Chapter 12

His expression stiffened slightly. "Given the situation last night, I was afraid something might happen to her. You know Ian was his parents' only child. Now, Jewel's baby is their entire hope. If anything were to happen..." I understood his unfinished sentence. "So, from now on, anything related to her will always be your priority, right?" I asked coldly. Chris was silent for two seconds. "Things will be different once the baby is born." I started to laugh. As I turned, the newly risen sun stung my eyes. "Chris." I looked at him. "There will be other problems after the baby is born. The baby might get sick or have accidents. As long as you use this child as an excuse, you and Jewel will always be in some kind of entanglement, and I will always be the one you abandon." Chris fell silent at my words. I made my stance clear. "Chris, if we get married, I don't want my husband to be taking care of another woman every other day." "Madeline, give me some time. I'll sort this out." Ch