Chapter 227 A Growing Sense Of Unease

“That’s precisely why I’m scared to go through with a divorce! If I do, it would mean surrendering all of my father’s lifetime savings! I’d be the most unfilial daughter imaginable!” Priscilla revealed.

“But compared to the suffering you endure now, your father would surely prefer to make that exchange.” Lysander countered.

father

“Because I’m certain my father would agree, that’s why I’m afraid to leave. Lysander, I can’t let my pay for my naivety and foolishness; I owe him an apology! That’s why I’m here, to ask if you’d let ΠΕ die alongside my child, so Harry can’t use anything to extort my father…”

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Lysander said softly, “I’ll definitely help you, but the baby needs to be aborted. Are you willing?”

Priscilla shivered. Her hand tenderly stroked her enlarged belly, her expression pained. “Lately, my mother–in–law has been administering various folk remedies, things like baby gender–changing pills and boy–birthing clixirs, which are harmful. The baby in my womb has grown so much in just four months; I’m afraid it might already be malformed.”

Lysander eyed her stomach, biting her lip in hesitation.

Priscilla continued, “Lysander, you were right, I should have listened to you…”

“It’s still not too late,” Lysander reassured her, “You need to stay here for now. Ignore any calls from the and concentrate on your health. We can’t proceed with an abortion if you’re not strong enough.”

in Priscilla’s eyes. “Lysander,

but it will take some time. In the meantime, you need to get some rest and wait for my

supermarket adjacent to the hotel to pick up some essentials and food to take back

reminded Priscilla to stay indoors and avoid any contact with the Molseys before leaving

rang; it was Zachary. “Lysander, I’m at the hospital entrance now, sorry for

I had a few errands myself, I’m not at the hospital. I’ll just

to

a friend’s daughter; we had

see, where are you now? I’ll come and pick you

need, it’s not

I

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looked to be enjoying the

then hailed a taxi to that next intersection. The two points were roughly a kilometer apart;

she waited at the roadside until

“Zachary, you’re here.”

get in, we shouldn’t park here too long.”

door and settled into the

inside, Zachary surveyed the surroundings, commenting. “This doesn’t look like a commercial area, right? It’s all office

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