Ada rolled her eyes scornfully. Seeing that Shirley was still unperturbed, Ada grew a little anxious.
“Shirley, how about we make a deal?”
“You want to make a deal with me?” Shirley studied the ill-intentioned face in front of her suspiciously.
While keeping an eye on the doorway, Ada carefully walked towards the room’s entrance to inspect the corridor. After confirming that Carter was still downstairs, she returned to Shirley’s side.
“Shirley, do you know why Carter brought your brother here? I heard it earlier.”
Shirley was indeed worried about Adam, but she kept it in her heart and did not express it.
She knew that her explicit concern could put Adam in more danger, and he could be held against her.
Shirley thus gave Ada an indifferent look of disdain. “My brother and I have severed all ties between us. I don’t care what Carter does to him. I’m actually hoping that he would use some cruel means.”
“… What?” Ada could not believe her ears, but then she heard Shirley laughing dismissively.
“What? Haven’t you heard about us, Mrs. Gray? I’ve always been jealous of my brother. Since we were kids, he has always been the more distinguished one and the more favored one. That’s why I’d wandered off into the streets.”
Ada truly did not know that Shirley had been through such an experience.
“Are you still planning to negotiate a deal with me using that? Ada, your deal is probably nothing more than a ploy to keep me from Carter. You’re scared that I’d be a threat to your status, but I believe you’re overanalyzing.”
“What?” Ada’s eyes widened, staring at Shirley suspiciously.
“Shirley, are you kidding me? You turned up here pregnant with that vile spawn in your womb, and you aren’t doing this for the position of Mrs. Gray? Do you think I’m unaware that you like Carter?
Hmph!”
Ada let out a cold, contemptuous chuckle.
“Your tricks are amazing, Shirley. You actually managed to seduce Carter into sleeping with you!”
“Enough of this useless talk, ” Shirley interrupted her, “just stay as far away from me as possible.
You’d better not have any ideas about the child in m y womb. Otherwise, I’ll let you have a taste of what it’s like to lose a limb or be disfigured.”
“How dare you threaten me?” Ada was enraged; her expression turned dark and unsightly. “Do you think you can do whatever you want since you’re pregnant with Carter’s child? I’m tell you, Shirley. I f I wanted to kill that vile spawn in your womb, I won’t even need to lift a finger. Just you wait!”
Ada warned Shirley furiously. Ada was about to turn around to leave, but Camille was standing at the door of the bedroom.
Ada’s face paled in a flash. She was at a loss as she watched Camille walk into the room slowly. ” Mom.”
Camille shot a look of disgust at Ada. “What now? Since you don’t have to lift a finger yourself, whose hands do you plan to use to murder my grandson? Your mother’s?”
Ada bit her lip upon hearing this. Although she felt anxious, she was also angry at how Camille had addressed the child in Shirley’s womb.
Grandson.
What type of grandson is this?
The only child that could be considered the Gray family’s rightful grandson was the one Ada delivers!
“Why aren’t you speaking anymore, huh?”
“Mom, I… I was simply too jealous just now and ended up talking gibberish. In truth, how would I dare?” Ada quibbled hurriedly.
“You wouldn’t dare?” Furious, Camille glared at Ada. “Didn’t you use a knife to disfigure Shirley’s face with your own hands? If you dared to do such a thing, what else wouldn’t you do?”
“I didn’t! ” Ada strived to defend herself. “There’s no evidence to prove that I did it!”
“Would you like me to prove it to you?” Carter’s cold voice from the bedroom entrance.
Ada fell silent instantly.
Carter eyed her impatiently. ” I’ve told you to take good care of her. If anything happens to her or the child in her womb, you’ll bear double the consequences.”
After listening to Carter’s warning, Ada turned her face away and gritted her teeth discreetly.
Shirley then realized that Ada kept appearing in her room from time to time because Carter had asked Ada to take care of Shirley.
Although Ada had been taking care of Shirley, it felt more like Ada was waiting on Shirley instead.
Shirley glanced at Ada with a smile, then shifted her gaze onto Carter again. “I’d like to speak with you privately.”
Carter nodded. “Sure.”
Camille took the hint and turned around without a word.
Ada followed closely behind her, fearing another run-in with Carter.
The two of them were soon the only ones left in the room.
Shirley went straight to the point. “Where are they? What else are you planning to do?”
Carter placed his hands in his pockets and lazily replied, “As you’ve said, your brother Adam is the best doctor in Glendale. I’ve asked him to treat you.
If I don’t see visible results in a month, I’ll have my own way of motivating him.”
Shirley became anxious upon hearing his words. ” Don’t harm him, Carter! “
“I didn’t intend to do anything to him initially, but he personally told me that he’s found out my purpose of coming to Glendale. What do you think I should do?”
Shirley’s face froze instantly; she was momentarily at a loss for words.
Carter bent down closer to her, a dangerous aura slowly enveloping Shirley.
“If I can’t convince him to join me, all I can do is make him submit and make him useful. After all, it’s rare to find a talent like him. Don’t you agree, mother of my child?”
Mother of his child.
These four words made Shirley’s heart quiver.
Bemused, she looked at Carter as she said, “Don’t get any ideas about him.”
Shirley gave him a grave warning; her expression was abnormally stern.
“He’s different from us. Don’t harass him.”
When Carter heard her words, his lips twitched, revealing what appeared to be a satisfied smile.
“We? So, you still think of us as an item.”
Shirley was speechless. She never imagined Carter would nitpick on such a detail.
She then heard him continue to speak.
“In the past, you used to seem jealous and resentful toward Adam when you were with me. But now, you appear anxious and worried for your brother. It’s truly hard to understand you.”
Upon hearing his sarcastic remarks, Shirley met Carter’s gaze with feigned indifference.
” I’ve told you before. I’d merely been using you to benefit myself. My actions were intentional…”
“Oh, your acting is excellent. It’s comparable to that of professionals.”
Before Shirley could finish her sentence, Carter had cut her off. He narrowed his eyes, and the carefree tone in his voice suddenly turned solemn.
“So, you’re also acting now, aren’t you?”
His tone was cold, and his expression darkened considerably in an instant.
“You love me, but you pretend otherwise.”
Carter asked the question that hid in the depths of his heart as his gaze was fixed on Shirley’s astonished expression.
It was during these few seconds in which Shirley’s expression, which appeared distracted, provided Carter with the answer he wanted.
He did not stay any longer. Turning around, he left.
As he approached the door, Shirley’s voice came behind him.
“Don’t harm him, and don’t manipulate him.”
Carter knew who Shirley meant by “him”. He turned sideways and met Shirley’s gaze.
“As long as you know what to do, I’ll know what to do as well.”
With that sentence, heavy with implication, he left decisively.
Shirley slowly clenched her fists; her heart was a tangled mess.
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