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.

mean that Ashton will want me to

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

Why did you get pregnant? Scarlett, you killed my

I could do was try to pry her hands off

baby. You won’t use the baby to tie Ash

but right now, my resistance was futile in

to choke out a few words, “Kill

get to kill both mother

a

familiar voice, Rebecca stiffened at once. The menace in her gaze faded away. As tears streamed down her eyes, she collapsed onto the

while I regained

Ashton’s arms by now. “Ash, you promised me

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