Chapter 1007

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Chapter 1008

just as Stella had expected.

When Leon had been forced to choose between Jennifer and Monique, he had made his decision in less than an hour.

He had barely needed to think.

But now that he had to choose between his mother and Monique, the decision suddenly seemed impossible.

“Why don’t you take some time to think about it?” Stella said. “But I should warn you, I don’t have much patience left.”

She truly did not.

Before, she had been too busy to keep an eye on Leon.

That was no longer the case.

Leon said nothing.

“Oh, there’s one more thing you should know,” Stella added. “Jennifer terminated the pregnancy.”

The air on the other end of the call instantly turned oppressive.

Before Leon could respond, Stella hung up.

He wanted to protect Monique?

Fine.

The more desperately he tried to protect her, the more determined Stella was to deny him that chance.

On the other end of the call, Leon felt as though his mind had exploded into chaos.

When Vivian entered the study, she found him sitting there with a dark expression.

“Was that Stella Rowan?” she asked. “Did she say when Monique would be coming home?”

Monique’s disappearance had left the entire Redson family on edge for days.

The moment Vivian mentioned Stella, her voice filled with resentment.

“That woman has gone too far.”

“This is between our family and Jennifer. What business is it of hers?”

The matter had nothing to do with Stella, yet she had forced her way into it.

Vivian was furious.

“I warned you when you first started seeing Jennifer. Anyone who could be friends with a woman like Stella was bound to be trouble, but you refused to listen.”

After Stella destroyed the Wright family, no one in Harbor City cared who had been right or why she had fought back.

All they saw was that the Wright family had been ruined after bringing Stella into their lives.

She had become a cautionary tale throughout the city.

Leon took a drag from his cigarette,

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When he remained silent, Vivian grew even atgrier.

“Say something. Monique is still out there, and you’re just sitting here.”

“She terminated the pregnancy.”

Leon did not answer her question about Monique.

His voice was hollow and defeated as he spoke.

The baby was gone.

The news felt like a blade driven straight through his chest.

vian froze.

she really did it?”

were convinced she planned to use the baby to marry into the family.”

words were laced with bitter mockery.

en the Redson family learned Jennifer was pregnant, not a single one of them had been happy.

they had all been afraid she would use the baby to secure her place in the family.

Even when Jennifer left Harbor City to terminate the pregnancy, they had assumed it was merely an attempt to manipulate Leon.

They had been certain she would never actually go through with it.

The family had even begun discussing how to make sure she did not keep the baby.

And now…

After her initial shock, Vivian stared at Leon in disbelief.

“The baby is truly gone?”

“It’s gone.”

His child was truly gone.

A constant, piercing ache spread through Leon’s chest.

She had ended the pregnancy just like that.

Had she not hesitated at all?

It had been her child too.

How could she have been so heartless?

“I doubt that information is accurate,” Vivian said.

Even now, she still refused to believe Jennifer had actually terminated the pregnancy.

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