Chapter 18
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Clay clenched his teeth, biting his tongue so hard that blood quickly flooded his mouth, the pain. jolting him awake.
“Riley, abort this child. I don’t want to see him exist in this world anymore.”
He turned away with a cold, indifferent expression, about to leave, but was suddenly embraced from behind by Riley.
“Clay, I’m sorry. I truly am. Please forgive me.”
“You’ve forgiven me so many times, just one more time, okay? Isn’t this character of mine something you spoiled out of love? You have to take responsibility!”
“It’s really our child. Nothing happened between me and David. Believe me! Even if give me a chance. We can do a paternity test at 12 weeks.”
you
don’t,
Riley held his waist tightly, her voice fragile and trembling.
Tears streamed down, wetting his back and seeping into his heart.
But his heart no longer felt a flicker of compassion.
Clay, utterly cold, forcibly pried each of Riley’s fingers apart, even disregarding turning her hands. purple.
“Riley, this isn’t a discussion, it’s a notification. You have no choice; this child must be terminated.”
“From now on, if you want another child, it’s none of my business.”
His cold words hit Riley; she was truly afraid.
“No…don’t…don’t abort my baby!”
She pleaded desperately, almost kneeling.
But Clay’s security detail dragged her to the hospital.
On the cold operating table, the child was removed from Riley’s body.
The child was gone.
Clay showed no trace of sorrow, only relief.
If the child had been born, he feared he’d never get another chance to ask for
He would atone for his wrongs, repay what he owed me.
my forgiveness.
Riley, early in her pregnancy, recovered quickly. Clutching her aching abdomen, she dissolved.
into tears.
“My baby! My child!”
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At that moment, she felt like the world seemed to collapse around her.
All her long–laid plans had been dashed.
She couldn’t get pregnant again soon, couldn’t have Clay’s child, and he hated her. She couldn’t get anything from the Sterling family, and her own Lin family’s assets were on the brink of collapse!
She couldn’t accept it.
Riley broke down crying, but no one comforted her.
“David? David! Where are you? Don’t you take me away?!”
Before she could scream, Clay interrupted.
“Stop wasting your breath. David’s involved in smuggling illegal drugs. He’s been arrested. You can’t leave yet.”
“Really? Won’t I be in trouble?” Riley misunderstood, thinking David had taken the blame and it had nothing to do with her
But in the next moment, Clay’s words shattered her false hope completely.
“Of course not. You haven’t repaid Maya yet. Zane, once Riley recovers, arrange to remove the bone marrow that doesn’t belong to her. It should be returned to its rightful owner.”
Zane was stunned.
“Clay, are you insane? Putting the marrow back? With Riley’s condition, removing marrow could kill her. Do you really want to push her to death?”
Riley was terrified, pleading, “Clay, I’m sorry! I can apologize to Maya! Please don’t take marrow! I don’t want to die!”
my
bone
She lay on the hospital bed, trembling and trying to crawl back, wishing she could disappear into the wall cracks.
