Cormac’s face was tightened. He wanted Loredana to give birth to the baby ahead of time so that it could bring less harm to Loredana’s body. However, Loredana insisted on waiting until the eighth month. She wanted the baby to grow bigger and was afraid that it would be unhealthy.
If they could wait until the eighth month, it would be only one or two months before the delivery time.
“Call the nurse if something happens.” Doctors and nurses were on duty twenty-four hours in the hospital. Once something happened, they would be ready to help Loredana with a cesarean.
Cormac carried Loredana back to the ward. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she asked, “Why do you always look so weird when I’m under a checkup?”
Cormac asked, “Do I?”
Loredana nodded affirmatively, “Yes.”
Cormac answered, “I’m just worried about you.”
Loredana didn’t fully buy it.
He wouldn’t show that he was worried about her because he didn’t want to upset her. Also, she could tell that he looked weird after the doctor started the checkup. She wondered what he had seen.
She decided to ask the doctor when there would be any chance.
The bed in the ward was bigger than the bed in a normal ward. Cormac could sleep with her while holding her at night. In case anything happened, he could find out right away.
In the morning, Maxina delivered breakfast to the ward. They didn’t like the dishes served in the hospital, which were not nutritious for a pregnant woman, so Maxina delivered three meals here to Loredana. When Loredana was having breakfast, Cormac got a call from Abbott. He walked out of the ward to answer it.
“I failed to convince her,” Abbott uttered a few words simply.
Last night, when he went back home, he saw Emma sitting on the bay window in his shirt with a cigarette between her fingers.
Abbott didn’t know that she smoked. He walked over and pulled the cigarette from her hand. He asked, “Why didn’t you go to bed?”
Emma looked up at him, feeling quite puzzled. In the beginning, he was quite stubborn. No matter what she had done to threaten or seduce him, he wasn’t willing to help her. Later, he suddenly agreed without any reason. More or less, she suspected him.
However, she was still willing to trust him. Even he had left her after having sex to probably sell her out to Cormac, she still chose to trust him once.
With a smile, she said, “There are a lot of things that you don’t know about me.”
Abbott sat down on the other end of the bay window. Looking at her, he called her full name, “Emma Bailey, you understand everything, don’t you?”
Emma felt quite incredible – how could he know what was in her mind?
She felt a bit delighted, wondering if he had a crush on her.
However, Abbott’s words broke her fantasy.
“Since you understand they both deserve it, why don’t you just let go?”
Emma felt disappointed. However, she still kept smiling and said, “No matter how much they deserve it, they are my family, aren’t they? If I don’t care about my family at all, am I still a human?”
Abbott choked up. Indeed, no matter what scumbags her father and brother were and how much they deserve to die, they were her family.
It was the unchangeable and unbreakable family affection between them.
Emma peered out of the window and asked indifferently, “Are you trying to convince me?”
She had a little secret in her heart that she had never told anyone. No one knew about it either. Two years ago, she encountered Abbott before. One of the projects that she was in charge of was cooperating with WY Group. It was Abbott who came to negotiate.
Abbott was absolutely capable. Otherwise, Cormac wouldn’t have trusted him so much.
During the negotiation, she was attracted by Abbott. She had a crush on him.
They didn’t achieve an agreement on the cooperation at that time, so they couldn’t continue working together. From then on, she had never met Abbott again.
This time, she had chosen Abbot and wanted to control him so that he could help her. She could have chosen to hire another woman to help her. However, she had done it herself.
It was because she had a crush on Abbott.
Right now, she knew that probably he would sell her out, but she still chose to believe him once.
Opening up her legs, she straddled on Abbott’s lap. With her arms wrapped around his neck, she said while smiling, “Abbott, I still want it.”
Abbott frowned, “You…”
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Before he could finish his words, Emma took the initiative to kiss his lips, blocking his unfinished words.
She wanted to change his mind by using her body. Even if he had already sold her out, she still imagined that he would take her side and help her at the critical moment.
After having sex, she nestled in Abbott’s arms. She put Abbott’s arm to hold herself, “We’re so close now. Just sleep while holding me.”
Abbott said, “I’m not used to it.”
“You will after practicing more.” Emma didn’t let go of his arm.
“Emma, just let go of it.” Abbott still wanted to convince her to give up. She was young and beautiful. She could lead her own life.
He didn’t think that she needed to take revenge.
Vengeance always had a way of rebounding upon oneself.
“I’ve made up my mind already. Stop nagging at me. I’m so sleepy. Good night.”
Emma squeezed her into his arms.
In the morning, when Abbott woke up, Emma was still sleeping.
He called Cormac.
He didn’t succeed in convincing Emma to let go. Hence, they could only carry out Cormac’s plan next.
After hanging up the phone, Abbott returned to the bedroom. Emma was still sleeping. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he didn’t wake her up. He gently closed the door.
Emma opened her eyes as soon as the door was closed.
She had woken up when Abbott got up.
She even knew whom he was calling and what she would in face of next.
Blinking, she stared at the ceiling above and smiled bitterly.
Sure enough, men were all cold-hearted animals. No matter how intimate they were, he never changed his mind.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.