Thaddeus scoffed at her ridiculous question. There was no way he would abandon his own child. What on earth was she saying? As the people on the Internet said, pregnancy brain really was a thing. "Why do you ask?"Jessamine licked her lips nervously. "Since you don't like children, I thought you'd make me… get rid of them." She was tense when she said those words.Thaddeus hung his head down. "Is that why you never told me about it?"Jessamine's silence was enough of an answer for him.Thaddeus chuckled and gently scolded her, "You fool." Then, he asked, "When did you get pregnant?"He remembered that he had used protection every time they had sex. He was always cautious when it came to this. He was surprised that Jessamine's babies had been conceived despite the precautions he had taken.Jessamine lowered her head and recounted, "When you came home drunk in the middle of the night. We never used protection."Thaddeus had zero memory of the scenario Jessamine described. Upon hea
In the building across from Thaddeus and Jessamine's, Xander looked unhappy as he asked, "Didn't you tell the security guard not to let Thaddeus in? Why did he let him in?"His assistant looked aggrieved. "Mr. Patton, that cunning bastard bought a place in this neighborhood and became an owner. The security guard didn't have a reason to stop him from coming in."Xander stubbed his cigarette and threw it into the trash can. "What about Margaret and Amy?"His assistant answered, "They have gone insane.""I'm going back to Hajera for a few days. Stay here and keep things in order. Make sure Ms. Patton is safe," Xander instructed.His assistant nodded. "All right, Mr. Patton."…At dinner time, Thaddeus asked someone to bring Jessamine some nutritious meals.Jessamine had been cooking simple dishes for herself recently. Coupled with her depressed mood and poor appetite, she hadn't eaten a rich meal for a long time. When she saw the table filled with delicious food, she thought it w
Thaddeus had zero knowledge of how women thought.Thomas said in disgust, "Fine. Go and ask Jessie when her due date is. We can prepare in advance and make an appointment with the best gynecologist in Zenville to deliver the baby."Thaddeus hung his head down. Thomas never showed him mercy, not even when Joe was around. He even gave him instructions as if he was a child. He nodded. "I got it."Right now, Jessamine was the one in power. If she was upset, Thaddeus would have a hard time.After seeing Thomas, Thaddeus called Jordan. "Bring the cardiologist here and get him to diagnose Amy later."Thaddeus became gloomy at the topic of Amy. He reluctantly walked toward her ward. Amy was currently sleeping soundly. Margaret had been transferred to another ward, so the room was silent.Colin was sitting on the bench outside the ward and quickly stood up upon seeing Thaddeus arrive. "Mr. Holt, you're here!"Thaddeus nodded in greeting and looked at the room. "Why is she sleeping at t
"We're here, Mr. Holt," Jordan informed them. Along with him was the doctor, Gavin, a man in his 50s. After a brief greeting, they entered the elevator.Jordan led the way, and when they were almost outside of Amy's ward, they heard crying from inside the room.Everyone paused and looked at each other.Thaddeus strode to the room and opened the door. Amy had already woken up and was sitting on the bed with disheveled hair. She held the corner of the blanket with both hands, and her eyes were unfocused.When she saw the group of people at the door, a frightened expression appeared on her face. "No, get away from me! I didn't hurt you! Go bother someone else…" She was talking nonsense, just like Margaret.Colin burst into tears. "Amy! Why did you end up with the same condition as your mother? Don't scare me!"The director noticed the grave situation and asked Thaddeus, "Mr. Holt, do you want to get a psychiatrist to check on her?"Thaddeus nodded. "Hurry!"He then walked into t
The psychiatrist used his expertise to comfort the insane Amy, and soon, she calmed down.When Thaddeus returned to the ward, Amy was already lying on the bed and looking at her phone.Amy relaxed upon seeing Thaddeus return without anyone else in tow. She put down her phone and slowly sat up on the bed. "Ted, I had a terrible dream. Both of us fell into the sea. The waves were so strong that I couldn't swim, no matter how hard I tried, and I couldn't bring you to the shore."Thaddeus was afraid of water and couldn't help but tremble upon hearing her explanation."Ted, you said you would marry me when I'm finally legal at 20, right?" Amy counted her fingers and said, "I'm 19 now, and I'll be 20 in half a month. Why don't we get our marriage certificate on my birthday?"She looked at him expectantly with bright eyes.Thaddeus felt a pang in his chest. He figured out that Amy thought she was 19 years old. Back then, he had promised to marry her.If Jessamine hadn't shown up, he
After giving the agent's daughter some design classes, Jessamine went back to work on the new design she had been creating. She was so busy that she forgot about the time and fell asleep on the table.When Thaddeus returned, he knocked on the door, but no one opened it. He tried calling Jessamine, but she didn't answer his calls either. He waited outside the door for a few minutes, trying to enter the password. He tried inputting Jessamine's birthday, but it was wrong. He tried inputting his birthday, but it wasn't right either. Then, he tried typing in the date of their wedding anniversary, and the door clicked open.After driving Jordan away, Thaddeus strode into Jessamine's home, kicking the shoes off his feet.The living room was quiet, and he didn't see her in the bedroom. Then, he noticed that the lights in the study were still on. He slowly walked over, stopping at the door.At this moment, Jessamine was lying on the table with a pencil in her hand. Her hair was tied into
Jessamine felt nervous for no explicable reason. She didn't know why she felt this way. After all, she didn't sign her pen name on those sketches.Thaddeus looked at her bare feet and held out a hand toward her. "Come here."Jessamine looked at him with narrowed eyes. Then, she followed his orders and walked over to him. With a hook of his arm, he lifted her onto his lap. "Aren't you tired? Why aren't you sleeping?"Jessamine was a little distracted when she felt his breath tickling her neck. She tried to compose herself and stay rational. "I haven't tidied up my papers."She didn't mention what she had been doing but simply called her work "papers". She had always been low-profile, so it was no wonder that Thaddeus had only believed she was making mindless scribbles."I won't lose them," he said. Thaddeus hugged her with one hand and turned on his laptop with the other. Upon hearing the gentle tilt in his words, Jessamine couldn't believe he was the real Thaddeus.Just like th
Right now, Thaddeus was sincere. He was even acting coquettish.Jessamine moved her head away, trying to avoid his hot breath. But then, Thaddeus leaned over."Jessie…" he whispered pleadingly. There was a hint of pity in his tone, a huge contrast to his usual cold and aloof demeanor.Jessamine felt a tug in her chest at his voice. She turned her face and pushed him away. "Your stubble is prickly."Thaddeus touched his chin and remarked, "Really? I just shaved this morning."Jessamine was about to run away while his grip on her was loose. As soon as she thought of this, he pulled her into his arms and turned her around. This time, they were facing each other. Their current position was very suggestive.Jessamine couldn't stand his tempting charm, especially since his demeanor was a little gentler under the influence of alcohol."Jessie, you haven't promised me not to get another arranged partner!" He stared at her intently. Then, he lifted her chin with one hand and shoved his l