Chapter 1143

Of course, Michelle had to avoid Nathan. She was carrying a baby now, and intimacy was off the table during early pregnancy.
She actually hadn’t thought about the whole sleeping-together issue yet. After all, Nathan never initiated unless she did first. She hadn’t expected him to want to shower together tonight.
Michelle still hadn’t figured out how to tell him about the pregnancy. For now, she could only turn him down tactfully. “I just got home, so I want to take a shower first.”
Gazing at her beautiful face, Nathan tightened his arm around her, pulling her close. “Don’t you want to shower with me? Have you forgotten how you used to cling to me? Are you playing hard to get now?”
Michelle was instantly tongue-tied. She was absolutely not playing hard to get. “I’m not!”
Afraid he’d suspect something, Michelle placed her hand against his silk pajamas. “They say married couples should keep a bit of distance, or things lose their spark. I don’t want to shower with you because I’m afraid you’ll get bored with me too quickly.”
Nathan did enjoy her sweet talk. He smirked and said, “With all those tricks you pull at night, do you really think I could ever get tired of you?”
Michelle’s cheeks flushed. Now that she was pregnant, she had to behave herself. It was best for her to forget about whatever she had done before.
“Nathan, my stomach doesn’t feel good today.”
Nathan paused, a flicker of concern crossing his face. “What’s wrong with your stomach? Did you see a doctor?”
“My period’s about to come. I’m a little uncomfortable, so I don’t want to do it tonight.”
Nathan immediately released her. “Alright. Hurry and take your shower.”
“I’m going in then.”
Michelle stepped into the bathroom.
As Nathan watched the door close behind her, a small smile played on his lips. He lifted the covers and got into bed, working through documents on his phone.
After Michelle finished her shower and came out, she saw Nathan working and left him alone. Just then, her phone rang.
She took it out and looked. It was Kyle calling, but she wasn’t surprised at all. She’d known Kyle would call her, only it was sooner than she’d expected.
She stepped onto the balcony and answered. “Hello, Dad.”
Her father’s voice came through
with barely contained anger. “So you our father den
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your father?”

Michelle’s expression remained unchanged, and there was only a hint of mockery in her eyes. “Dad, what are you so angry about?”
“Don’t play dumb with me, Michelle. You know exactly why I’m angry! I just got
Madelyn into Landon Group, and today Dad notified the HR team to fire her.
“They even threw all her things outside. Everyone’s laughing at her. She came home and cried her eyes out!”
Michelle said, “So you called because Madelyn cried. But what does that have to do with me?”
“How long are you going to keep up this act, Michelle? You must have told Dad about this. That’s why he gave that order!”
Michelle gripped the phone and said softly, “Dad, how do you still have the courage to call me if you know did this? Believe it or not, if I call you’re
Grandpa and tell our
disturbing my rest, he’ll have all your numbers blocked.”
“Michelle!” Kyle roared in fury.
“Dad, just because I’ve called you that all these years doesn’t mean you’re actually my father.”
“You’re such a terrible daughter!”
“I am not. I’m not even your daughter to begin with! Have you ever treated me like
your daughter for a single day? You’ve only ever cared about Madelyn!”
Kyle was so angry that he couldn’t speak. Soon, a gentle, graceful voice replaced his. “Michelle, it’s all my fault Just take it out opmer if you fe angry. Madelyn has done nothing wrong.”