Jolene covered her face with her hands, concealing her expression. "I wish he wasn't a Cheever."Catelyn's face brightened up as if she had just smelled a pot of hot piping tea of gossip, but Jolene did not catch that. Even though Catelyn wanted to gossip more, they had to focus on their priority of finding Windy and talk about the collaboration.Jolene would eventually open up to her again when the time was right.However, when Catelyn called Deluxe International, her request was politely declined by the receptionist on the other side of the phone.Catelyn had no other choice but to look for Philip.Philip was lectured by Windy and was pissed, so he started yelling at Catelyn before she could even say anything. "How unreliable you are, Miss Clark! How could the person in charge change their mind so easily?! If you're not genuine about the collaboration, just say so…"Catelyn listened to his ramble patiently and added, "I'm aware of the mistakes made from my end, but please, coul
Three-thirty in the evening?Edwin looked at the time and realized that it was already three in the evening.That idiotic woman! How could she not tell him before she decided to get rid of his child?!Edwin hopped onto his red Ferrare and sped all the way to the hospital, running over multiple red lights. He eventually managed to arrive at the hospital in 20 minutes.He had called the hospital earlier to inform them to not proceed with the abortion for a woman with the last name 'Winters'. However, since Joanne was a celebrity, she might have provided a different name to the hospital.It was a private hospital, thus they were not too strict on your identities. As long as one had the money, everything could be done anonymously.There were too many women with a 3:30 p.m. appointment. Most of them were there for a surgical abortion, but some were there for the pill since taking the pill at the hospital was safer than doing it at home.Edwin had no idea which one of them was Joanne.
Joanne was seen leaning on the stone table with her head hanging lowly. Edwin was only able to see the side of her face from that angle and could not see her expression at all.Her wispy figure made her look like an abandoned kitten; lonely and helpless.It was winter, yet she was leaning on the ice-cold stone stool and table after she had just taken the abortion pill?Did she really think she was that strong and healthy, or had she fallen asleep on it?…Joanne leaned on the table, grimacing. Her eyebrows knitted tightly together as she looked at the time, noting that it was past three-thirty in the evening.She took a deep breath, in and out, and realized that she could not go through with the procedure.If only Catelyn was with her.She was still deep in her thoughts when a figure appeared at her side, effectively blocking the sun rays shining on her.Joanne instinctively grabbed her face mask and sunglasses to put them on, but before she could do that, a man grabbed onto h
What?"Why are we going to the county's office?" Joanne asked dumbfoundedly.Edwin looked at her and said in a sing-song tone, "What you wanted—a marriage certificate."Since she had the guts to tell Grandma that she had liked him for five years, she must have been hoping for this day for a long time."Are you crazy?!" Joanne pulled her hand out of his grip furiously. "I never said anything about marrying you!"Edwin's eyebrow lifted as he looked at her and drawled, "What did you say? I didn't get that.""You…" Joanne was crying internally, but she had no courage to yell at him anymore. All she did was look at him in bewilderment.The reason he wanted to marry her was probably just to compensate her for what she had to go through that night, right?Joanne thought about all the possibilities and felt like she was about to puke from the overwhelming thoughts. She waved at him and said, "Mister Atherton, you don't have to make up for anything. I'm content being single. We're all a
Edwin was stunned to hear this, and his sunken heart had floated back up.He felt an odd sense of happiness."What abortion? Did you forget what I said? Bear it and give birth to the baby when the time comes!" Edwin felt thoroughly entertained by the naive girl in front of him.His baby was safe!He looked at Joanne's belly and felt relieved that he could bring her home to see Grandma.Edwin thus brought Joanne to the obstetrician for a regular check-up, seeing as she never had it checked and had no idea what the baby's condition was.Joanne looked at her hand that was held and dragged by Edwin. She wanted to pull her hand out but had no energy to do so. If she truly was pregnant, and he was willing to marry her and give her and the baby a home, that would not be too bad. Most importantly, she did not have to get an abortion.She would never admit to him that she was just afraid of getting an abortion.Before she came to the hospital, she had read numerous articles online abo
The doctor eventually figured it out. "Pregnancy test kits usually cost more than ten dollars. The cheap bundle you bought must be inferior to be accurate or expired."Joanne was disconcerted.She carried a lot of medicines when she came out of the hospital, all of which were prescribed by the doctor to ease her stomach problems. The doctor also told her to come for an examination if her period did not come after two to three months.Edwin's face was fixed into a permanent scowl as he walked briskly, so much so that Joanne could not keep up. Panting, she shouted behind him, "I can't walk anymore! I'm not going anywhere!"Edwin stopped when she heard her shouting. He swore to himself to not come to this hospital again. He could not believe that they came all the way to the hospital just to make themselves a laughingstock to the patients!Joanne ran over, panting, as her bangs turned to one side due to her run, revealing her entire forehead. She looked up at him and deadpanned, "Sin
Joanne stretched her neck and glanced at the contract. The first term written was about the duties of husband and wife.Joanne blushed and threw the contract back to Edwin. "We're not even close at all."If she had not been mistaken she was pregnant, they would barely know each other.Edwin supported Joanne with one arm on the side of her head, which was very oppressive in her eyes. She then habitually stepped back. Meanwhile, his other hand wound around her waist as he stepped forward and pressed her into him.With her chest pressed against her, Joanne's dense eyelashes quivered. "W—Wait…""It doesn't matter." Edwin leaned over slightly. His impish gaze seemed full of brilliance in the instant.Joanne stammered, "I—I'm not as good as those chicks of yours...""Grandma is in a good mood knowing that you're pregnant with her little great-grandson. I don't want to upset her. This is just to keep your lie true."Joanne had heard Edwin talking about his grandma several times but ne
All the male models surrounding Windy had godlike-sculpted bodies that expressed their masculinity. They all smiled charmingly as they fed her fruits from time to time, practically pleasing her.What surprised Catelyn the most was that among the group of models, there stood a tall man in a suit. He stood upright, wore gold-rimmed glasses, and showed no inferiority at all.By taking a good look at the man, Catelyn finally noticed who the man was.It was David Mason.She had doubted Cedrick's statement before that David and Windy were sexually close, but at this moment, she finally believed it.She was sure that David was not the only lover of this flirtatious woman, too.Windy, spotting Catelyn from afar, bit into the fruit handed over by a model.She then walked to David's side and stood on her toes, wrapping her arms around his neck and seizing his lips with a raise of her head.David snorted while his face was dull. He gently pushed Windy away before turning his head to get o