Girl Get Rid Of That Jerk by Melissa Johns

Chapter 358

Shawn was having a tough go of it lately. Things at Reynolds Group were a mess, with major projects hitting one snag after another. The investment his friend had talked him into was tanking too, with partners jumping ship left and right. Shawn was swamped, buried under a mountain of meetings and obligations.

That afternoon, Kate strolled into his office. She was looking different-no makeup, no perfume, just her natural self.

"Shawn, I've got a surprise for you," she announced, her smile wide and genuine.

But Shawn wasn't in the mood for surprises. Buried in paperwork, he barely glanced up. "Make it quick, Kate. I'm swamped."

With a sly grin, Kate hopped onto the edge of his desk. "This is gonna make your day," she said, pulling out a medical report and handing it over. "You're going to be a dad, Shawn."

Shawn's head snapped up, eyes fixed on the paper as he snatched it away. "What did you just say?"

Kate was practically glowing, her voice trembling with excitement. "I'm pregnant, Shawn. You're going to be a father!"

Shawn's face turned stone-cold in an instant. His eyes bored into the paper, and his voice was sharp. "Get rid of it. We can't have this baby."

dropped, replaced by shock. "You can't be serious! That's

bitter laugh, Shawn replied, "I just don't want it, simple as

"Shawn!"

her finger jabbing at him angrily. "You're such a

make me repeat myself," he said,

back, her voice fierce. "This is my child too, and if I want to have it, I will. I can be a single mom if I have

much do you want?" Shawn asked,

buy your way out? What kind of person are you? Even animals have more

it's born, you'll want me to handle it," Shawn said, his gaze hard as steel. "I don't have the bandwidth for

didn't care about protection, and you promised if this happened, we'd deal

his eyes mocking. "You took

worst kind of

and stormed out, her

Services had an unexpected guest. The young receptionist, unaware of any draing welcomed Kate

the waiting room with a cup