Chapter 274

Leaning into Steven’s arms, I deliberately brought up my pregnancy again to provoke Martin.

Even if Steven was no longer there, I still had our child.

“Mr. Lincoln, Mrs. Lincoln!” Ewan’s car was parked nearby. He opened the door for us to get in.

I glanced at the silent man in the cap, who was vigilantly protecting Steven from behind.

“Who is he?” I asked softly after getting into the car.

“A bodyguard,” the man replied before Steven could answer.

“He’s Joel Bart, Ewan’s adopted son. He’s in charge of our safety,” Steven explained in a low voice.

Joel hummed under his breath, then pulled down his cap and gazed out the window.

wa

There seemed to be some hostility coming from him, but I couldn’t tell if it was directed at me or

someone else.

at Steven and

his adopted father, and the other

hostility I sensed from Joel wasn’t directed

I had offended

for the reporters in advance?” I asked.

glanced back at us through the rearview

as clueless as I thought.

had brought a bodyguard, informed the media, and held Yasmin hostage to thwart

dare bully me,” Steven smiled

bit guilty. Wasn’t he the one

another noncommittal hum from the

wondered if there was an issue with his

out the window as Ewan drove past Martin’s car, and my face instantly darkened.

out of Martin’s car was actually

I had researched Peter. He was a formidable psychiatrist and a renowned counselor in Huma, having received numerous awards and the highest honors in his field years ago. He was considered a prodigy in the

about this was that the subject he had been working

disorder

were known for genetic anomalies leading to uncontrollable tempers. Without altering their genetics, curing

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