And The Daddy Is… The Infertile Guy?!

Chapter 19

Farrah covered her mouth with a giggle. “Crank up the volume on that phone, we wouldn’t want anyone to miss the show!”

With a sly grin, Bainbridge thumbed the volume up to maximum and placed the phone squarely in front of Howard.

“Mr. Bainbridge, the Peterson family is ready to relocate the old homestead to make room for your Utopia Skylines Project,” Eaton’s robust voice boomed through the living room.

A smug smile spread across Bainbridge as he looked over at Howard.

“Eaton, I’m grateful you’d consider my request in letting go of the…

“Mr. Bainbridge, don’t get it twisted! I’m doing this for the sake of Howard. Please pass my regards to him and let him know I owe him and his wife a dinner.”

Without another word, Eaton hung up, a busy man with no time to spare.

Bainbridge froze, then twisted in anger. He was livid, unable to fathom that the Peterson family had moved for the sake of Howard!

“Bainbridge, talk about thick–skinned!” Jeannie taunted, “Is this just your influence worth?”

she scolded her daughter, though her heart swelled with satisfaction.

words stung like a slap to the faces of Bainbridge and his parents, leaving them as mixed

squeezed Gwendolyn’s wrist and spoke with a cool resolve, “I appreciate Bainbridge finding Dr. Waldo to treat my legs. You can have the project. Grandpa, we’ll

we’ll come to see you another

in his disappointment,

once lively living room

“I’ll call Valor right now and see what’s really going on. How dare he make a

mentioning how Howard had snagged himself a fine wife. Bainbridge hung up, his fingers white with rage.

has some nerve, doesn’t she?”

a dropout from Bayridge University’s medical program. If she couldn’t even handle first aid, that would be the

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is full of

won’t be able to contest the inheritance. I heard Warren plans to announce handing over the Chadwick. family

won’t last long! Dr. Waldo is a finely honed blade, able to kill

Bainbridge exchanged a look, their eyes gleaming

that evening, at the Chadwick family’s modest