And The Daddy Is… The Infertile Guy?!

Chapter 4

Was Howard awake?

Gwendolyn raced her heart as she stood and turned to look at the man in the bed, His deep eyes, mixed with a cool disdain and a hint of embarrassment, stared straight back at her.

Clutching a damp towel, Gwendolyn softened her voice, “I… I was just doing what Marina suggested, giving you a sponge bath.”

“Last night.” Howard’s voice was hoarse, his gaze icy, every word punctuated with accusation. “you kissed me. Several times.”

Gwendolyn froze, wishing she could just bash her head against a wall,

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed through the hallway, the villa in disarray. The bedroom quickly filled with doctors and medical experts, and anyone uninvolved was pushed out of the

room.

Gwendolyn exhaled a sigh of relief, standing in a corner and focusing on the closed door, glad she didn’t have to face Howard alone.

“Roselind is here.”

The crowd in the hallway parted as a woman dressed in a simple yet elegant dress walked through, her demeanor graceful. This was Howard’s biological mother, Roselind Chadwick, the second branch of the Chadwick family.

back,

Roselind said, taking her hand, “Howard waking up is

that her desperate efforts might

emerald bracelet from her

hand.

“It’s too expensive!”

hand. “This is my welcome gift to

a slight smile and saying, “Mrs. Chadwick, I’m not really

a stepdaughter was his way of capitalizing on our misfortunes. But every cloud has a silver lining. Howard still has a major project in his hands.

paused before adding. “Starting today, I acknowledge you as Howard’s

looks and demeanor, finding her more and more

care, You’re a lucky charm and maybe that luck will rub

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has a sister who went to a monastery seeking blessings, and his

H

felt her well with moisture.

jinxed, a harbinger of bad luck and a star of disaster. Her birth took her father,