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Adriana truly didn\u2019t want Curtis to go to war with his family at a time like\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou want a divorce?\u201d Curtis asked, his eyes darkening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Adriana nodded and pulled out a pregnancy test \u201cI\u2019m pregnant. I want to give birth to this baby safely. If we divorce, it\u2019ll protect both me and the child.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis sat up straight, alarmed. He looked directly at her. \u201cNo. I won\u2019t agree to this. I can protect you both.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut protecting us means going head\u2013to\u2013head with your grandfather,\u201d Adriana replied softly. \u201cI\u2019m leaving the country soon. Once the baby\u2019s older, or when your grandfather passes away, if you still want me, we can remarry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She didn\u2019t want a divorce.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she saw no other choice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis didn\u2019t speak. The pressure in the room grew heavy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana sensed he was angry. She lowered her head nervously, like she\u2019d done something\u00a0<\/p>\n
wrong.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After holding it in for a while, Curtis finally spoke. \u201cIf we divorce, will my kid take someone else\u2019s last name? In a few years, will he be called Langford instead?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His jealousy was strong; his tongue was sharp.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI get that you want to protect yourself and the baby,\u201d he said, rubbing. you really think people are blind? You\u2019ll be walking around with a big be it\u2019s not mine?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even if Adriana left for Pastalia, it wouldn\u2019t guarantee safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n
ho will believe\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once the pregnancy showed, Harold would realize who the father was, and he\u2019d never allow the baby to be born.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On top of that, Curtis and Justin already knew Adriana was the real heiress of the Bartons. He would be surrounded by love rivals if they got divorced now. After she spent a few years overseas and eventually returned, would he still have any chance?\u00a0<\/p>\n
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. \u201cYou want a divorce? Not happening. If you were smart, you\u2019d think of another solution\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Adriana looked hurt. She truly couldn\u2019t think of anything else. If she had family backing, Harold wouldn\u2019t dare to push her this far.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf you can\u2019t think of anything, then stop making things worse,\u201d Curtis said sharply. He grabbed the pregnancy test from her. Then, with a proud grin, he snapped a picture of it and sent it to Justin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis showed off to him. \u201cMy wife\u2019s pregnant again. Worried Grandpa might target her and the baby. I\u2019m planning to talk to Jeremy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you out of your mind? Your grandpa only wanted to kill the baby. But once Adriana\u2019s identity gets exposed, the Bartons won\u2019t just want the baby; they\u2019ll want her\u00a0<\/p>\n
gone\u00a0<\/p>\n
too!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Justin didn\u2019t even wait. He called Curtis right away and scolded him without mercy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what I was thinking.\u201d Curtis stood up and walked to the balcony. He spoke calmly, thinking of the best way to solve it. \u201cMaybe I should talk to Jeremy first and let Jeremy speak to my grandpa for me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo way,\u201d Justin refused quickly. \u201cYour grandpa has been acting unstable lately. I\u2019m not risking Adriana\u2019s safety.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis sighed. \u201cThen what do you suggest?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou step down from Lincoln Group. Let your little brother take it,\u201d Justin said, sounding almost proud of himself. \u201cWhat, can\u2019t let go?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis raised an eyebrow. Well, for once, Justin actually had a decent idea.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re right,\u201d Curtis said. \u201cBesides, my wife is pregnant. I can finally With Ronan in Haldoria, I don\u2019t even need to show up in person. I can\u00a0<\/p>\n
He could stay with Adriana. Take care of her. Live quietly for once.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That didn\u2019t sound bad at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
e with her. remotely.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you need to think this through,\u201d Justin warned. \u201cOnce you\u2019re no longer the CEO of Lincoln Group, every stray dog out there will feel free to take a bite out of you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leaving Lincoln Group meant publicly falling out with Harold. The media would explode with headlines claiming he\u2019d been kicked out and replaced by Denton.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And all the people he once offended? They would come for him. Without hesitation. Without\u00a0<\/p>\n
mercy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis laughed softly. \u201cUnless a man falls all the way down, how will he ever know who around him is friend or foe?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Besides, he wasn\u2019t truly losing everything. He still owned Ainsworth Group alone could crush Langford Group without effort. In Centralia, its influenc surpassed Lincoln Group.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A little fall from grace? Maybe it was exactly what he needed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Let the world think he was down. Let his enemies reveal themselves. Only then would he finally see them for what they truly were.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you really not afraid?\u201d Justin asked, his voice calm but direct. \u201cWhat if you lose everything, your brother takes the inheritance, and no longer answers to you? Adriana sees you with nothing; she would walk away and fall for someone else.\u201d He wasn\u2019t being cruel. Just being realistic.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Human nature rarely survives a true test.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton was young now, but what about later?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana married Curtis because of the agreement and 30 million a year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Curtis gave up his right to inherit the company, he wouldn\u2019t be able to openly provide that money to her anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What would Adriana choose?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Would she divorce him?\u00a0<\/p>\n
No one could say for sure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThen let\u2019s gamble,\u201d Curtis said calmly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood luck, Curtis.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the call ended, Curtis stood alone on the balcony, smoking.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Inside the house, Adriana sat on the couch, lost in thought. Trying to figure out how to protect the baby growing inside her. And how to stop Harold before he made his move.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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