Love and Devotion No Longer His to Claim by Dream Fish

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Inside the bag were... adult toys!

"My goodness..." Angela's face flushed red. She looked down, unable to say

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Fiona laughed mockingly and said, “What's the matter? Are you still some innocent little girl? You've been married for so long, yet you can't even produce a child. What value do you have left in the Bamford family?”

Angela froze instantly. Fiona's words hit her like a bolt of lightning. She didn't know how she had put up with this in the past.

From the beginning until now, she had been nothing but a birthing machine in Fiona's

eyes.

"I can't get pregnant because your son refuses to cooperate, and I'm not capable of asexual reproduction either," she retorted coldly, placing the bag of items back on the

coffee table.

This was the first time she had spoken up so firmly.

Fiona's gaze darkened, surprised by her response. Then, she let out a cold laugh.

“Oh, I see. Someone has grown a spine.” Fiona stood slowly, her tone sharp with authority. "I'm warning you, if there's still no news about you getting pregnant in three months, I'll arrange for you and Dexter to divorce."

Angela smirked-that was exactly what she wanted.

In the end, though, she took the bag of adult toys and went back to her room. These thin, could be useful, at least as a way to buy herself some peace. Since Fiona had arranged it, even Dexter wouldn't be able to object.

He seemed to be in the shower at the moment. A sly smile formed on Angela's lips as an idea came to her. She deliberately placed the items Fiona had given her on the bedside table and waited for Dexter to come out.

As soon as he saw them, he grimaced in disgust. "What kind of nonsense are you pulling?"

in one "Your mom wants us to have a child as soon as possible." Angela stood up, picking up of the suggestively shaped items with a serious expression. “Go ahead and choose one."

items onto the floor. He and Fiona had always been at odds, especially when it came to having children.

matter.

now, she was tired of it. She wanted him to deal with it

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awkwardness and pressure she

taking it out

warned, his gaze cold and piercing enough

her.

time. As long as we're here, we won't be able to avoid her

out!" Dexter's anger surged, and

achieved her goal, Angela quickly packed up some essentials and escaped back to the place she rented. Knowing Dexter, he wouldn't bother her for at least a week, which gave her the perfect window to complete more paintings and post

piece, which she named Lamps and Shadows, was completed. She had filmed the entire painting process, so she edited

over 300 thousand likes, and

wasn't in a rush to

special place in her heart, and she intended to gift it to the first person who had bought her artwork. If not for that person, her journey wouldn't have

she had been

selling this painting? I like it

Then, she

growing steadily, providing her with a stable income. Though she was still far from her goal of buying back Marie's house, at least she no longer had to depend

It felt wonderful.

the chat, the words "typing..." kept appearing and

other person

meet at

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arrived ten minutes early. As she entered, she saw someone already

had short, neat hair. From behind, he looked

Holding

Angela approached slowly and

man looked up, his deep eyes clear and friendly. He

Angela froze. The more she looked at him, the more familiar he seemed. "You... You

but she couldn't

of.

Don't you recognize me?" The man smiled, and dimples appeared on

as she finally called