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Chapter 164 The Denial
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2025-03-29 15:39:05Susan
His eyes were like glaciers, and the weight of his gaze pressed down on me, making my face feel clammy and cold. I hadn't expected him to deny it so bluntly. I'd been so sure he'd keep up the pretence, at least until after the baby was born.
Hellen spun around, her face a mask of anxious fury.
"Susan, say something!" she hissed. "Didn't you tell me the child is James's?" She was relying on this too.
I swayed, suddenly finding myself unable to feign dizziness or any other convenient ailment under his cold, indifferent stare. I knew he wouldn't tolerate any more of my tricks.
My lips were dry and trembling as I looked at Hellen, tears I could force no longer welling in my eyes.
"I… Auntie," I stammered, my voice barely a whisper, "I never explicitly said the child was Mr. Ferguson's. You… you misunderstood."
Hellen's face contorted with rage, a flush rising in her cheeks. She looked at me, at my carefully crafted inn
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