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.

the other his employer. Naturally, the animosity wasn’t aimed at them,

him

did you set up the reporter ahead of time?”

glanced at me through the

sigh of relief. At least Colin wasn’t facing this

to handle Melody and to alert the

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

Wasn’t it supposed to be you rescuing me, big guy?

in the passenger seat, let out another

wondered if he had some sort

Hooked out the

person who hadn’t left

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

are born with a genetic anomaly that makes them uncontrollably aggressive. Without altering their

case studies. Countless parents sought him out, entrusting their children, whom they considered

down his car window, looking over in

I found myself avoiding

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