Chapter 12

His expression stiffened slightly. "Given the situation last night, I was afraid something might happen to her. You know lan was his parents' only child.

Now, Jewel's baby is their entire hope. If anything were to happen..."

I understood his unfinished sentence.

"So, from now on, anything related to her will always be your priority, right?" I asked coldly.

Chris was silent for two seconds. "Things will be different once the baby is

born."

I started to laugh. As I turned, the newly risen sun stung my eyes.

"Chris." I looked at him. "There will be other problems after the baby is born. The baby might get sick or have accidents. As long as you use this child as an excuse, you and Jewel will always be in some kind of entanglement, and I will always be the one you abandon."

Chris fell silent at my words.

I made my stance clear. "Chris, if we get married, I don't want my husband to be taking care of another woman every other day."

some time. I'll sort this out." Chris' eyes showed signs of inner

sort out? She's someone else's wife. Even if she needs care, you shouldn't have to take it this far. And..." I paused. "You weren't lan's only close friend. There's Derick and a few others. Why are you the only one so

replied, "Because I was the only one with lan when the accident

thinking about his guilt and remorse after lan's death, I asked, "Chris,

coldly. "Do you really have to

me no... I pressed

wife, let's break up.

torn between me and Jewel. Besides...

this, I realized how deeply his words

he coldly asked, "Do you really

sure," I

stated before

the trash

at the discarded

me not to regret

true

never leave him, which was why he felt he could hurt me over

had fallen apart, I

usual. But now, my work included

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