"What?" Linda's expression instantly turned ugly, unable to believe it. "Impossible. The timing matches, and I have memories of it. How could it not be Mr. York? You must have made a mistake."

"It's just so coincidental!" the person on the phone said. "When I heard they were looking for someone, I thought you must have hit the jackpot. But it turns out we were all mistaken. The room number was wrong, and the person that night wasn't Mr. York. He was a man in his forties or fifties."

Now Linda's face went pale, and she glanced at her belly, becoming agitated. "How could I possibly be pregnant with a child from a man in his forties or fifties?"

This was a huge letdown.

She had been living in a bubble of happiness.

If she hadn't been given such high expectations, she wouldn't have held onto hope.

When she found out the man from that night was Nash, she thought it was the smartest thing she had ever done in her life.

To hook such a rich and handsome man so quickly.

But reality told her otherwise, that she had ended up in bed with an older man.

"Linda, face reality. Even though he's older, he's wealthy. You'll never have to worry about anything for the rest of your life," the voice on the phone tried to console Linda, understanding her feeling of soaring high, only to experience the disappointment of falling back down again.

But the result was still the same.

She needed money, and as long as she was willing, she would have plenty of it.

Linda couldn't accept this reality. As she hung up the phone, she was still living in her dream: "No, it can't be. I'm carrying Mr. York's child, not someone else's. It must be a lie!"

She clutched her belly, starting to deceive herself.

After leaving the hospital, Nina didn't immediately return home.

She strolled down the street, the night breeze brushing against her, feeling low-spirited.

child definitely wouldn't belong to Nash. They had

and Linda conveniently fell into that role at the

there to be surprised about? Perhaps she was just

Beep beep-

of

her, though she wasn't sure how long it had been following

"Nina."

Scott leaned out.

see him there. "I can't believe I'm running into you here of

Scott's lips, his usual gentleness evident. "You've ended up right

at the building

"I'm sorry, you've been back for so long, and

his workplace. He pulled up beside her. "Where are you headed? I'll give you

"Then get in the car,

got into his

arrived at a pedestrian street. It was crowded, with plenty of food and entertainment options, but Nina had rarely visited such places. She wasn't particularly fond of crowds, so she

there were plenty of lights around. Not far away,

and saw the sky burst into fireworks, followed by

"Look, fireworks!"

on weekends? It's

but who cares? As

of fireworks so vividly. The world at this moment was splendid and colorful, as if stepping into

so beautiful. In the past, she would have had no interest because she thought fireworks were fleeting, noisy, and

Experiencing it firsthand was

She was captivated by

off it, amazed that the fireworks even

Nina, seeing her enjoying the moment. He smiled slightly, believing that everything

half an hour, attracting tens of

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