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CHAPTERS 1156 - 1160
CHAPTER 1156
“You know that I haven't eaten any meat for a whole month. How can I not be hungry?" That afternoon, Silvia did not have her lunch so that she could eat more roast duck. She had intentionally kept her stomach empty for this very meal.
After ordering the roast duck, Silvia handed the menu over to Andrew and said, "Have a look and see if there's anything else that you want to eat. I'm not exaggerating this but the roast duck here is amazing. I can guarantee that you'll remember it for the rest of your life."
Seeing that she was so excited, Andrew did not want to disappoint her. He picked up the menu and ended up ordering a plate of salad.
"What a stingy man! You're filthy rich, do you think that you will go broke treating me to this meal?!" She had never seen someone so stingy like him who would only order a plate of salad while treating someone else to a meal.
Andrew answered calmly, "Do you not know how much you could put away? I'm actually worried that I might go broke."
After hearing what Andrew had said, Silvia rolled her eyes at him and criticized, "You're so stingy! No wonder you could not find a girl who likes you and wants to marry you!"
"My dear wife, quit the nonsense already, alright? Hurry up and eat your food. We'll go home after this!" Andrew was deliberately provoking her. As expected, Silvia was so angry that she gnashed her teeth and said, "Shut up! I'm not your wife."
Andrew said, "I will only treat my wife to a meal."
Silvia said, "You're full of nonsense!"
The aromatic roast duck was finally being served on the table. Looking at the scrumptious looking duck, Silvia was no longer in the mood to pay any attention to Andrew. She grabbed one of the drumsticks and took a huge bite of it.
"Wow!"
She had been waiting for this very moment for a long time. With just one bite into it, Silvia was already on top of the world, "Oh my god. It's so f‘cking good!"
Looking at her greasy lips, Andrew frowned in disgust and picked up a piece of tissue to wipe her mouth. "Do you know how ugly you look right now?"
"So what?" It was none of his business that she was looking ugly anyway. If he was disgusted by her, he could just get lost, couldn't he? She would be more than happy to have that meal all by herself.
Although he was disgusted by her way of eating, he was still reluctant to leave her alone at the restaurant. Therefore, as she continued to eat, he would wipe off the grease on her lips from time to time.
After gorging on the roast duck, Silvia let out a satisfied belch. Then, she noticed that Andrew had not eaten anything, so she asked, "Why aren't you eating?"
"I feel full from watching you eat." He said. In fact, he was not disgusted by the way she was eating at all. He was enjoying watching her eat.
"Andrew, you don't like this place, don't you?" Silvia put a piece of the roast duck onto his plate. "This place is small, but you can see that it's clean, so you don't have to worry. Try this and you'll get what I mean."
Andrew really did not like greasy food at all. On top of that, the weather was hot and it was uncomfortable to eat in such a small space without air conditioning. However, he still picked up the roast duck Silvia had put on his plate and ate it. This was the first time Silvia had offered him something to eat, so he had no reason not to eat it.
As she watched him eat, Silvia leaned over to him and her beautiful face was right in front of his eyes, "How is it? Is it good? I wasn't exaggerating about it, right?"
In fact, Andrew thought that there was nothing special about the roast duck, but seeing that she was so eager to get his approval, Andrew still nodded and said, "Yeah, it's quite good."
As soon as he said that, Silvia's smile became brighter. "See, I wasn't lying, wasn't I? Well, you can just let me know what you're craving for in future, and I'll take you to the best restaurants in Madison City."
Although Andrew had eaten all kinds of delicacies around the world, he was still a little excited when he heard that Silvia was going to bring him to all the best restaurants in Madison City. "Okay, I'll wait for it."
"Hehe, good boy!" Silvia smiled and took another piece of the roast duck for him. Then, she picked up another piece for herself and continued to devour her meal.
Andrew sighed. This silly girl was a real food junkie. She had eaten more than half of the entire roast duck by herself. It was so greasy that Andrew already felt sick just by looking at it, but Silvia enjoyed it very much.
After finishing off her meal, Silvia looked at Andrew and asked, “Are you full?"
Andrew barely ate anything and took care of her throughout the entire meal, but he said, "Yeah, I'm full."
