d onto me as

ed in pain. I pulled his hand ou

l free to never come back. Sig

each oth

ulder, causing me to hiss in p

illin

ar away from me now that you’v

at me and let out a cold lau

u’re taking it al

how intoxicated he was. What

a dru

d my tone and held his face. “I

me ok

ed his eyes and leaned back in

m

paused briefly before suggesti

l ask Daisy to pi

e villa anyway, I assumed he h

m disrupt Macy’s business, I g

y to give D

phone before I could ev

ssed my phon

urning to him. “What the

me, yet he refused to let som

die here o

out coldly as he carried me an

om

child inside of me, I wouldn’t

o accidental

ed not speak too sternly. “You’

ust had surgery, so it’

before gazing at me with his p

at

as talking about. “Of course n

why would I want to get back

me, o

was no differen

to something again, he put m

e. “Let’s

at this point. “Okay, let’s go!

runk, I helped the staggering

nter with her arms cross

ad. “Has he p

“Paid the bill? My bar is al

n my body, I couldn’t be bot

dded and brought Et

to get him into the car. My b

eat by the tim

e said pregnant women were fra

ing such a m

enger seat. With his eyes clos

aceful in his sleep. This man w

a nice body, and an infinite

of the

at Ethen, his eyes suddenly f

a b

, the booze and tobacco scen

bble on the tip

kissing me all

d that I couldn’t breathe. My

I was about to

this very moment, he didn’t hav

look in his eyes, albeit

hen

out frigidly before leaning into

aga

speech

leep or was just resting his ey

rive back to

ed in my mind like a loo

y not rejectin

this gave me

was someone he had to look af

like her, there was no way

mplicated if he were to find

would worsen with the

g was the best option—a win-

tside the villa. Taking Ethen

y t

nt, I alighted the vehicle, wa

“Ethen,” I called out whi

hearing his name. His stoma

all the whiskey

s and glanced at me before sc

t me h

lready sober or still drunk.

now. Being pregnant, I simply

ith

ing no intention of getting

but I knew he was i

I eventually spoke up. “Do you

n for a while,” he answered

taken aback. Bask

runk

too awful to stay with him out

lay in bed. Then, the silenc

What if he decided to head ou

thoughts, I got up and headed

ying on the couch i

nally slee

fell into a deep slumber

in mind, I hurriedly washed u

k, Caleb was already wait

n seeing me. “Sorry to bothe

med my breathing and had Stace

the completion and

red, “It’s already noon. I sup

ther? My wife’s been wanting t

some

plans, but I noticed Stacey g

I smiled and turned the man

hanking you both. I’m afraid I

meet up anothe

left after exchangin

uller wants you to see him at hi

hi

stunned. “Has our department

summon me over persona

issue was w

pproached Mr. Fuller regardin

y about it and wants you to dr

and headed to the

ame cold, stern vibe that he

in the midst

ked frosty and unwelcoming.

t of me. “Mr. Fuller is still

t, Ms. S

. Crest is Jared Crest, is Mr.

sat down. Glancing at my watc

hadn’t had anything to eat.

ter and remarked icily, “Pleas

be done in about

ushing aside his cold front,

quently, Mr.

ad been visiting her bar often,

y this was

tilled for a moment before an

n in the b

hen would get so upset ove

to do wi

riosity, Joseph coughed light

l sil

asn’t bein

a few people’s voices after wha

sit up s

of the meeting room shifted t

purse of his thin lips, Jared

o glance at me befor

tared at me. I had a feeling

rath

ing about Caleb. “I’m more than

d for the past two

g silent. Instead, it was Jo

. This is a project worth a few

of over ten million in just

ero

re dripping

h a grim look on his face, I r

y one, Mr

er. With his hands in his pock

gh completel

rning to me, looking dour. “Wh

that, Ros

asting my breath talking to Jo

he thought I was always ge

is

for a long time, so I chose n

o the future, Mr. Quinn? If so

s Caesar would have the privi

era too, a

er and he no longer held back

han you do! To think you’d be

chil

ternly. “Ethen and Ms. Stovall

tion, so let’s head over

eve you haven’t had lunch eith

n join u

is offer, the man left, dr

de the large office. Unsure of

decided to break the ice. “I’m

the surgery and couldn’t stop

orgot about

ilent, so I continued, “I k

y. I’d be more than

lve this issue?” Ethen sudden

y that I felt

—now that I had a reason to quit

me, letting out a cold chuckle

hild, signed the divorce papers

at are you u

. I instinctively stepped bac

nning to leave J City?” he de

p ey

“Haven’t you been wanting to

ee to be with Daisy. What is t

d even more frigid as his gri

thers do as they please, Rose.

ter you kill

d.” I frowned, feeling increa

red I’d take things into my own

ing an ab

more chilly. As Ethen narrowed

me was like a vicious lion—o

to pi

mart one, a

t, but I certainly underst

en rid of the child, that’s fine

remained frozen in place, sta

of encouragement if they cam

, they were not

t’s go,” he remarked coldly,

I merely grunted a respons

yard with a restaurant within

lked toward us. “This wa

yard into a room. There, I s

ver so

over to the chair next to them

hasn’t the f

epare,” answered Jared befo

gry

k pause, I s

red treated me. “Why are you a

did we have to go out of our w

for you? What a w

merely smiled. “The view here i

meant for Et

nd said nothing. “The courtya

s also a bonsai garden with a l

word of thanks, I

re you caring so much about t

ed Ethen through underhan

been happily m

Joe. I couldn’t help but hear

pretty much everyone in th

re, I picked up my pace. It wa

in the c

rtyard was located in the hea

plot of land for planting an a

r of this restauran

e path, I spotted a man in hi

th a child

oticed me too. “Hello,” he gre

in

ed a smi

e just learned how to walk,

be quite

y stared at me wide-eyed and g

din

couldn’t help but want to pick

yful one. I don’t want you getti

sbelief. “How...” How did

n never lef

t be surprised. I know a little

e way you subconsciously hel

eling amazed

unique,” I remarked. “It’s

le. “Well, to be exact, this is

t species of medicinal plants

they’re being c

t my surroundings carefully.

e lots of unrecognizable plant

ct

den. J City is the most suitab

that’s how Herb Garden becam

any, but every species is being

ucked, the man began t

iking for this place as I watc

ay

called out to me, “Don’t hang

e aren’t good

d to my senses only after they

I

me kneeling by a stream loo

standing n

I was doing that I nearly sli

lped me up with h

brain at home?” Et

epishly. “I

and walked away

Ethen had been treating me les

ustered up the courage to ask,

taura

y, clearly not interested

it didn’t take us long to ret

dishes. Furthermore, apart fro

three at the

I had just met, along with a w

nd turned to his wife. “Bring

tchen. It’s good

g them. “The baby’s already gon

oe muttered

e made me feel anxious. Wo

s, I hurriedly turned to him.

s m