Chapter 167

He shook his head and suggested, “Nope! Care to join me for a meal?”

I got ahead of Ashton and uttered before he could reply, “I’m afraid that we’ll be unable to keep you company because we have something else to tend to! You should head over and have your dinner without us!”

Jackson reprimanded me, “Hey! You can’t do this to me! You were the one who’d summoned me back from M Country!”

I felt lightheaded all of a sudden because of his words. In the end, I warned him and showed him my exhausted front. “Have you seen my tummy? I’m afraid that my child will be born way ahead of the estimated date of delivery if I don’t restrain myself.”

He looked at Ashton and muttered, “Since you’re exhausted, you should head back home without Ashton because he’s the one that I’m looking for.”

Ashton turned around and asked, “Why? What do you wish to talk about?”

Jackson stared at me as he directed another question at Ashton. “Are you not aware of your wife’s condition?”

I was utterly dumbfounded because the fool had actually turned his back against me, selling me off in front of Ashton.

Ashton narrowed his eyes in return and affirmed, “I’m well aware of her condition.”

EExcuse me

Jackson was taken aback as well. He paused for a few seconds and gave it a thought before throwing another question at him. “If that’s the case, why have you not done anything about it?”

“I’ll think of something and deal with it soon.”

their conversation continued, I grew

had enough of their conversation. To begin with, they seemed to be on a different

believe you need to make a trip to M Country with Scarlett and get

through a thorough diagnosis,” Jackson

trip back because of her

than twelve hours to make a trip back. I don’t have that much time to kill,

decided to interrupt their conversation. “Let’s

answered the call, yet he could barely hear the person on the other end of the call due

a few seconds to figure out the thing that the other person was talking

once!”

finally reached the designated floor. He looked at Ashton and repeated himself in a serious tone for one last time. “Ashton, I

departed and disappeared amongst the bustling crowd

we made our way home. I looked at him and wanted to confront him if he were aware of the truth, yet I was afraid that I would expose

it off and keep the thoughts that

He turned around as he professed in a husky voice, “I don’t think that we should make a trip to M Country. You’re heavily

stuttered because I couldn’t grasp the

the last prenatal care, the doctor brought it up in front of me. Also, do you remember the time when you were completely soaked in rain? I noticed that something was off since then. If you’re still unwilling to

soon.”

sigh, he continued driving since the traffic light had

other things by then. I suggested, “Let’s head over and pay Grandpa a tribute tomorrow. Why don’t you join me during my yoga class

nodded and queried, “What do you

do!” Since we had sorted things out, I couldn’t suppress my urge to sleep anymore. As I closed my eyes, I started dozing off

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