Silvia waved her hand at the waiter and said, "Can we get the bill please?"
The waiter came over with the bill in his hand. "Did you guys enjoy your meal?"
Silvia answered with a loud burp, "Yeah, we enjoyed the meal. It's very delicious. Please keep up the good work."
The waiter was happy that they enjoyed the meal, so he said happily, “The total would be 25 dollars please."
25 dollars for a meal was not expensive, and many people could afford it. Andrew, who was supposed to treat Silvia, then took out his black card.
Looking at the luxurious looking credit card, the waiter was a little embarrassed. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Sir, I'm sorry but we don't accept card payment here. Could you please pay by cash instead?"
"There are still shops that don't accept credit cards?" Andrew was a little upset. He never brought cash along with him all this while, and wherever he went, his assistant would be the one who would settle the bill.
Silvia noticed his embarrassment, so she took out her purse and paid the bill. When they walked out, she glanced at Andrew and said, "You're so stingy!"
If he didn't want to treat her to dinner, he could have just told her, couldn‘t he? He had no money to pay for the meal and yet he was still pretending to be rich. What on earth was he trying to do? However, Silvia did not want to see him embarrassing himself, so she did not expose him in front of everyone.
"Thanks!" Andrew ignored her contemptuous eyes and sincerely thanked her all of a sudden.
”Are you thanking me?" Silvia was surprised. She couldn‘t believe that he was actually thanking her.
"Yup!" Andrew nodded and held her hand at the same time. "Thank you for saving me from embarrassment." In fact, he did not really care if he was going to embarrass himself or not, but her considerate act had indeed touched him.
After enjoying a big meal to her satisfaction and even receiving Andrew's gratitude, Silvia was over the moon. On the way back home, she was extremely chatty. "Young Master Carter, it's still early. Let's go to the riverside for a walk.“
"Okay." If she wanted to go, he would go with her.
"Hmm, it's quite chilly, isn't it? Let's just forget about it then. Let's just go home." Silvia had changed her mind in a blink of an eye.
"Okay." Andrew complied to her.
"Young Master Carter, can I ask you something? Who do you think is prettier? Myself or Audrey?" Silvia turned her head and looked at him, "Just tell me, don't lie to me."
"Of course you're prettier!" Andrew thought to himself.
In fact, Andrew had long forgotten what Audrey looked like. If it wasn't because Silvia had mentioned Audrey to Andrew every now and then, he wouldn't have even remembered that he had actually met such a person.
However, Andrew didn't want Silvia to be so proud of herself, so he gave her an ambiguous answer, "Who do you think you can compare to with that face of yours?"
"Hey, what's wrong with my face? You're the one who's not good-looking! Your whole family is not good-looking!"
She was so happy today, but this man just had to spoil the mood for her. It seemed that she'd better not ask such a question in front of him in the future.
CHAPTER 1157
Silvia glared at him and said, “Andrew Carter, the more I look at you, the uglier you are. You are the ugliest man in the world!“
Andrew chuckled. "You're so childish!"
It was such a childish game, but he played along with her. After living with Silvia for quite some time, Andrew's thinking had inadvertently become a little more childish.
Silvia pouted her lips and said, "By the way, I've got good news to tell you. As you know, my family house got foreclosed a few months ago. Well, I've finally bought it back, and I can take my mom home tomorrow."
"Congratulations!" Of course, Andrew knew that Silvia had already bought the house again, as he was the one behind everything after all. On top of that, Silvia would also be receiving better news shortly!
"I don't have any classes tomorrow so I'm going over to the hospital to bring my mom home.“ Silvia finally regained the ownership of the house that was filled with all the beautiful memories of her family, so she was quite emotional about it.
She promised herself that she would study hard and do her best in managing Wateria Corporation. She would also take on the responsibility of taking care of her mother and never let her go through any more suffering.
"Is there anything else I can do for you?" Andrew asked tentatively. They had been together for so long, but Silvia had never asked for his help. At this very moment, he was anticipating that she would ask him to come along with her to the hospital to bring her mother back home.
However, Silvia replied without any hesitation, "No. I don't need your help."
Upon hearing her answer, Andrew's face fell in an instant. From that moment onwards, he no longer uttered a word.
