Chapter 58 A Marriage of Convenience

Upon hearing the voices, both Maria and Susan Jonah turned their heads to see Johnson standing at the door, unaware of how long he had been there. Johnson had overheard Maria’s admission that she married to avoid aborting her child. He rushed to Maria's side, grabbing her hand angrily. “Why did you tell me you’d terminated the pregnancy, only to turn around and decide to keep the child? What are you trying to do?” Johnson demanded, his voice seething with anger. “Are you planning to secretly have this baby?” he accused, gripping her wrist tightly. Maria was taken aback by Johnson’s sudden confrontation and didn’t know how to respond. Seeing this, Susan Jonah quickly intervened, “Johnson, calm down.” “We’re already divorced. Why do you keep coming back to me? What do you want?” Maria replied calmly, knowing that losing her composure would only lead to disaster. “Did you ever tell me you planned to abort the baby?” Johnson shot back. Maria remained silent, her lips pressed tigh