Chapter 271

Gordon pushed away the hand which was grabbing his collar. “Just like how you don’t fancy Pearlie, I never wanted to marry Janice Hardy. I told Janice from the beginning that I was never going to marry her. Cindy Yates was the one I loved, but what did Janice do to me? She promised me that she wouldn’t pester me but she was plotting against me behind my back. She made Cindy see us making love on the bed, and she broke up with me because of this. Your mother was never innocent. I became like this all because of her! Do you understand?” “Nonsense!” Zachary refused to believe that his gentle mother would scheme against someone. “I’m not talking nonsense, you can ask Janice about it. After that night, she got pregnant with you. She was expecting a boy, so we were forced to marry. I was devastated after losing Cindy and I had nothing to lose. In the end, we became a pair of fake husband and wife.” There was a trace of a bitter smile on the corner of Gordon's lips. “We were supposed to