Silvia knew that this man was unpredictable. She did not know what she had done to offend him. Since he ignored her, she would ignore him too. She thought that she would just focus on thinking about the things that would make her happy.
For instance, that old fellow, Norman Turner, had finally been convicted, and the shares that her father had left behind for her would be returned to her soon. By then, she would convene a shareholders' meeting and appoint someone who she could trust to manage the company.
As for who this person would be, Silvia had a good candidate in mind. It was Uncle Bachman, who had been helping Silvia's father in the past. However, Norman had kicked Uncle Bachman out of the company because he helped Silvia out after her father passed away.
However, the only problem was that Uncle Bachman was getting a little long in the tooth. Silvia wasn't sure if his children would agree to let him come out of his retirement to clean up such a mess for her.
If she couldn't get Uncle Bachman to help her, Silvia really could not think of anyone else. Wateria Corporation was a private company and she was the majority shareholder. The shareholders' meeting was in fact just a platform for her to make an official announcement.
Silvia was extremely distressed thinking that she would have to undertake such a heavy responsibility all by herself in the future. She was worried that if she couldn't do it well, she would drag all her employees down with her.
Silvia let out a discreet sigh and looked out of the window while in a daze. "If only they were still around, I wouldn't feel so helpless and lonely..." her heart muttered.
Andrew took a glance at Silvia through the corner of his eye. This woman's attention was not on him at all. Did she not realize that he was angry?
All she could ever think of using her tiny brain was food and her... Well, she certainly could not notice that he was angry.
Because he was angry at Silvia, Andrew stepped on the accelerator and the car sped up in an instant. He was driving so fast that they arrived at the villa in a flash.
As soon as the car arrived, Andrew got out of the car and left without helping Silvia open the car door chivalrously as he did a few days ago.
Silvia was used to Andrew's unpredictable temperament. Seeing that he didn't open the car door for her, she opened it herself and got out of the car.
It was September now, and the weather was chilly at night. After getting off the car, the gentle evening breeze blew against Silvia's body, making her mood a little more pleasant.
Silvia ate a lot during dinner, so she could feel that her stomach was a little bloated. Therefore, instead of going into the house, she had decided to take a walk in the yard to enjoy the evening breeze and stop thinking about that annoying Andrew.
The landscaping in the yard was very impressive. Other than a diverse of greeneries, there was also a bed of blooming roses. They were of different colors, from red to pink, and even white and yellow.
Just next to the bed of flowers was another villa. That was the place Silvia had lived in when Andrew had first purchased her. During her days in that villa, she had constantly felt despair.
For a while now, Silvia would observe the second villa in secret, but she did not notice anyone entering or exiting it. Therefore, she was certain that Andrew's parents did not live there.
There were many rumors about Mr. Carter that were circling around Madison City, and Silvia was curious about him too. She had even asked Auntie Cherry and the others about it, but they were all under Andrew's tyrannic training, so they were all tightlipped and did not give Silvia any useful information at all.
"Miss Turner, it's chilly at night. Be careful, don't catch a cold." Auntie Cherry brought a thin jacket over with her and draped on Silvia's shoulders. "What are you thinking about?"
"Thanks, Auntie Cherry!" Silvia smiled and said, "Has that house been empty all this while?"
“Yes." Auntie Cherry nodded. However, Auntie Cherry did not tell Silvia that Silvia was the only one who had ever lived in that house. Even their master, Andrew had not lived in it.
Silvia said in distress, "It's such a waste to buy such a big house and leave it empty. Isn't it better to sell it and get money out of it?"
Auntie Cherry said, “Well, the sum of money is insignificant to Master Andrew."
Silvia was convinced. "Well, that's true. Andrew only knows how to spend his father's wealth, so why would he care about money, right?"
"Miss Turner, you must be kidding!" Auntie Cherry smiled. However, she did not say anything that she shouldn‘t have said. Otherwise, Auntie Cherry might be fired just like Simon had been!
"By the way, Auntie Cherry, have you met Andrew's mother before?" To be honest, Silvia was really curious about Andrew's mother.
Silvia wanted to know what kind of woman his mother was. She wanted to know how his mother could be so bold to marry a man whom she had only met twice and lived a peaceful and blissful life ever since.
