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.”

continued, I grew increasingly

I sprinted in because I had enough of their conversation. To begin with, they seemed to be on

need to make a trip to M

thorough

trip back because of her condition?” Ashton

“Why else would I return? It took me more than twelve hours to make a trip back. I don’t have that much time

condition. I couldn’t care less about it as I decided to interrupt their conversation. “Let’s catch up some time

the blue. He answered the call, yet

other person was talking about. Eventually, he burst out laughing as he exclaimed, “Okay!

once!”

and repeated himself in a serious tone for one last time. “Ashton, I mean it! You need

and disappeared amongst the bustling crowd

our way home. I looked at him and wanted

decided to call it off and keep the thoughts that I had in mind to

husky voice, “I don’t think that we should make a trip to M Country. You’re heavily pregnant-you’re not in the best

stuttered because I couldn’t

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 tell me about it, it’s fine. However, I want you to know

soon.”

he continued driving since the traffic light had turned

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

and queried, “What do you want

I couldn’t suppress my urge to sleep

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