Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
The foreboding of losing her spurred Jared’s anxiety, but he tried to soften his voice. “Ellen, we can work this out. Please don’t leave me.”
She approached him with reddened eyes and placed her hand against his chest, whereas the man was confused by her actions. The steady heartbeat rendered it impossible to fight back the tears in her eyes; he dared not move a muscle, letting her be.
No one knew how much he wanted to wipe off those tears, but he knew she would hate whatever he did right now. Despite the agonizing grief, Ellen returned to the living room for the cat. After settling it into the box, she gave it to him. “Take it.”
She was worried she might abandon the cat for real, and if he forgot about it instead, the cat might starve to death. He held the box as she closed the door loudly, failing to bring himself to leave the place out of worry. This is not what I expected.
Of course, he could understand her stance. After all, Connor and Olivia kept the seven-year- old girl in the dark, so how could Ellen not hate herself for only knowing the truth now?
But I will protect her and love her forever in her brother’s place. Meanwhile, Ellen began packing her stuff behind the door while anything that did not belong to her remained.
On the other hand, Connor returned home only to be pulled over by Olivia. “I found a way to stop Ellen from coming after us.” “What?” It was a monotonous voice.
“Ellen owns nothing from the beginning. She’s all puffed up because of Mr. Presgrave. What happens to her if they break up? Plus, we’ve gone bust. If she insists on getting the money from us, we’ll have no choice but to sell the house and cars.”
“Just cut to the chase!” He glared at her. “Lena called Ellen to drive a wedge between the couple, and Ellen is misled into believing that the Presgraves forced us to sign the donation agreement.
She can’t even bear the sight of Mr. Presgrave now. If she happens to call you, just tell her the same story. That way, she’ll resent the Presgrave Family to her bones, she recounted.
Connor paused momentarily. “Are we not gonna take responsibility?” ‘Ellen’s nothing without the Presgrave Family, so why should we be afraid?” Olivia rebuked confidently. “Do you think she can seriously pull something on us? Even if that happens, we can just settle it with some money.”
He contemplated, She’s right. With Mr. Presgrave’s support, Ellen can take away half of our assets at any time. Now, my investment has gone out of the window, and I have two families to feed. I won’t be able to choke up the money for Ellen. It’s not bad to put up with it with Lena’s plan for now.
Thinking about his failed attempt to get money, he sighed. He thought they would be able to get out of trouble again, yet Benjamin could not care less about them.
The Presgrave Family was no longer their backup, and all they had left. was the assets in their possession right now. As an afterthought, he became petty. Right, we mustn’t give Ellen our money. She’s a girl; she’s gonna marry someone and become an outsider one day.
In the meantime, Ellen was forcing herself to pack her stuff. It was not until then that she realized how many things Jared had given her. She looked at her phone, which was a present from him, and felt relieved for not discarding her old one yet. It could still be used after inserting the SIM card.
Holding the phone, she wanted to know the details of what happened that year to validate Selena’s words. In the end, she contacted Connor, whom she believed would be able to clear her doubts.
When the phone rang, Connor was going to drink in the hall on the second floor when the dialer’s name gave him a bag of nerves, but he picked up the phone nevertheless. “Ellie!”
“Uncle Connor, I have something to ask you.” She sounded unusually serious. “It must be about your brother’s donation to the Presgrave Family, I suppose.”
“Yup. Did they threaten you to sign the agreement? Did they force us to donate Kevin’s heart?”
He broke into a cold sweat, but he figured it was fine to lie to make her hate the Presgrave Family. “Yeah, they did. If I didn’t sign it, they would’ve-”
“What would they have done?”
“You’re still young and naive about the world, Ellie. How can someone like us go against a rich family? Even if they didn’t tell us what they’d do to us, we wouldn’t be able to survive after getting in their way.”
“Uncle Connor, be honest. Is this true?” “Why would I lie to you? They forced me to sign the papers. After the surgery, they even stopped by to thank us and stuffed us with money. Ellie, I was useless. I failed to protect your brother.”
There was a vivid image in her memory. On the day Kevin passed away, a few men in suits came to Connor’s place and gave a credit card right in front of her eyes! So, that was what happened.