However, Auntie Cherry did not know anything about Andrew's family at all, so she said, "Miss Turner, do you want to go back to your room and have a rest instead?"
Auntie Cherry didn't know anything, so Silvia couldn't get anything out of her at all. Besides, it was quite boring to stay out in the yard by herself, so it would be better for Silvia to get back to her room and rest up for the next day.
However, the moment she was in her bedroom, Silvia felt that the room was terribly quiet without Andrew's constant nagging. She had already gotten used to him being by her side, so now that he was not here, she was starting to feel a little down.
Nonetheless, she had a clear mind on her relationship with Andrew and what she really wanted in life. Therefore, she would make sure that she would not mess everything up and eventually lose track of herself.
"Burp..."
All of a sudden, Silvia felt nauseated and thought that she was going to puke.
She rushed to the bathroom and grabbed on to the toilet bowl as she tried to vomit. However, nothing came out of her and the nauseous feeling did not disappear at all.
Silvia had always had a healthy gut and she would not suffer from any indigestion or whatsoever no matter what she ate. It was her very first time experiencing it, so she was rather depressed.
CHAPTER 1158
Could it be that she hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and so her stomach had gotten used to bland food? Therefore, she was suffering from indigestion after wolfing down half a roast duck?
"Urgh..."
Just as Silvia was thinking about it, she felt nauseous again. She held on to the toilet bowl but still nothing came out.
After a long time had passed, nothing improved. If the situation persists, she probably would not be able to go to bed that night. Therefore, Silvia decided to go to the kitchen to get some water and ask Auntie Cherry if she had any medicine.
Silvia came downstairs. Auntie Cherry was still awake, so when she saw Silvia coming downstairs again, she asked hurriedly, "Miss Turner, what can I do for you?"
"I'm having an upset stomach and I feel like vomiting.“ Silvia pressed her stomach. "So, I came down to get some water, maybe I'll feel better after."
"You're having an upset stomach and you feel like throwing up?" Auntie Cherry's jaw dropped. When she thought of a certain possibility, she trembled with excitement. "Miss Turner, do you feel like throwing up but nothing came out?"
Silvia's face was pale and she nodded in distress. "That's roughly how I feel. Auntie Cherry, do you know what's going on? If you do, could you please get me some medicine then?"
"No, no, no... Miss Turner, you can't take medicine.“ Thinking that there might be a little master in Silvia's womb, Auntie Cherry was so excited that she could not speak straight. "Miss Turner, please sit down first. I'll go and get you a cup of Master... Oh, no, I'll go get the Master here."
"Pour a cup of Master?!" Silvia wanted to laugh, but the moment she laughed she would feel nauseous again. It felt so awful that Silvia frowned as she said, "Auntie Cherry, don't pour me a cup of Master, just get me some water, that would do."
“Okay, okay..." Auntie Cherry quickly poured a glass of water for Silvia and handed it to her. Then, she helped Silvia to sit down on the chair and said, "Miss Turner, please stay here. I'll go get the Master."
"He's having his mood swings again. You'd better don‘t provoke him." Silvia did not want to see Andrew's stinky face when she was not feeling well.
"Miss Turner, it could be because you're pregnant that you're nauseated. How could the Master not know about this?“ After that, Auntie Cherry turned around and ran upstairs, leaving Silvia's brain buzzing in confusion.
Pregnant?!
She's pregnant?!
What on earth?!
That's impossible! It's absolutely impossible!
It would take at least a month or two for a pregnant woman to feel the symptoms, wouldn't it? A month ago, Andrew had given Silvia morning-after pills after their romantic nights, and during the subsequent times, they had taken used condoms too! Could Andrew's sperm be so indestructible?!
Even condoms and contraceptive pills were ineffective?!
Silvia's mind was swirling with thoughts and figures of people... She had never thought that she would be pregnant with Andrew's child.
She raised her hand and gently placed it on her belly. If there was really a new life in here, should she keep it or should she give it up?
She should...
Just as Silvia was still immersed in her thought, Andrew came to her side and held her in his arms. “Where do you feel unwell?"
