Chapter 274

Leaning Into Colin’s embrace, I deliberately brought up my pregnancy again, just to rile Henry up.

Even if Colin wasn’t around, there was still our baby.

“Sir, ma’am.” Eric’s car was parked just beside us, and he opened the door, ushering us in.

I cast a glance at the man standing silently behind Colin. He wore a baseball cap and remained silent but was ever–vigilant, guarding Colin’s back.

“He is…” I whispered as we got into the car.

“Bodyguard.” The man himself answered my question before Colin could.

“His name is Bran. Eric adopted him. He’s in charge of our protection,” Colin whispered back to me.

Bran hummed dismissively, his cap’s bill lowered as he gazed out the car window.

I had this nagging feeling that Bran held some animosity, but I couldn’t tell if it was directed at me or someone else.

I looked at Colin, then at Eric.

foster father, the other his employer. Naturally,

him in some

the reporter ahead

the rear–view

relief. At least

bring a bodyguard to handle Melody and to alert the media to intercept Henry.

around, they wouldn’t dare mess with me.” Colin flashed

supposed to

the passenger

he had some sort of nasal issue…

past Henry’s car, Hooked out the window,

who hadn’t left

City, and had won countless awards years ago, even securing the highest honors in his field. He

unsettling was that his research focused on treatments for super–male children and the so–called ‘bad seeds.

makes them uncontrollably aggressive. Without altering their genes, curing their

numerous clinical experiences and successful case studies. Countless parents sought him out, entrusting their children, whom they considered ‘bad seeds,‘ into Damian’s

window, looking over in our

down my spine, and I found myself avoiding his gaze

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