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Rain was shocked speechless by Marcus\u2019s words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marcus\u2019s eyes were full of cruelty.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSomeone who used to work as a bar hostess-hard to say whose baby that really is.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re lying!\u201d Rain screamed in breakdown. \u201cI never did that kind of work! You\u2019re the one who pursued me! You said you loved me!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere\u2019s your proof?\u201d Marcus sneered. \u201cThe chat logs only show you throwing yourself at me, and those photos-you forced me to take those.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat about the apartment!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s a company benefit housing unit for temporary employee use. You thought it was a gift?\u201d Marcus lied without batting an eye.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rain was completely stunned, crying as she tried to grab his hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou touched my belly, you said you loved me and the baby\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cEnough!\u201d Marcus shoved her away. \u201cYou crazy woman! Keep harassing me and I\u2019ll call the cops!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rain staggered backward, nearly falling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMarcus!\u201d I called out sharply. \u201cWhatever happened, she\u2019s pregnant!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marcus realized he\u2019d lost control and quickly composed himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry, babe. I\u2019m just so angry. This woman\u2019s shameless, coming to my house with these lies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Rain looked at me desperately, then back at Marcus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, she started laughing maniacally. \u201cHa ha ha\u2026 I get it now!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was laughing and crying at the same time. \u201cVivian Hartwell, you win. You rich people play with us poor folks\u00a0<\/p>\n
like we\u2019re toys.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t played with anyone,\u201d I said coldly. \u201cYou chose to be the other woman.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, that was my choice.\u201d Rain smiled bitterly. \u201cI thought I\u2019d found true love. Turns out it was all a joke.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She touched her belly, madness flashing in her eyes. \u201cSince neither of you want this baby, then I don\u2019t want it\u00a0<\/p>\n
either!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
With that, she turned to ram herself into the wall.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Much as I hated her, I couldn\u2019t watch a life be lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I rushed over to stop her. \u201cCalm down!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLet me go!\u201d Rain struggled wildly. \u201cLet me die! Let us both die together!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I held her tight. \u201cEven for the baby\u2019s sake, you can\u2019t do this!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing the word \u201cbaby,\u201d Rain suddenly stopped struggling.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She collapsed in my arms, her voice hoarse. \u201cThe baby\u2019s all I have left. But he doesn\u2019t want us\u2026\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Looking at this pitiful woman in my arms, my feelings were complicated.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Yes, she\u2019d done wrong, but ultimately she was a victim too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The real villain was Marcus.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, Marcus said impatiently, \u201cBabe, don\u2019t bother with her. Just let her go. Women like this use kids to manipulate people.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing this, Rain got agitated again. \u201cMarcus! You\u2019re an animal! How can you treat your own child this way!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMy child?\u201d Marcus sneered. \u201cWhat proof do you have it\u2019s mine? Go get a paternity test!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine!\u201d Rain said through gritted teeth. \u201cWe\u2019ll get a paternity test! I\u2019ll show you whether this baby is yours or not!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I smirked internally.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Oh Rain, don\u2019t you get it?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if the baby really was Marcus\u2019s, he\u2019d never acknowledge it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because acknowledging the child would mean losing everything the Hartwell family provided.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And now, with his company on the brink of collapse, he needed the Hartwells more than ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSure, let\u2019s do it.\u201d Marcus shrugged. \u201cBut if the test proves the baby isn\u2019t mine, you publicly apologize to me and my wife, plus pay damages for emotional distress!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cWhat if it is yours?\u201d Rain asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Marcus paused, a cruel glint in his eyes. \u201cIf it really is mine, I\u2019ll take responsibility.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I knew he was lying.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if the test came back positive, he\u2019d find a way to weasel out of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I didn\u2019t call him out, because I had a better plan.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSince you both agree to the test, let\u2019s go tomorrow,\u201d I said. \u201cI\u2019ll pay for it-we\u2019ll use the most authoritative facility.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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