LOGINJennifer had no intention of letting Lucas stay, so he could only try to distract her.And honestly, he was curious.He had warned Leon before that getting past the Redson family would not be easy.But he had not expected things between Leon and Jennifer to blow up this fast.So Lucas really wanted to know what had happened.“His mother told me to leave him.”“Oh. That’s normal. But that can’t be the only reason things escalated this quickly, right?”Telling a girlfriend to leave was the usual move for women like Leon’s mother.The moment they decided their son’s girlfriend was not the kind of person the family wanted, they stepped in to deal with it.“When you started dating Leon, didn’t you know you’d have to face this eventually?”The gap between their backgrounds was obvious.Jennifer should have known this would happen from the start.“She offered me one hundred dollars to leave Leon. Was I supposed to just swallow that?”“One million? That’s not worth getting upset o
“Why are you yelling? It’s still true. Leon, I’m telling you, we’re over. Stop shamelessly harassing me.”“You crazy woman. You think you can just break up whenever you feel like it?”“Well, you’re seeing it happen now.”They were going at each other so fiercely over the phone that Lucas’s mouth twitched from where he stood nearby.Seriously.He suddenly felt that his own girlfriend Warner was pretty easygoing.She might be cold to him sometimes, but at least she did not fight with him like this.Jennifer was practically a wildcat right now.What did Leon even see in this?While Jennifer argued with Leon, Lucas silently kept calling her a firecracker in his head.Jennifer finally hung up on Leon.Then she turned to glare at Lucas, looking even less pleased with him.The look made Lucas flinch.“D-Don’t look at me like that.”“Are you leaving or not?”Her voice was icy, with a clear warning beneath it.“I can’t leave.”Honestly, Lucas wanted to.He had realized Jennife
Jennifer’s face darkened the moment she heard that.“Both of ours?”“Of course. It’s both of yours, so you don’t get to decide this on your own.”Jennifer nearly lost it.“You…”“Hey, no swearing.”Before she could curse him out, Lucas cut her off.Jennifer was furious.Both of theirs?So when she told Leon about the hundred dollars, that had been her stirring up trouble alone.But now it had suddenly become something that involved both of them.She shot Lucas an annoyed glare.“Stop meddling.”With that, she turned and headed into the hotel.For the first time, Jennifer understood why Stella had hated the people around Evan so much.A man could be awful, but his friends would always take his side.Stella had liked Lucas before.But Jennifer definitely did not like him now.Especially since she had already told him to stay out of it, and he still followed her.When she stepped into the elevator, Lucas followed.Jennifer blocked the entrance.“What exactly are you d
“Me? You want me to stall her?”Lucas glanced at Jennifer, who had already gotten into a car ahead of him, then quickly started driving after her.“Keep her there for me. I’ll be there first thing tomorrow morning.”“How am I supposed to keep her there?”That was not exactly a simple request.How was he supposed to stop her?Leon sighed. “Man, whether my baby makes it depends on you. You can’t just stand by and do nothing.”Lucas fell silent.Oh, hell.He was already regretting making that call.Now it had somehow become a life-or-death situation.“Why does she want to end the pregnancy?”Leon had clearly pushed her too far.And now Lucas was supposed to stop her from making a decision about her own pregnancy?How was that supposed to make sense?“It’s a long story. Just keep her there for me. Please.”“Why can’t you get here sooner?”If Jennifer planned to go through with it today, Lucas had no idea what he could do.“There weren’t any flights left. I’m driving, so I
As Jennifer left the hospital, she glanced at her phone, which had been buzzing nonstop.Another message from Leon had come in.'You heartless woman. What did the baby ever do wrong? I’m the one who didn’t believe you. Take it out on me if you’re angry.'Jennifer stared at the screen, completely speechless.She had always thought Leon seemed a little unreliable when he was hanging around Evan and the others.But how had he found out about her pregnancy so quickly?Seriously.She had never planned to tell him.And take it out on him?What was there to take out on him? They were breaking up. What was the point?Another message came in.'Let’s talk. Don’t do anything impulsive. Please don’t do anything about the baby.'Leon was genuinely panicking.Especially since Jennifer would not answer his calls or reply to his messages.In a moment like this, that was enough to make anyone lose their mind.Jennifer stood at the curb, trying to hail a cab, with no intention of respondi
Jennifer’s silence had thoroughly angered Leon.“This woman…”He hated it when someone refused to answer calls or messages during an argument.He hated people who disappeared on him.His assistant, Shane, stepped into the office.“Mr. Redson, Ms. Tanner has gone to Hamilton.”The moment Leon realized he could not reach Jennifer, he had people start looking for her.Now that he knew she was in Hamilton, his brows pulled together.“What is she doing in Hamilton?”That woman.As far as he knew, Jennifer had no relatives there and no business there either.“She made an appointment at a hospital.”“A hospital? Is she sick?”Hearing that Jennifer had gone to a hospital in Hamilton made Leon even more uneasy.Harbor City had plenty of excellent hospitals.Why would she travel all the way to Hamilton for medical care?“She went to the OB-GYN department.”To be fair, Leon might be unreliable when he was with Evan and the others.But the people around him were competent.In su