His handsome face was right before her eyes. His eyes were gleaming and his brows were thick and well-groomed. He looked extremely charming, but at this moment, there was a worried look on his face. It seemed like he was not angry at her anymore, and he was genuinely concerned about her.
"Silvia, I'm talking to you! Why are you not responding?!"
He was obviously worried about her, but he was still being so fierce to her. Couldn't he be a little more gentle when he spoke to her?!
Silvia frowned. "I just don't feel good all over and I feel like I'm going to die. Are you satisfied with this answer?"
Moments ago, she was already a little feeling better. However, after getting yelled at, Silvia could feel that her entire body did not feel good and she was so annoyed that she wanted to beat Andrew up.
If she was really pregnant, she would have to carry the baby for nine months. Not only would she have difficulties moving around, but she also would not look as beautiful as she did.
Damn it. Silvia was angry at the thought of it. Why couldn't men be the ones to bear children?!
A man would enjoy a brief moment of pleasure but the woman would have to carry a child in her womb! After giving birth, it would also be the woman who would have to take care of the child for the rest of her life.
The more Silvia thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt as if she were a woman who endured a lifetime of suffering. She punched Andrew with her fist and scolded, "It's all your fault, you bastard!"
Andrew held her in his arms and said, "Don't be afraid. I'll take you to the hospital now to do a check up."
"I'm not going!" Silvia pushed him away. "I'm not going, and I mean it! Don't provoke me!"
"Be a good girl!" Andrew stroked her head, as if he was petting his pet. "Let's go to the hospital and get a check up done."
Silvia was not ready to be a mother. She was feeling helpless, therefore all the anger that was welling up in her could only be vented at this culprit. "I said, I‘m not going. Which part of that sentence do you not understand?"
"Listen to me!" She was ill, so Andrew couldn't let her do whatever she wanted. He carried her into his arms and got into the car.
"Andrew, you bastard! If... if..." If she were really pregnant with his child, she would not let him off the hook.
"Don't be afraid! Everything will be okay!“ He held her in his arms and comforted her patiently, hoping that she could calm down.
Silvia, who had already lost her mind at the moment, did not hear any of his words. She thought that this was a conspiracy that Andrew had plotted against her. "You just want to ruin my life! You must be very happy to see me in such a state."
No matter what he said, she just had the ability to twist his words. Eventually, Andrew stopped talking, and held her tightly in his arms.
In the hospital.
When Andrew arrived with Silvia, a group of doctors was already waiting for them. The entire scene was very imposing as if a grand battle was about to begin.
Andrew carried Silvia in his arms and got down the car. He gently placed Silvia on the bed and said, “Silvia, don't worry. I'll be here with you."
Then, a specialist did a checkup on Silvia and soon found out the cause of her illness. Silvia was not pregnant like what Auntie Cherry had suspected. In fact, she was nauseated because she was suffering from acute gastritis which was caused by overeating.
"I'm not pregnant?" Silvia asked. She glanced at Andrew covertly and was a little nervous. Sh‘t, she was so fierce to him and even hit him. Now that she wasn't pregnant, he would definitely get back at her, wouldn't he?
At the thought of him getting back at her, Silvia suddenly felt a jabbing pain in her neck. She shrank her neck and wished that she could turn into a tortoise so that she could hide in her shell.
However, it seemed like Andrew was not angry or whatsoever. He continued to hold her hand tightly and said to the doctor, "No matter what the problem is, you must cure her illness."
The doctor said, "Miss Turner's condition is not too serious. I'll prescribe her some medicine first, and before she finishes her whole prescription, please make sure that she practices a light diet."
A light diet?
F‘ck, they had to be kidding! Silvia had been refraining herself from greasy food for an entire month. Now that she could finally eat meat, she had to go back to a light diet again?
At that instant, Silvia thought of Andrew and glared at him furiously. "Andrew, tell me honestly, did you bribe this doctor?"
Andrew did have the ability to bribe a doctor, but he was so worried about her a while ago that he couldn't care about anything else. He really did not orchestrate the matter.
He said helplessly, "Calm yourself down and listen to the doctor's advice!"
CHAPTER 1159
"I'm not listening to you!" Silvia was furious. She had just come out of a rut and now she had fallen into another rut that this man had dug for her.
