Chapter 5
Vanessa suddenly clutched her stomach and took two painful steps backward: “I can go get retested again, but amnio is super risky. What if it hurts the baby…“]
Her eyes immediately welled up with tears: “This is the Hampton family’s only bloodline! If we lose this one…“]]
She shot me a meaningful glance: “With Nicholas’s condition, who knows if there’ll ever be another chance?”
Marianne immediately panicked: “Oh… George?
Vanessa seized the opportunity to pile on: “Mr. Hampton, think carefully! If your suspicions cause the Hampton line to end…”
She deliberately left the threat hanging in the air.]
George’s expression shifted between light and dark as he gripped the report tightly.
I watched Vanessa’s masterful performance with cold eyes and suddenly let out a light laugh: “Why are you so nervous, Miss White? Modern medicine is advanced–non–invasive DNA testing can determine paternity without any amniocentesis required.“]
Vanessa’s expression froze: “What do you know! Those tests aren’t accurate.“]
“Oh really?” I raised an eyebrow. “Downtown Medical Center just got the latest technology, 99.9% accuracy. How’s that not accurate enough?”
I turned to Marianne: “Mom, should I call the hospital right now?”
Vanessa immediately panicked: “No! I… I suddenly feel stomach pain.“]
She held her waist as if about to collapse: “Must be from getting too emotional just now.”
Marianne looked between us uncertainly, ultimately supporting Vanessa: “Maybe we should let her rest first?“]
I pulled out my phone and called security directly. “Send two guys up here right now and ‘escort Miss White out!“]
Seeing this, Vanessa immediately called Nicholas.]
The second he picked up, she switched to this pathetic, tearful voice. “Nicholas! Save me! Your wife has lost her mind–she’s trying to kill our baby!“]
She deliberately put the phone on speaker and raised her voice dramatically. “Joannà called me a slut, and my stomach hurts so badly. She’s definitely jealous that I’m having your baby!“]
Nicholas’s voice immediately went into panic: “What? Vanessa, don’t worry, I’m coming home right now!“]
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Vanessa kept laying it on thick: “Nicholas, your parents are helping Joanna bully me too! They insist this isn’t your baby and want to throw me out.”
She suddenly let out this ridiculous fake scream of pain. “Ah! My stomach. The baby must be upset–he just kicked me!“]
I watched her performance with cold eyes. How’s she getting kicks from a belly that’s barely showing?
But Vanessa got more animated: “Nicholas, please come back! Joanna said everything in the Hampton family belongs only to her… Ah!“]]
She let out another fake scream.
Nicholas was absolutely losing his mind: “Joanna! You wait right there! If you so much as touch a hair on Vanessa’s head, you’ll regret it!”
Vanessa shot me a smug look and continued her sobbing: “They want to drag me to the hospital for testing. Nicholas, amnio is so dangerous–what if it hurts our baby?”
“Over my dead body!” Nicholas roared through the phone. “Vanessa, hang on–I’m coming in ten minutes! Let’s see who the hell dares touch my woman and child
After hanging up. Vanessa instantly dropped the crying act and looked at me provocatively. “Did you hear that? Nicholas is coming back to deal with you!“[]
She rubbed her belly with a snide tone: “Some people just can’t stand to see others happy.”
Chapter 5
George and Marianne exchanged uncertain glances, not sure what to do.
With Vanessa acting so confident and Nicholas defending her so fiercely, could she really be carrying the Hampton heir?]
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