. Instinctively shielding her s

s closed

ed a baseball bat against his palm. "Well, you're not bad-looking. Too bad someone wants yo

eady. "You just want money, right?

hesitated f

they went where the money was. Bu

phone and initia

st a housewife. Where would she get that kind of cash? I've already given yo

nt notification chimed

e tapped to accept the transfer.

Bethany's head to the side. "You bitch!"

r cheek, Bethany stared fixedly

as entirely

as L

h

na want to h

nding around for?" the l

f clubs and bats came cr

er drowned out her agon

eam flowed down h

ntly washed into th

on the ground, bare

erence. He lowered his bat and glanced at his

y quickly piled into their van and

self to move, Bethany crawled agonizingly slowly and grabb

ie. She still

nto her eyes, dyeing the world red, but he

owever, her violently trembling fingers slipped, accidenta

. Operating on pure instinct, she

lp

er consciousness completely fa

ly as the previously quiet gr

's going on? Tough Coder,

ed calling Tough Coder,

e already called the cops. T

st pulled her IP addres

n, but I'll cover whatever it costs.

.

t, the torrential downpour

cars in its wake, its headlights piercing the heav

the back seat and spoke with deep respect. "Mr. Clar

allowed by the shadows, his very presen

slightly, his voice c

black immediately scat

h the rain. "Found someone! It's a preg

printed forward, completely ignoring Collin

in a puddle. Her breathing was dangerously

he picked up the phone

ill lit. It was locked onto

the members casually discussi

woman in front of him was actually the g

e Maybach. "Get her to the hospital immediately. Mobilize their top medical team and do wh

g rapid-fire phone calls to arr

slit through the darkness a

. We must operate on her right now." The doctor threw the wor

perating room, a chilling

uickly updated everyone in th

Collin jogged over, clutching a thick stack of docume

weights who co-founded Bethania Literary Press. Bethany herself had been a cel

father's life and left her mother severel

left Bethany with sever

ially by the Gordon family, he took the initiative to handle

e funeral, the t

r resources and connections to pave Brandon's way, willingly acting as his nameless ghostwr

sacrificed everything for was secretly

ding, a complex glint

panying his student, Lana Barrett. The thugs from tonight have

orrhaging at death's door, yet he is holding

day, Bethany slow

her senses, and the sight of the stark white ceilin

re aw

oice sounded ri

notice the man s

h slightly parted bangs. His features were striking, but it was his eyes that st

he was, he spoke again. "I'm so

to her abdomen. Her palm met only

lor drained from her face, and ho

baby

to the doctor, you need to rest and avoid majo

ng the suffocating wave of grief, and ask

o brought you t

ing me. I won't fo

unreadable smile. "Why so formal

with utter confusion. She had absolutely no me