"Miss Turner, your condition is not yet stable. Please don't get too agitated, or your illness might worsen!" the doctor decided to help Andrew out of his predicament.
Silvia behaved unreasonably in front of Andrew, but she was an obedient child in front of the doctor. The moment the doctor asked her to calm down, she immediately stopped making a fuss but continued to look at Andrew plaintively. No matter what, it was still all his fault.
After collecting the prescribed medicine, Andrew fed them to Silvia personally. Then, he asked Silvia to lie down on the bed and said, “The doctor said that you have to stay at the hospital for one night for observation, so we'll spend the night here."
"Humph..." Even though she was only suffering from gastritis, he was the one who caused it. If he hadn't stopped her from eating meat, would she have overeaten and ended up like this?
Andrew rubbed her head gently and said helplessly, "If you don't feel like talking, then don't. It's getting late now, you should go to sleep already."
"Hmph..." Silvia turned her back on him.
Looking at her back, Andrew thought of the situation when he first heard that she might be pregnant.
When Auntie Cherry told him that Silvia might be pregnant, Andrew fell into a trance at that instant. But in the next second, a wave of unparalleled excitement engulfed him.
He wanted a child. A child born to Silvia and himself, that would look like either one of them. However, she wasn't pregnant.
The moment he heard that Silvia was not pregnant, Jayden was disappointed. It felt as if his fundamental bargaining chip had slipped through his fingers.
Huh...
But to think of it, it sounded rather ridiculous, didn't it? What was he afraid of? No one could ever change the fact that Silvia was now his wife. It was not like she could grow a pair of wings and fly away from him, right?
Needless to say, even if she could grow a pair of wings, he would never let her fly away from him.
Andrew sat beside Silvia. Since she didn't want to talk to him, he kept himself silent. Silvia rolled over towards him and pretended to be pitiful. "Andrew, let me tell you, I'm now an ill patient, so you should let me win. You mustn't bully me."
A while ago, she was so angry that she ended up hitting and biting him. Andrew was someone who would hold on to grudges, so she was worried that he would get back at her.
However, when Andrew heard what she had just said, he knew that she was thinking about some trivial matters again. He then said helplessly, "Don't think about it already. Just go to sleep now, okay?"
Before receiving his assurance, Silvia could never fall asleep peacefully. She thought that he would strangle her to death once she had fallen asleep. She held his hand and said softly, "Promise me that you won‘t bully me, okay? Or else I can't fall asleep.“
Andrew didn't know what to do with her so he nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you. You’re a patient now, so you're the boss. I'll listen to whatever you say, okay?“
Silvia quickly reached out her hand and said, "Pinky swear!"
Andrew did not say anything when he saw her behaving so childishly. He immediately stretched out his hand and hooked his pinky finger on hers as he said, "Alright, let's stop talking now. You should go to sleep already."
"Okay, I'm going to sleep now. You should get some rest too." Now that Silvia did not have to worry that Andrew would get back at her, she calmed down and fell asleep in a wink.
"Silvia..."
Suddenly, a familiar male voice sounded in her ears. Silvia looked in the direction of the voice, but she could not see anyone. “Felix?" Silvia called out.
"Felix, is that you? Are you looking for me?" Silvia looked around, but there was nothing around her. Did she hear it wrongly?
Just as Silvia was feeling puzzled, the familiar voice sounded behind her again,
"Silvia, can't you even recognize my voice?"
Silvia quickly turned around in search of the voice. This time, she didn't have to look for him anymore. He was standing right behind her.
However, Felix looked different, he did not look like how Silvia had remembered him. The smile, that was warmer than the sunshine, was nowhere to be found. Instead, his face was so cold that it could make one shiver.
Silvia was skeptical about the man who was standing before her. This man might not be her Felix. "Felix..."
"You still remember that I am your Felix, huh?" He narrowed his eyes, and his whole body looked like it was covered with a thick layer of mist.
"Of course i do, but..." But he was no longer the Felix that she knew. He looked scary and as he stared at her, Silvia couldn't help but feel anxious.
“But what?" He stepped forward and said with a smile. However, the smile was extremely frightening. "Silvia, tell me, what is it?“
Felix was clearly smiling, but his smile did not feel genuine at all. "Felix, I..."
