Claudia raised her hand to tug Tobias back. “It’s my birthday today. Don’t answer it, I’m sure your work can wait.”

Tanya lifted her head to look at him and said considerately, “Tobias, you can just answer it here. We won’t make a sound until you’re done.”

Tobias declined the call, not wanting to get into a dispute with his mother during her birthday celebration because of a woman while his relatives were around.

Claudia was happy with his decision.

“When are you going to move back, Tobias?” Tanya inched closer to him, her honeyed voice grating on his nerves.

While Claudia was chatting with their relatives, Tobias led Tanya out of the private room.

 

As Tanya got up, she cautiously guarded her belly with both hands.

Upon seeing the two of them leave, Tobias’ uncle asked, “No wonder the wedding’s been postponed. Turns out his wife is pregnant. Why didn’t you share such wonderful news with us, Claudia?”

 

embarrassed. How could I? Was I supposed to say that my son doesn’t want to acknowledge

my son would seem just like his b*stard of a father who discarded women like they

Tanya were standing in the corridor, and the expression on

you going to

“Why should I leave? You should

kept him from laying a hand on a pregnant woman,

years. It was just too unfortunate that his mother

You should know better than anyone who that baby in

and his voice had a biting tone to

was still on track. Although the child does not belong to Tobias, she would make

the Ford family, sacrificing a child

knew that Tobias would undoubtedly arrange for a paternity test. Her previous attempt to fool him failed, so this child was her trump card to maintain her place in the Ford family for the

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255