And The Daddy Is… The Infertile Guy?!

Chapter 5

Tucked away in a shadowy nook by the staircase, Gwendolyn eyed the flickering name on her phone screen. Suppressing her distaste, she picked up the call.

“Hello?”

“Gwen,” came Gemma’s gentle probing voice from the other end. “Was Howard awake? Were his legs… really done for?”

The doctors had barely delivered their verdict when the Sawyer family was already privy to the internal scoop.

Gemma showed no concern for how the Chadwick family was dealing with Gwendolyn, nor did she inquire how Gwendolyn had spent her previous night. Instead, Gemma was fishing for insider information.

Gwendolyn fell into greater disappointment.

“I’m hanging up if there’s nothing else,” she said flatly.

“Wait!” Shouting, Gemma was tinged with urgency. “Do Vivien a solid! Howard got this massive deal, a collaboration between Summit Corp and Chadwick Group. Convince him to sign the Transfer of Project, and Vivien can marry Howard’s cousin.”

Gwendolyn couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.

“What makes you think I can help with that? I’m just a shotgun bride with no standing.”

with patience, “The moment you walked down the aisle, Howard woke up. The entire Chadwick family is counting on you now. Besides, he’s a broken man. What’s the point of holding onto the

project could rake in billions upon completion.

you,” Gwendolyn retorted, ready to end the

you don’t agree, you can kiss your goodbyes to her forever.”

you lost your humanity?” Gwendolyn roared back, “That’s my grandmother,

mother–in–law!”

for Nicolette’s care, Gwendolyn would have perished

life of hardship, scrimping and saving to put Gwendolyn through school, and had worked herself to the bone. No matter how hard Gwendolyn tried to learn medicine from the neighbor, Mr. White, she couldn’t restore the spent

send Nicolette on such a

trials and indignities the frail Nicolette must have

and I share no blood,” Gemma

turned white, her fingers trembling.

lip and with tear–brimmed eyes, she asked,

is also graceful and talented. If you could marry

that, Gemma hung up

Gwendolyn’s spine, making every breath feel like a

at the stairwell,