“Since you don't want to say it, then let me do the talking." He smiled and his tone changed in an instant. "Silvia, tell me, why did you betray me?"
"I didn't..." Silvia shook her head. She wanted to say that she didn't betray him, but she couldn't.
Felix was right. She did betray their relationship. It was only a few months since he had left her, but she had already gotten together with another man.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Are you admitting that you've betrayed me?" Felix was getting closer to her. He lowered his gaze and stopped at her flat belly.
"I've always regarded you as my treasure and when l was with you, I would always be so gentle to you, in fear that I would hurt you... but what have you done in return? You've slept with another man behind my back. How could you be so shameless? How could you get pregnant with another man's child?“
"I didn't!" Silvia wasn't pregnant. She really wasn't... Just as Silvia was denying it, her belly slowly rose into a tiny baby bump.
"You're not pregnant?" Felix pointed at her protruding belly and said. “Just look at your belly. Are you still not admitting to it? Do you think I'm blind?"
"No, it's not like that... Felix, please listen to me..." Silvia wanted to explain, but there was no way to explain it. She was already pregnant, how else could she explain for herself?
"Didn't you want me to listen to you? Then explain it to me now. I'll listen." Felix approached her and reached out his large palm to touch her bulging belly. "Tell me, where did this illegitimate b‘stard in your belly come from?"
The phrase 'b‘stard' sounded extremely harsh as if it was piercing into her eardrums. She slapped his large palm off her belly and said, "He is not a b‘stard, he is my child.“
No doubt, it was strange that this child had appeared out of nowhere, but since she was his mother, Silvia felt that she had the responsibility to protect him. No one had the right to criticize him.
Felix reached out his hand and touched her belly again, "You can only bear my child. Since you are not pregnant with my child, then he is a b‘stard!"
CHAPTER 1160
"No, that's not it. He's not a b*stard... He is..."
"Who is he?"
"He is the child I have with my husband. He came to this world within a legal marriage, so he should be blessed, and not be questioned or criticized by anyone." Silvia said these words confidently. She was protecting her child, but indirectly, she was admitting that she was Andrew's wife.
"A child you have with your husband?" Upon hearing this, Felix's face fell. His face became so ferocious that Silvia felt as if she had never really known him. Then, he grabbed on to her wrist and questioned her in a stern voice, “Silvia, since when do you have a husband?"
Silvia answered him loudly, "I got married after you left..."
Felix grabbed her shoulders and shook her.
"Silvia, the only person that you can marry is me, only me! Why did you betray me and marry another man? Why did you betray our relationship? Do you know that I've been waiting for you?"
Felix's grip on Silvia's shoulders was so tight that he was already hurting her. Silvia wanted to break free from him, but she couldn't. Therefore, she could only apologize to him, "I‘m sorry! Felix, I'm sorry..."
Yes, she had betrayed him. Not only did she sleep with another man after he had left, but she was also even pregnant with that man's child.
However, it turned out that...
Silvia didn't want to think too deeply into it because she knew that thought that was hidden deep in her heart was too terrifying. She knew that she would not be able to bear it, so she would rather continue to live her life ignorantly.
"Silvia, you've promised me that you would be my bride. How can you break that promise?" Felix's voice sounded again, and it was no longer as gentle as it used to be. Instead, it was full of deep reproach and agony.
"Felix, please forget about me. I'm not a good girl, and I'm not worthy of your love. You should find a better girl than me." Silvia's words were heart-wrenching. She had never thought that they would end up in separate ways.
Moreover, Silvia understood clearly that this was just an excuse that she had found for herself. She was just too ashamed of her betrayal towards their relationship that she was looking for an excuse to free herself.
He laughed hysterically and said, "Forget you? Do you think that I'm you? Do you think that I can forget someone so easily like how you had forgotten about me?"
"Felix, I'm sorry! I'm sorry..." Silvia was not trying to ask for his forgiveness. She only hoped that he could live a good life and find a girl who was worthy of his love.
On the other hand, Andrew who was sitting next to Silvia realized that she wasn't sleeping very soundly. She looked like she was having a nightmare. Thus, Andrew tried to wake her up. "Silvia, wake up! Wake up!"
