Chapter 973:

“You couldn’t bring yourselves to deny his request, especially if he was badly wounded and begging.”

Alissa’s eyes welled with tears, her composure faltering as she turned away, her breathing shaky.

Bart’s expression wavered, but he shot back, “That’s enough!”

Rising to his feet, he glared at Linsey. “You’ve got two minutes. If you still refuse to go to the hospital, I’ll have my men take you there by force.”

With that, he threw a cold glance at Collin, whose face showed clear displeasure.

voice devoid of warmth. “Collin, you’re staying here for

those words, Collin shot to his feet, his demeanor as cold as a winter storm. He fixed Bart with a piercing stare and declared sharply, “I’ve made it

around his sturdy grip. His firm hold reassured her, anchoring her resolve. In moments like these, she never felt

dangerous mistake. “Alissa, Bart, surely you realize how absurd this is, don’t you?” Linsey’s tone was resolute, her voice steady and low. “If I were single, perhaps this conversation would be different. But

of fury and embarrassment. “You agreed to cooperate with a

would use the child to bind me to him forever. And what about the child? Growing up knowing their mother has another family—wouldn’t that leave them feeling abandoned and betrayed? As their grandparents, don’t you care about the pain that child would

intended to entertain the idea of this hypothetical child. But Bart and Alissa’s relentless stubbornness forced her to counter their reasoning with their own flawed logic. She could vaguely discern Gorman’s underlying motives. He staged his own death to manipulate her into guilt, with Alissa and Bart’s theatrics intensifying

love are at

Alissa and Bart executed their roles flawlessly, Linsey might have fallen for their

Gorman was strictly platonic, devoid of any romantic attachment. Moreover, creating a child was not a matter of mere words—it

a sharp tone. “Once the baby arrives, you’ll be free of any obligations. We’ll secure a perfect stepmother for

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