“Let's hurry, then.” Joyce rose to her feet. “There might be some hope if we apologize. I know it's wishful thinking, but we should at least try. And if he doesn't accept our apology and insists on suing Dad, we can ask him what he wants in exchange for letting him off.”

“What if he wants the child inside you?” Caitlin glanced at her daughter's belly.

Joyce's pupils dilated as her face paled slightly. Her mother's words sent her into such a shock that she remained silent for a long time.

Stanley had come all the way here precisely to make her abort the child.

Now that he had the perfect opportunity, he surely wouldn't let go of it.

In fact, rather than him having to act on his own, Joyce's family would now have to make the offer themselves.

Noticing the look on her daughter's face, Caitlin pulled the latter in for a hug. “It's okay, Joyce. Don't dwell on it too much. I just thought about it, but things might not be that bad,” she assured.

“But Mom, we all know that getting rid of the child is the best way to get Dad out of trouble. Am I wrong?” Joyce remarked despondently. “Besides, Stanley's going to demand that for sure. He came all the way here just to make me do that.”


Truthfully, she had already forgotten about Stanley and fallen out of love with him, so the baby didn't matter as much to her anymore.

However, she adored it so much before forgetting the man that she had specifically written herself that letter about bringing the child into this world and raising it even if she were to lose all her memories of him.

Hence, she really didn't want to lose this child.

Who knew how hurt she would be if she were to recover her memories of Stanley but no longer have their child.

Unfortunately, the problem now was her father facing jail term.

In other words, the woman was now caught between a rock and a hard place.

She couldn't abandon her child to save her father.

At the same time, she couldn't bring herself to keep the child while forsaking Jonathan.

Thus, she really didn't know what to do now.

Caitlin understood her daughter well enough to know what she was thinking just from looking at her.

“There, there. Don't think about it for now,” she consoled her despite feeling helpless. “I know what's on your mind, but don't worry. I won't let you go through any of that.”



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