However, not only did she not wake up, tears were starting to slide down from the corner of her eyes. "I'm sorry, Felix! I'm really sorry! I didn't do it on purpose. I had no choice but to do that..."
Andrew was utterly disappointed as he heard what Silvia had said in her dreams. This d‘mn woman, he was the one who was accompanying her, and yet she was calling out another man's name so brazenly.
Andrew clenched his fists and wished that he could just strangle her to death. However, when he saw her tears, his chest tightened. It was so painful that he was gasping for air.
He shook her again. "Wake up!"
Finally, under Andrew's constant shake, Silvia opened her eyes in a daze. When she saw the person in front of her was him, her eyes were full of surprise and disappointment. Eventually, her eyes became so calm, as if nothing had happened a while ago.
“What did you dream of?" He clearly knew what she was dreaming about, but he still wanted to ask. He knew clearly that her answer would upset him, but he just couldn't refrain himself from asking her. Perhaps, he was hoping that she would tell him the truth.
"It's nothing much." Silvia responded softly and shut her eyes steadily, so that he could not see what she was thinking through her eyes.
"Nothing much?" Andrew asked in a somber voice.
While she was sleep-talking, Andrew had discerned a terribly cruel message from her words. Silvia was still missing Felix and she did not want to bear a child for Andrew.
Andrew was furious. "You really don't plan to tell me anything about it?"
He did not want to continue to pretend like he was ignorant about everything. He wanted to uproot the man who had been living in her heart, without leaving even a strand of hair behind.
"It's just a nightmare. There's nothing much to say about it." Silvia rolled over and turned her back on him, indicating that she did not want to talk to him about it.
"Silvia, who am I to you?" Andrew gritted his teeth and asked. At the same time, he was clenching his fists so tightly that his joints were starting to click.
"Who are you to me?" She smiled and said feebly, "What else could you be? Well, I would say that you're my sugar daddy, aren't you?"
Silvia was constantly reminding herself that she was someone who Andrew had bought over with money, and that he was just her sugar daddy. This was what he was to her, and no more than that. They must not have anything beyond this transactional relationship that they had at this point...
"You..." Every single word that came through her lips was like a sharp knife, piercing into his heart over and over again. It was so painful that he could feel blood was dripping from his heart.
"Young Master Carter, I've been by your side for more than a month, haven't I? The number of times that I've slept with you throughout this period is probably enough to pay off the money that you've spent on me, isn't it?" These words were cruel, but Silvia had no choice but to say it out loud so that she could remind herself of her true identity. She must not lose herself just because he was nice to her.
"You're courting death, Silvia Turner!" His eyes were bloodshot and bulging veins had appeared on his forehead, making him look like a wild beast that was about to go mad.
If all of these happened during the normal times, Silvia would definitely compromise with Andrew in order to protect herself. However, she did not look at him that day nor did she want to leave any more fantasy for herself.
"Whenever I think about it, I would think that it would be rather blissful to die in your hands."
"Okay, okay, okay..." Andrew said 'okay' three times in a row. If he continued to stay there, he might really crush Silvia to death. Therefore, before he could do such an irreparable thing to her, Andrew got up and left the room.
As soon as Andrew left, the tension in the room disappeared in an instant. Silvia opened her eyes slowly and looked at the door. "Andrew, l have a man who I like. Our relationship was a mistake from the very beginning. Since it was a mistake, we should end it early. But why must you be so persistent about this? What good would it be for the two of us?"
It seemed like Silvia had never understood what Andrew, this unpredictable man, was thinking all these while. Perhaps, it was like what he had said before, as long as he was happy, there was no need for any reasons.
Andrew was a person who would do things according to his mood. As long as he was happy, nothing had to be logical nor did it have to be done based on certain reasons.
At the thought of it, Silvia broke into a gentle laugh. In fact, it was not too bad to live life like he did. He never had to care about what the others would think about him and he could just live the way he wanted to.
In the past, Silvia was like this too. Having two solid backings to back her up, she would only do things according to her mood and she had never cared about how the others would think about her.
However, everything had changed. She had lost her greatest sources of support, and she would have to take on everything by herself ever since. She could no longer live her life as she liked.
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