"Hmm." The news hit Jeffrey like a ton of bricks - he was completely gobsmacked.

Paige was still murmuring, her voice barely above a whisper, "Back then you said you didn't want to get hitched and you'd never want kids, so I didn't dare tell you. I was scared you'd drag me to get an abortion. This is your child; I can't bear to part with it." "Hold up, just wait a sec.” Jeffrey's eyes darted upstairs before he grabbed Paige, practically shoving her into his car. "Let's not talk about this here." He floored the accelerator, zooming away before he could even glance at his phone.

Upstairs, Karen had been glued to her window, watching the scene unfold below.

To say she didn't care would be a lie. sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ Find_Nøvel.ɴet website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

notorious for never sugarcoating anything, and his reputation as a scoundrel was well-deserved. The girl's face was getting paler by

woman, Karen's heart went out to Paige. She considered calling Jeffrey to tell him not to be too harsh and to break it off gently. But just as she got through, she saw Jeffrey yanking Paige by the arm and pulling her into his

taking her? Was he dropping her off somewhere? Karen watched his car disappear into the neighborhood before

tingling.

quite put her finger on it since Jeffrey

that Paige was his buddy's cousin. Perhaps it was out of obligation that he had

knock Outside, Derek

make pies. You coming to join?" "Oh, sure," Karen snapped back to reality and opened the door, "Is the filling ready?" "Yep." Derek grinned, "Do you know if Jeffrey prefers his food savory or mild? Your

daughter, sensing something was amiss. "Hey, where's Jeffrey?" She had been busy in the kitchen and hadn't

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255