," Cynthia clarified.This villa area was not accessible to just anyone. The most basic requirement was being a native of Nexuria. If someone from outside wanted to buy, they needed at least two current homeowners to vouch for them, and neither she nor Matthew would help him. As for the other homeowners, they were either abroad most of the time or simply not interested in meddling."Is there really no way?" Chyler was disappointed.C