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Matthew should call Natasha when he is drunk. Why call me?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cAdriana, do you really have to be this cruel to me?\u201d Matthew\u2019s voice was hoarse, heavy with tears. He was clearly wasted. \u201cI broke off the engagement with Natasha. Did you see the news?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana didn\u2019t waste time talking. She hung up right away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Was she heartless?\u00a0<\/p>\n
How could she ever compare to him?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She remembered the car crash. She was trapped in the wreck, barely able to breathe, her whole body stiff with fear. She begged him not to leave her there alone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But he walked away because he didn\u2019t want to miss his flight. He didn\u2019t want to delay his beach trip with Natasha. Was he not cruel then?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her phone kept ringing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Matthew again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If she blocked one number, he would switch to another.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Annoyed, Adriana slammed her fork on the table. She couldn\u2019t even enjoy a quiet meal. She wanted to shut off her phone, but that wasn\u2019t a real solution. So she answered, ready to yell at him. \u201cMatthew, will you stop already? You\u2014\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCurtis isn\u2019t home, right?\u201d Matthew\u2019s voice was low and rough. \u201cSomethi company\u2019s project.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana fell silent. She squeezed her hands tightly together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
ed with his\u00a0<\/p>\n
She remembered how strange Curtis looked when he suddenly left earlier. Her voice turned cold. \u201cWhat have you done?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cCurtis thinks highly of that project,\u201d Matthew said quietly. \u201cBut my company got it instead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMatthew! You have gone too far! Why do you always go against him?\u201d Adriana snapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt wasn\u2019t me,\u201d Matthew said tiredly. \u201cIt was Harold. He gave the project to me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana froze. She said nothing for a long moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Matthew continued, voice weak but clear. \u201cHarold has completely given up wants to give the company to Denton. At the same time, he wants you and baby. He told me to steal you away from Curtis.\u201d He paused, then spoke eve Adriana, you need to think carefully. As long as you stay by Curtis\u2019s side, as long as your marriage still stands, Harold will keep hurting his grandson. Curtis can fight back. But do you really want to watch a grandson and grandfather turn against each other?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He asked in a hoarse voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After four years together, Matthew understood Adriana too well.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He knew that if he tried to force her in any other way, Adriana would never leave Curtis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But with this reasoning, he knew she would at least stop and seriously consider it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Harold was getting old. Near the end of his life, he had become restless and unpredictable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He feared that once he died, Curtis\u2013with his growing power\u2013would be a danger to Michael and Denton. So, in his desperate attempt to protect everyone, he tried everything to balance their power.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He pushed Denton higher and tore Curtis down\u00a0<\/p>\n
To him, that was the only way to keep peace and prevent brothers from turning against each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana thought Harold was confused, but people near death were often the most stubborn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just like how \u2018a once\u2013great king, in his final years, did the craziest things. killing his loyal generals, forcing his son into rebellion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana didn\u2019t want to see Harold and Curtis become enemies. But if she really spare Curtis?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAdriana, think about it,\u201d Matthew said before hanging up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
would Harold\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana sat stiff at the table, staring at the untouched food. She had lost her appetite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, her stomach turned. She rushed into the bathroom and threw up.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her heart was racing. She quickly pulled out her phone and checked her period tracker.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Late. It was late.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Panic rising, she ran to the bedroom, pulled out a pregnancy test, and sat nervously on the edge of the toilet. Waiting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She was panicked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Harold had grown unpredictable. If she really was pregnant, he would never now this baby to be born.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because a baby meant Curtis would have a rightful claim to the inheritance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Michael and Denton would have no way to fight back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her fingers trembled as she waited for the result. When the faint second line slowly appeared, Adriana\u2019s heart dropped straight to the bottom.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clearly, she was pregnant.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Turned out, she really did get pregnant easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana lifted her hand to her forehead. Panic started to rise.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Should she tell Curtis?\u00a0<\/p>\n
She would be leaving for Pastalia soon. Once she got there, she could avoid Harold\u2019s people. But just like Matthew said, unless she got divorced, Harold could still come after her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana already lost one child. She couldn\u2019t lose the one she was carrying now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis came home very late. He smelled like alcohol. Clearly, he had been drinking. Something was weighing heavily on him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana stepped out of the bedroom, hiding behind the door for a while finally spoke. \u201cCurtis, can we talk?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thesitating, she\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis nodded, walked into the bedroom, took off his jacket, and sank onto the couch, exhausted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour grandfather gave your project to Matthew didn\u2019t he?\u201d Adriana asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis frowned and pulled her into his arms. \u201cDid Matthew contact you? Don\u2019t listen to anything he says.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYour grandfather\u2019s getting old. He\u2019s confused, but people his age can be stubborn. When they decide they need to accomplish something before they die, nobody can change their mind. As long as we don\u2019t get divorced, he\u2019ll keep targeting me. If we do, he\u2019ll finally let his guard down. At least until Denton is strong enough, he won\u2019t take any drastic action.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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