Chapter 4
I lay on the couch and stared at the ceiling, not sleeping a wink that night.
It was the next
villa.
afternoon when Harlan OOK Bonnie back to the Trivett’s
My in–laws didn’t think their disappearance for a whole night was a big deal; they asked Bonnie if she felt alright with the baby she was carrying.
Blushing, Bonnie engaged with them while shooting glances at Harlan shyly from time to time.
They seemed like one happy family, and I was like an intruder.
“Fiona, why aren’t you saying anything? Are you looking down on me? You don’t bother to talk to me?”
Bonnie suddenly turned to me.
Before I could say anything, she burst into tears.
Harlan immediately grabbed her a tissue with distress in his eyes.
Then he scolded me coldly, “Why the long face again? Bonnic is a pregnant woman in the early stages of pregnancy. Can’t you show some understanding?”
“Forget it, Harlan. I’m being overly sensitive. Don’t be so mean to Fiona.”
Bonnie started it, and now she was acting all considerate.
Harlan’s expression darkened even more.
“I’ve explained everything to you and transferred you money. Why are your
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still sulking?”
I said, “I’m not. I want to talk to Bonnie in private.”
He was stunned. “What about? No. I don’t feel comfortable with this.”
“Are you worried that I might hurt her? Chill. I won’t do anything.”
I looked at him calmly.
Finally, he relented. He asked the servants to clean the dining table and then walked to the windowsill to enjoy the scenery outside.
When it was Bonnie and I alone, I said to her softly while looking at her, “I know you aren’t sick. You’ve never confused Harlan with Hunter.”
Being exposed, she was stunned.
Realizing there was no one around, she smirked at me–I had seen such an expression on her face countless times already.
“Yeah, so? Feel free to tell Harlan. Let’s see which one of us he believes.”
“I’m not here to expose you. I just want you to know that you don’t have to pretend anymore. I’ll divorce him.”
She was stunned again and looked at me suspiciously.
“Really? Why would you do that?”
I looked at her belly, which was showing already, and gave her the document I had prepared.
“I wanna make a deal with you. I’ll leave Harlan for good as long as you get him to sign the divorce papers.
“After all, you need a father for your baby, right?”
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She took the document over and smiled with satisfaction when her gaze fell on the words “voluntarily relinquish all marital assets“.
Then she said, “Good. It’s so surprising that you know your place in Harlan’s heart. Thanks for saving me the trouble of putting on an act.
“But I don’t trust you. I need to be sure.”
With that, she suddenly grabbed my hand, her long manicured nails. digging deep into my palm.
Iv winced in pain and wanted to pull my hand away.
Yet, she clutched her belly and slowly fell to the floor.
Hearing her muffled groan, Harlan charged at me and slapped me hard.
He helped her up while she groaned in pain and glared at me.
At the same time, she smirked at me triumphantly.
Noticing this, my mother–in–law stopped tending to her flowers and trotted over.
Clutching her chest, she cursed me, “You barrenbitch!
“You want to get rid of Bonnie’s baby because you can’t get pregnant, right?
“You’re trying to end the Trivett family’s bloodline!”
Hearing her words, my father–in–law set down his glass at once.
