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.”

entire Chadwick family is counting on you now. Besides, he’s a broken man. What’s the point of holding onto the project? Better to let it go and help Vivien secure her

Gemma. That project could rake in billions upon completion. Howard had

you,” Gwendolyn retorted, ready to end the

don’t agree, you can kiss

roared back, “That’s

mother–in–law!”

if it weren’t for Nicolette’s care, Gwendolyn would have perished

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 and

had the audacity to send Nicolette on such a

trials and indignities the frail Nicolette must have endured.

father died early. Nicolette and I share no blood,” Gemma stated

knuckles turned white, her fingers

lip and with tear–brimmed eyes, she

for a while before replying, her voice cold and heartless, “Vivien was raised by my hand. She comes from a good family. She is also graceful and talented. If you could marry

that, Gemma hung up

feel like a blade scraping against

at the stairwell,