The invisible weight sat upon her chest and stifled her breath, whereas tears wet her cheeks.
“Cheer up, Ellie. Kevin has passed for many years. You should lead a good life too. If anything happens, I will help you.” Connor comforted her, and the tad of guilt in him remained only for a fleeting second, though. “Ellie, listen. You must not be at odds with the Presgrave Family. They’re loaded and powerful. If you make a ruckus, you’ll be in danger.” He tried to make her perceive the Presgraves as a formidable beast.
“Why should I be afraid?” She bit her lip. “They can just come right at me.”
“You fool. Being able to live a peaceful life is our blessing. At least that’s how it is for normalt people like us. Don’t ever gamble your life. And one more thing-stay away from Mr. Presgrave.”
“Uncle Connor, was Kevin… in much pain?” A sharp pang pricked Ellen’s chest, making it impossible to breathe. “I-I’m not sure. We weren’t allowed to enter the operating room. Connor glossed it over.
He must’ve been in so much pain. They dug his heart out before he passed away! Her world fell apart, and she could not stop crying. Right now, her only wish was to leave everything Jared gave her.
She removed the SIM card to insert it into her old phone. Next, she pulled out her luggage and opened the door. To her surprise, the man was leaning against the wall outside.
The gentle Jared approached her. “Ellen, where are you going?” She did not utter a single word as tears streamed down her cheeks. The sheer sight of him made her suffer.
“I can give you a ride.” He entered the elevator with her while holding the cat.
She closed her eyes and turned her head away, hurting the man with her reaction. In actuality, he wished that she would yell or vent her emotions at him as long as it was not a cold treatment. At that point, it felt like she was going to ignore him forever.
They came out of the elevator and walked straight to the entrance of the neighborhood. She was pulling her luggage as he trailed behind her. She hailed a cab, and it pulled over when he finally grabbed her wrist. ‘Ellen, don’t go.”
“Let go of my hand. I don’t wanna see you.” She turned around with resentful and sorrowful eyes. “Then, when will you want to see me?” he questioned hoarsely.
“Not in this lifetime.” She looked away. “Will you see me if I return Kevin’s heart?” He patted his chest. “If you hate the idea of me using his heart, I can remove it.”
Ellen hurriedly looked back at him with frantic eyes, fearing that he might do something stupid as he said. Jared noticed the concern in her gaze and added, “I can wait for another donor. If you want it back, I can remove it.”
Suddenly, she recalled that he was only ten back then. The poor boy was bedridden, waiting to be saved, so who was she to despise him for that? Although she did not wish to see him, she had never thought of getting it back..
“You should cherish it now that you own it. It’s just hard for me to look you in the face.” She wiped her tears and got into the car.
As his hands were placed against the window, the driver stepped on the pedal and almost dragged the sophisticated man along the road. Jared’s knees were on the ground, prompting her to pop her head out of the window to check on him. At the same time, six bodyguards were running toward him.
She was going to reprimand the driver when he pre-empted her. ‘You’re welcome, miss. You should stay away from a scumbag like him. A handsome man with a slick tongue is full of lies.”
“You’re misunderstanding something, sir. Please do not do something like this again. It’s dangerous,” she reminded. Later, she averted her gaze back to the neighborhood, which shrank into a tiny dot. I wonder if he’s okay.
On the other hand, the bodyguards gazed at Jared’s scraped hand concernedly. “Sir, should we go to the hospital?”
“Sir, are you alright?” He shook his head before something occurred to him. “Follow her. I have to know where she’s heading to.”
Considering how Ellen did not have a place to stay, it would be difficult to track her down in the future. At that instant, two bodyguards drove off while Jared heaved a sigh, her final words easing his heart a little..
” “Hurry! At the entrance! What am I supposed to do? She fainted and is bleeding!” The young man was scared out of his wits.
After the receptionist called 911, a man in a robe appeared. Judging from his wet hair, it seemed like he had just come out of the shower.
“Bro, what should I do?” The young one pulled him while pointing at the fainted girl, whom the man-in- robe instantly recognized before punching him. “Ouch! What’s that for?”
“Can’t you focus on the road? Why did you run into someone-someone I like at that!” Lambert flew another punch at Corey before approaching her.