Chapter 96

Angeline’s legs turned to mush. Her whole body trembled as she clutched onto Sean’s shirt tightly. It was almost as if she was grasping at her only lifeline. Breathing erratically, she found herself to be utterly defenseless against him.
Sean loosened his kiss on Angeline’s swollen lips after a long while, just before he lost control of his terrifyingly deranged thoughts.
“Can we keep our child? Please?”
Sean’s voice was hoarse as he breathed heavily.
Angeline’s eyes reddened.
“I… I need some time to think.”
Seeing that she had no plans of aborting the child just yet, Sean didn’t want to push her too hard. Leaning down, he couldn’t resist kissing her on the lips again.
Although Angeline turned away, she still clutched at his clothes subconsciously.
“I… I’m not ready to begin a new relationship yet. Don’t do this
“Alright. I won’t force you.”
Sean loosened his hold on her. His gaze darkened as he looked at her intensely. He placed his hands in his pockets to conceal his hard-on.
“This place is close to Cloudsville College. You can stay here for now. I’ve already asked the housekeeper to prepare your room.
“The housekeeper won’t be here regularly. She’ll leave after tidying the house and preparing three meals a day,” he said.
His face held a calm expression.
Angeline lowered her gaze. She was against the idea.
“I still prefer to live in the dormitory,” she replied.
“Just stay. Rest assured, I won’t be living here.”
Sean retrieved his coat.
“I have a meeting at Cloudsville Corporation. Have a good rest. The password is 0920,” he said.
“There’s one more thing.”
Angeline gripped at the hem of her clothes.
“Riley is confident that the judge will enforce a heavy punishment for the case. The only leverage the opposing party has to commute is the fact that they’re still minors. “So… I want to hire my own lawyer. Riley is still the Chief Legal Officer of Lawson Global, after all. People will associate the case with the Lawsons,” she explained. “If that’s your decision, I’ll respect it,” Sean replied.
“Thank you.”
Angeline slumped on the sofa after Sean left. She hugged her knees as she reclined on the single sofa.
Tears streamed down her face. One event after another had occurred. She was almost past her breaking point.
She had lost both Anne and Henrietta.
Closing her eyes, Angeline caressed her belly.
The child in her stomach was the only relative she had left in this world.
Should she keep it?
Sean used to be James’ former favorite disciple, a genius with high intellect. She once heard Ned mention Sean out of jealousy.
He told her that Sean had been at the top of the list as the perfect husband every woman wanted to marry for seven years.
Almost everyone in the school admired the restrained and elegant Sean.
For an adopted son like him to become the heir to the Lawson family in Krontos, there was no doubt that his schemes were beyond measure.
With his high intellect, he could easily impersonate a gentle demeanor to make her fall for him. That way, she would be willing to keep the child.
It was just like the last time they had accidentally spent the night together. He could have chosen to withdraw and leave when she apologized and begged him to forget that night. Angeline exhaled deeply as she tucked her hair behind her ears.
Looking out the window, the main entrances of Cloudsville College and Cloudsville High School were visible outside the window.
Tears welled up again in her eyes.
…
Meanwhile, in the hospital, Ned stared unwaveringly at Zachary, who stood by the bed. Ned was waiting for an answer from him. “Yes,” Zachary replied expressionlessly.
“Angie’s nickname for you used to be ‘Baby’. It was a nickname exclusively used by the two of you.”