“The baby in Gwen’s womb belongs to me, of course, “
Luke said coldly before Gwen could even open her mouth to speak. “I ‘m a hundred percent sure. Although the baby isn’t mature yet, we can always conduct a DNA test on it to find out.”
With that, he stared at Ben, a contemptuous smirk playing on his lips. “I can pay for you and your wife to do the same test as well.”
The color drained from Ben’s face. He bit down on his lip and glanced at Clover’s equally pale and colorless face. “Clover, what’s going on?”
Clover pursed her lips nervously and stammered, her entire body shaking like a leaf. “I… I…”
At this point, she knew there was no hiding the truth anymore, so she finally admitted it. “Actually… the baby belongs to my ex-boyfriend…”
“You b*tch! “
Ben swung his arm back and slapped Clover across the face.
Ben’s blow struck Clover so hard that she fell onto the ground. She propped herself up and spat out a mouthful of blood that, to everyone’s horror, contained a single tooth!
“Gwennie! “
Ben immediately hopped off the podium and kneeled in front of Gwen. “Gwennie, will you forgive me? I will forgive you for sleeping with other men, so please forgive me for cheating on you, okay?”
Ben knew that after what happened at the wedding today, everyone in Banyan City would find out that he could not bear children. If that happened, no woman would be willing to date him anymore.
Therefore…
He wanted to get back together with his rebound, Gwen.
Gwen loved him so much. She would definitely–
However, to his surprise, Gwen, too, swung her arm back and slapped him across his face.
“Ben Zeller, you and I are even now. “
With that, she rubbed her sore hand and closed her eyes. “Luke, I’m tired. Let’s go home now.”
Luke nodded and wheeled her out of the room.
Bethan watched them leave and felt so wistful at this sight that she did not know what to say.
Who would have thought that Luke Jones, the leader of the biggest gang in Sea City, would be at Gwen’s beck and call day and night.
“Are you sure you’re not interested in Luke?”
After a long time, a teasing voice rang out next to Bethan’s ear.
Bethan immediately came to.
Ben and Clover, along with their respective parents, had disappeared backstage, bickering and arguing about this sudden turn of events.
Meanwhile, most of the wedding guests had dispersed, leaving the venue significantly emptier than it had been before.
Brettley was still sitting next to her, drinking his coffee. Then, seeing that she had come to, he handed his cup to her and said, “That was a pretty good show, wasn’t it?”
Bethan took the cup from him and took a small sip. “
Not bad.”
Then, she put the cup down and said, “I guess this is what happens to people who cheat on their partners in a marriage. What do you think, Mr. Morrison?”
Brettley raised his eyebrows and chuckled when he heard Bethan’s question, “Ms. Bethan, you seem to be implying that I ‘in the one who has cheated on my partner.”
Bethan raised her eyebrows questioningly. “Haven’t you done it before, Mr. Morrison?”
Brettley narrowed his eyes in a threatening manner.
He fixated his cold stare on Bethan and said, “
Technically, I have.”
He had indeed drunkenly slept with Bethan before, not just once, but multiple times.
Bethan chuckled.
Even though this man was a scumbag, at least he was honest about it. He still remembered that he had cheated on her with Cynthal.
Bethan let out an exhale and stood up, clutching the gift that Big Brother had given her. “Well, since the show is over now, it’s time for me to go back and rest now.”
With that, she let out a yawn.
Last night, Theo had departed abroad to find Neil and Nellie. However, the journey was a long and lonely one, so Bethan had spent the entire night talking to him to keep him company.
This morning, Gwen had called her first thing in the morning and insisted that she get ready for the wedding.
Now that the wedding was over, Bethan felt exhausted and starving.
“Why don’t I send you back?”
Brettley suggested, catching sight of her weary face. She looked as though she was going to fall asleep at any moment. Brettley was afraid that if she went home by herself, she would fall asleep in the taxi.
Bethan contemplated this for a moment. She did not feel like getting too close to Brettley, but as soon as she thought of Nigel…
“I don’t want to trouble you.”
“It’s no trouble at all.”
Brettley stood up and strode out of the wedding venue.
Bethan let out another yawn and followed suit.
“Brettley! “
As soon as they reached the hotel entrance, they saw a red silhouette dart in from outside towards their direction. Before they could react, however, the person had already crashed into Brettley’s arms.
“What are you doing here?”
Bethan could finally make out who this person was. It was Alice, dressed in a red trench coat.
It had been a while since Bethan saw her. Alice looked slimmer than before and appeared gentler than ever.
Alice clung to Brettley and said coyly, “I’ve been waiting for you at the hotel for a long time now, but you didn’t come back. I thought maybe it was more fun at the wedding, so I decided to come! “
Then, she turned around to glance at Bethan and beamed at her. “Ms. Bethan, long time no see.”
Bethan gave her a somewhat awkward smile in return. “
Hello, Mrs. Morrison.”
Bethan lifted her head to glance at Brettley and said, “
Since Mrs. Morrison is already here, why don’t you keep her company, Mr. Morrison? I can hail a taxi and get back myself.”
With that, she strode away.
Even though she was walking away from them, Bethan could still hear Alice ask in a sugary tone, “Brettley, did you plan on sending Bethan back?”
Brettley nodded. “She looks tired, so I was afraid that she would fall asleep on her way back.”
“Then let’s send her home! “
Alice laid her head against Brettley. “She’s the pride and joy of Morrison Group. We can’t possibly let anything happen to her! I don’t mind going anywhere, even if it’s just sending Bethan home, as long as I’m with you! “
Maybe to Brettley, Alice’s voice sounded adorable and delicate, but to Bethan, she could not help breaking out in goosebumps when she heard this.
Alice had deliberately made herself sound sweet and endearing…
Bethan knew that Alice was just trying to imitate Bethan Peterson in order to please Brettley, but she had never talked to Brettley like this before! The way Alice was talking made her skin crawl…
Bethan could not help quickening her pace when she thought of this. She did not want them to catch up with her, and she had no intention of letting them send her home either.
However, she had barely made her way out of the door when Brettley’s car pulled up in front of her, with Lucas at the wheel. “Bethan, get in the car! “
Bethan forced out a smile. “It’s okay. You don’t have to.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.