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

him in some

set up the reporter ahead of time?” I

glanced at me through the

breathed a sigh of relief. At least Colin wasn’t facing

a bodyguard to handle Melody and to alert the media to intercept

mess with me.” Colin

felt a twinge of guilt. Wasn’t it supposed to

passenger seat, let

had some sort of

past Henry’s car, Hooked out the window, my expression darkening instantly.

who hadn’t left Henry’s car was

done my research on Damian. He was a formidable psychiatrist, a well–known counselor in Sea City, and had won countless awards years ago, even securing the highest honors in his

his research focused on treatments for super–male children and the so–called

makes them

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

down his car window, looking over

chill ran down my spine, and I found myself avoiding his

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