Zoey couldn't understand the reason behind Laurence's tantrum, so she secretly went to ask the butler, "Did we have guests over today?""No, madam." "How peculiar," she thought. Nevertheless, she dismissed Laurence’s capricious temper as part of his mood swings. Fortunately, he stopped throwing a fit soon after that.As exhausted as Zoey was, she didn't have the energy to figure out what was on his mind. She headed to the bedroom upstairs and fell fast asleep.Zoey was still deep in her slumber during dinner time. Seeing the empty seat at the dining table, Laurence asked the butler with an unpleasant expression, "Where is Miss Jenner?" "I think she’s still upstairs.""Go and call her."Unable to stand Laurence’s sour mood, Mrs. Scott chided, "Who upset you now? Don't make that face at home."Laurence fell silent as a frown slowly formed on his face. Indeed, he shouldn't let Zoey affect his emotions so easily.Standing up, he said, "Never mind. I'll go and get her."Mrs. Scott felt fr

Zoey was both taken aback and confused by his question. Looking up, she noticed that Laurence's expression was extremely sullen. His forceful pinch hurt her chin, but she endured the pain and replied softly, "No."Laurence looked at her with a fake smile and warned, "You'd better think twice before answering, Miss Jenner."Zoey's eyes met his cold glare, feeling dumbstruck yet again. His interrogating tone was starting to make her seriously reflect on whether she'd done something wrong behind his back.As far as she could remember, she'd never revealed the company's confidential information, and neither had she once inquired about Laurence's whereabouts like other wary women.Confidently, she shook her head and insisted, "I swear I didn't, Mr. Scott." While speaking to him out of fear, her voice sounded hoarse and quiet.Laurence released his grip on her chin, the hostility in his eyes easing slightly. He was wondering about the possibility of Zoey lying to him. He had a good impress

In an instant, Zoey’s blood ran cold.She held her breath and raised her trembling eyes to glance carefully at the paper in his hand.A gray image was printed on the white paper.The bezels were also clearly visible.Zoey stood stiffly in her spot. Her feet seemed to have been nailed to the ground and filled with lead, feeling so heavy that she couldn't even lift a foot.At that moment, she hardly dared to look at Laurence's expression.Zoey had shredded all the documents from the hospital to get rid of the evidence. The only thing she’d kept was the ultrasound image because she was reluctant to discard it–which she’d hidden in the drawer.She didn't even know how Laurence discovered the truth.Zoey forced herself to calm down, trying to convince herself that maybe it belonged to him and wasn’t hers.With clenched fists, she waited until her quivering breath stabilized before walking over slowly.Then, she started changing her clothes as if nothing had happened.Laurence didn't make a

Crying helped Zoey release her pent-up emotions. Her eyes were completely red as she raised them to meet Laurence’s disinterested ones. “I’d planned to tell you about this in a few more days.”They were both adults, so they shouldn’t be childish and impulsive in making decisions. The child was innocent. A new life had been brought into this world because of her carelessness. Even if Zoey wanted the kid, she would still have to discuss things with Laurence. The life of a child born in a single-parent family wasn’t as rosy as what was depicted in television dramas. Zoey wouldn’t be able to provide her child with a comfortable life financially. On top of that, no matter how close of a relationship she had with her child, she couldn’t replace the role a father played in a family. Although Zoey had thought long and hard about all those factors, she wouldn’t force Laurence to fulfill his duties as a father. She would still raise the child alone if he wanted nothing to do with it.Laurence

“I don’t think of it that way,” Zoey explained.Laurence looked at her coldly. “Do you know the responsibilities parents have to bear?”His tone wasn’t aggressive. In fact, he sounded quite reasonable, and this made Zoey seem like the immature one.“I know.”“If so, why are you still holding on to unrealistic fantasies?” Laurence felt a little irritated, but at the same time, he thought he shouldn’t feel that way. “I’ll give you two choices. Talk to my lawyer yourself tomorrow.”Zoey nodded. “I know I shouldn’t be emotional but be more like you and deal with this calmly and rationally. But I’m a human, and humans have feelings,” she rambled, sounding like she was choking back tears.Indeed, humans can feel love and pain and cry when they feel sad. Not everyone could be like Laurence. She lifted a hand to wipe away her tears when she finished speaking her mind. “I’m going to sleep now,” said Zoey. After a slight pause, she added, “You should get some rest too, Mr. Scott.” She didn’t b