Chapter 16

I nodded truthfully., “He wants a divorce. If I tell him of the baby, he might think that I am using it to keep us married.”

Jared raised a brow in question. “But he already knows of it. What will you do?”

I was taken aback by his question.

Trying to sound him out, I asked, “Will Ashton want a child?”

“I’m not Ashton,” replied Jared. He placed his phone in his pocket as he glanced at me. “But Ashton is thirty. There’s no reason for him to refuse one.”

With that, he placed his hands in his pockets and left.

Ashton will want me to have

that my optimism was premature. When Rebecca barged into my room, I was still hooked onto the IV drip. She rushed in rashly as

“Why? Why did you get pregnant? Scarlett, you killed

do was try to pry

You won’t use the baby

but right now, my

to choke out a few words, “Kill me… And you

and tightened her grip. “I get to kill both mother

are you doing?” a man’s voice

menace in her gaze faded away. As tears streamed down her eyes, she collapsed onto the ground at Ashton’s

in time while I regained my freedom

took us a while to calm down. Rebecca was sobbing pitifully in Ashton’s arms by now. “Ash, you promised me that you wouldn’t allow other women to give birth to your child.

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