Then, he exploded. “Ella, you’ve lost your mind! That was my child! How could you?”
I watched him lose it, but I was emotionless. If I had not known how ruthless he could be, I might have thought he cared about the
baby. However, he was just upset he had lost his hold over me.
Jeffrey’s anger faded to a sad smile. “Ella, do you still think I’m out to get you? No, it’s not true. I really realize my mistake now. When Sophie showed her true colors after I lost Graham Group because of her, I saw it clearly. She never loved me for me, just for
who I was and where I stood. She’s just a mean woman.”
After we fixed the date for the wedding, Daniel started running Graham Group. He kicked Jeffrey out and even took over his and
Wendy’s shares.
Anthony had always felt bad about how things went with Daniel and had never really cared about Wendy. Hence, he just looked
the other way when it came to what Daniel did.
Jeffrey was left with nothing–no money, no power. Sophie could not live a good life with him anymore.
Jeffrey had always lived the high life and was not the type who could handle tough times.
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One day, he went to the Graham residence to ask Anthony for money, but Anthony would not even meet with him. Just like that,
he had no one else to turn to.
When he got back to his run–down rental, he was shocked to find Sophie with someone else.
There she was, expecting his baby, but she was messing around with another man. The man bolted out so fast that he did not
even put on his pants. Jeffrey was so mad that he took it all out on Sophie.
Sophie cried and pleaded, hoping the baby would make him stop.
However, Jeffrey, his eyes filled with rage, kicked her.
“A baby? You don’t deserve to have my baby, you bitch. It’s all your fault I lost everything. Are you happy now? That’s right, a
baby! Ella’s having my baby too.”
Jeffrey thought he had a way out, so he came to me in a hurry, thinking he could use the baby to make things right. However, that
baby was already gone.
Soon, Jeffrey was arrested by the cops.
Sophie was gone.
When they found her, she was in a pool of blood.
Jeffrey got the death penalty for intentional murder.
His execution day was my wedding day with Daniel.
That night, Daniel leaned in and whispered, “I’ve been meaning to ask, why didn’t you tell me about the baby?”
I hugged him tightly, my voice scratchy. “You tested me, so I had to see what you’d do as a test for you.”
Daniel knew about it when Jeffrey first showed up, but he stayed hidden, listening. He was testing me then. When Jeffrey blurted
out I was pregnant, Daniel did not say a word. I wanted to test him back with that.
However, not long after that, I saw baby books and pregnancy tips in his office. He was ready to welcome the child.
He chuckled softly.
“I’m all in now,” he said.
I grinned. “Me too.”
The next day, our one–year marriage contract was just a bunch of torn shreds.
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