Everything happened so suddenly that Kris wasn’t sure how to react. She was carrying Hayden’s child, but she didn’t expect her pregnancy to be revealed during the banquet at Walton Residence. Not only was it revealed, but the Waltons also uncovered the fact that the baby didn’t belong to the Waltons.
At that time, she didn’t want to remain conscious, so she pretended that she had fainted. She was also scared of waking up, as she couldn’t face Gideon and Shelly’s wrath. It wasn’t until Hayden rushed her to the hospital that she acted as if she had just regained consciousness.
Miraculously, the baby she carried was still intact. However, she would prefer that she had a miscarriage, for nobody would be able to prove who the father was in that case. Without proof, she could easily insist that the baby belonged to the Waltons, which meant she could still salvage her relationship with Gideon, as well as help advance the Starks’ Green Palms Project.
And now, the doctor informed her that the baby she carried was a little more than two months old, which was what she had expected, but still, she felt as if it was the end of the world. “Mom…” She couldn’t move her body, as her lower body hurt whenever she did. Soon, tears stained her cheeks.
“Did this man bully you? Tell me! Did he force himself on you? I will make sure justice is served! I will go explain things to the Waltons!” Rachel kept on giving Kris a look. For now, they had to blame everything on Hayden, because the most important thing to do was to protect Kris’ dignity.
Upon hearing what Rachel said, Hayden wore a grim look on his face. “Mrs. Stark, you’re being a little too mean. The love between Kris and I is true. She told me she is only faking an engagement with Gideon, so it will only be temporary. Now, she will no longer need to be tied down to that fake relationship. She already has my baby, so I will take care of her. In a few days, I will propose a marriage with your family.”
“A marriage proposal? You?! Don’t you even think about it! You’re the one who got my daughter into this mess! You rapist! The baby she carries doesn’t belong to you! It belongs to Gideon! I will never allow my daughter to marry you! I will sue you!” Rachel’s whole body was trembling with rage.
“Sue me? Haha…” Hayden assumed that it was because of Rachel and Cameron that Kris had to get engaged with Gideon. As soon as he heard Rachel was going to sue him, his face contorted slightly with anger. “Kris and I have feelings for each other! On the contrary, how dare you, as her parents, use her as a chess piece to help solve Stark Group’s financial deficit? She will be under my care from now on, so you can leave now! I can also guarantee that the baby she carries is mine! I’ve already replaced those contraceptive pills with vitamins, so we never took any contraceptive measures to begin with!”
Hayden didn’t think Kris would lie to him about her relationship with Gideon. On the other hand, because he was the one who replaced the contraceptive pills with vitamins, he knew she would get pregnant, and that the baby must be his.
“You—” This time, not only Rachel, but even Kris, was staring at Hayden in disbelief. Kris never expected that the most loving man she ever knew—the man who bought her contraceptives—was the most conniving of all. He didn’t even give her any contraceptives. Instead, he was deceiving her so that she would be pregnant with his baby!
“Hayden, you—” Kris was feeling both frustrated and anxious. So he is the culprit! If it weren’t for him, my pregnancy wouldn’t have been discovered by the Waltons!
“Kris, don’t worry. I will marry you after you cut all ties with the Waltons. From now on, we will be together…” When Hayden looked at her, his gaze was as gentle as could be. However, she could detect a hint of obsession and madness in his gaze.
All of a sudden, she got an odd feeling about everything. Throughout their relationship, Hayden had allowed her to do anything she pleased, and he unconditionally bought into all of her crappy lies. In fact, she could almost get away with anything. But then, he was even more possessive than most other men. Whenever he couldn’t find her in the Stark Group, he would give her a call to find out her whereabouts.
There was once when she switched her phone into silent mode during a meeting in another company, and he ended up giving her almost a hundred calls within the span of three hours. Her initial reaction was to feel touched by his actions, but she was frightened now when she noticed the crazed look in his eye. She hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she still couldn’t say anything.
When Rachel observed the two of them, her heart was heavy with disappointment. Kris didn’t listen when I told her to cut ties with Hayden. Look at the mess she made now! “Hayden, you might have your plans, but don’t you forget that we are Kris’ parents.” It wasn’t until then that Rachel recalled that Cameron hadn’t spoken at all, so she moved behind him to tug on his arm. “Cameron, say something!”
The look on Cameron’s face couldn’t get any darker. Before that, he would turn a blind eye to whatever it was that Kris did. This time though, she had crossed a line. Now that Stark Group was still going through a crisis, he didn’t have any more energy to expend to deal with the mess Kris made. In fact, the only reason he didn’t slap her in the face right away was because he didn’t want to bring even more shame to the family name.
With a chilly look and a stiff voice, he told Hayden, “Mr. Fuller, as Kris’ father, I would like you to inform your father of your intentions if you want Kris’ hand in marriage. After all, my daughter isn’t someone I can give away to just anybody.”
Hayden’s eyes lit up upon hearing what he said. “I will give my father a call right away!”
“Do whatever you want. For now, please give my family some space and time for a private conversation,” Cameron stated coldly.
Despite Hayden’s hesitation, he decided to save Cameron some dignity. After tucking Kris properly under the blanket and telling her that he would soon be back, he left the ward. As soon as the door closed behind Hayden and the ward was once again blanketed in silence, Cameron slapped Kris on the face mercilessly while she was still lying on the bed. As a result, Kris’ head turned to the side, and her lips were tinged with blood.
“Ah, Cameron! What the hell? Why did you slap her? You—” There was another loud slap, but this time, it landed on Rachel’s face. Soon enough, her face became swollen as well.
The atmosphere tensed up as Rachel stared at the man before her in disbelief. With a gloomy look on his face, he snapped, “Just look at what you have done! Your daughter cheated in her relationship and got pregnant with the Fuller Family’s baby! Not only did she not abort the baby, but she even failed to conceal the truth, and now everybody in Bradfort City knows that my daughter is a shameless b*tch who cheated in her relationship! Don’t you know that my company is in a predicament? What have you contributed to the family other than trying to get my shares in the company?” Cameron was furious.
He was already running out of time to resolve the crisis that Stark Group was facing, but Kris had ruined his only opportunity to do that. According to what Hayden said, he had always planned on getting Kris pregnant. After that, he even eagerly leaked the news, which ruined Kris’ life, as nobody other than Hayden would want to marry her after everything that had happened. Most importantly, Cameron had no idea what he could do anymore to solve the crisis that Stark Group was in.
Meanwhile, Kris felt her face had gone numb because of the slap. When she regained her senses, she stared at her father with a pitiful look on her face. “Dad, am I only a tool to you, just like what Hayden said? I am in so much pain now, so how could you slap me and my innocent mother?”
