Chapter 169
Austin Grant’s voice was full of low pressure anger, biting and grinding his teeth.
It seemed like he could ignite in an instant.
As long as Vivian Sinclair’s answer didn’t satisfy him, he might uncontrollably rush forward and take her away.
However, Vivian didn’t take him seriously at all.
“Why should I explain myself to you p>
“Austin Grant, are you thinking too highly of yourself p>
“Move aside p>
“Otherwise, my people won’t be kind to you p>
Vivian said as she stepped forward, and Left and Right followed her, pressing toward Austin.
But Austin had no intention of letting her go.
He stared hard at Vivian, his eyes bloodshot: “You’re carrying my child p>
“Vivian, you can’t marry someone else with my child inside you p>
“I know he gave you a grand proposal, but everything Julian Thorne can give you, I can too p>
“I’m just afraid he’ll bring you to the civil registry office, so I’ve been waiting here since yesterday morning p>
“Sure enough, you came p>
“Do you know? I didn’t dare miss it for a second because I fear you’d impulsively marry him p>
“Vivian, I know you’re sick of me, and you don’t want to give me a chance p>
“But at the very least, think about the children p>
“Do you want them to grow up bearing the burden of their background, under the scrutinizing eyes of others p>
“Come back to me p>
“Let’s raise the children together and give them a happy and complete home p>
Austin Grant gazed deeply at Vivian, reaching out his hand.
He realized how far he’d fallen.
A stark contrast to the wealthy president he used to be, the heir of The Grant Family.
Yet, no matter how downcast he became, he wouldn’t beg his father to let him return to The Grants.
Only after losing everything did he fully grasp what he truly desired.
He wanted Vivian.
He wanted their past days.
Days before Zoe Monroe came back, when they lived alone in their cozy home, those simple yet warm memories he cherished.
Back then, she was wrapped in the warmth he created, asking about his well-being daily.
Trying her best to be the perfect wife and mother.
Austin admitted, back then, he wasn’t moved.
It was only after plotting against her and each confrontation, watching her come alive, getting furious with him, did he realize his gaze unconsciously lingered on her p>
But he lost her.
She left without looking back because of Zoe Monroe’s appearance, his bias, and countless misunderstandings.
Austin couldn’t understand why she’d see his willingness to turn back as unforgivable.
Helplessly divorced, now having to watch her marry someone else?
Austin indeed was verging on madness now.
He wouldn’t allow her to take his child and marry another, not even if he had to die for it!
Yet, Vivian faced his nearly revealed sincerity with only a cold laugh.
“Happy, complete home p>
“Mr. Grant, if I remember correctly, your first love, Ms. Zoe Monroe, is pregnant with your child too p>
“In that case, stop thinking about the ones in my belly p>
“Because, they have nothing to do with you p>
“Why make things complicated, you can marry your beloved and get your grandmother’s inheritance just the same p>
Austin’s face darkened.
“Vivian, stop joking poorly p>
“You know I don’t care about inheritance; all I want is you p>
“If you’re bothered by Zoe’s accident, I can personally remove it p>
“But who else could the baby in your belly belong to if not mine p>
“Your lies just to rid of me are too far-fetched p>
Vivian looked at him with a blank expression.
Saying the truth, word by word:
“All this while, have you not relied on successfully plotting me to get pregnant p>
“Austin Grant, you thought you exchanged Zoe Monroe’s egg with mine, thinking I’m carrying your and Zoe’s child p>
“You, from beginning to end, only saw me as someone to replace Zoe in carrying the pregnancy, suffering for her p>
“Now, who are you trying to impress with your performance of affection p>
“Don’t you find it repulsive p>
Perhaps not expecting Vivian to blurt out his deeply hidden secret that he’d painstakingly kept, Austin was stunned as if struck by lightning.
Afterwards, he plummeted into immense chaos, watching himself nearing a breakdown: “You, how did you know p>
“No no no, it’s all a misunderstanding p>
“Vivian, if I had known I would fall for you, I truly wouldn’t have done it p>
“I regret it, I regretted it long ago p>
“I thought, as long as you didn’t know the truth, I’d keep it hidden; after all, you’re pregnant with them, and we’d raise them as our own p>
“If you’re really bothered, we don’t have to raise them close, whatever makes you happy we’d do p>
The juice in Vivian Sinclair’s hands splashed ’swoosh’ onto Austin Grant’s face.
“Madman p>
Her face turned dark with anger, “Shut up p>
“In your eyes, am I, Vivian Sinclair, just a puppet show for you to manipulate however you wish p>
“I hate you, Austin Grant, to the core p>
“When I first learned the truth, I wanted to kill you with my own hands p>
“All those times I’ve been acting with you, being toyed around by The Grant Family, in your eyes, I’m just a fool, aren’t I p>
“That time I saved you and your grandmother from the kidnapping, was already my mercy, and you repay me with ingratitude p>
“In hindsight, I should have let both of you rot in that field p>
“And you think I would consider your and Zoe Monroe’s child as my own p>
“In your eyes, am I, Vivian Sinclair, just a complete big fool? Do I deserve to be your tool, deserve to know the truth and not feel resentment, deserve to bear children for others p>
“Do you think I’ve loved you to such an incurable extent that I’m now just a love-struck fool p>
“Wake up, Austin Grant p>
“Between you and me, it’s over, and all I have for you is a chilling hatred p>
“Oh, by the way, I always forgot to tell you, your dream can end now p>
“By a twist of fate, I never kept the child of you and Zoe Monroe p>
As she finished speaking, Vivian Sinclair gleefully watched as the expression on Austin Grant’s face cracked inch by inch.
He shook his head in disbelief, stepping backward slowly.
Even the juice on his face wasn’t wiped off, looking as pathetic as a stray dog, completely abandoned, completely losing the last shred of hope in his heart.
His face went pale as he looked at Vivian Sinclair’s belly.
“No, this can’t be true p>
“The child you’re carrying is mine p>
“If not, then whose could it be p>
“Who else could you be having a child with p>
“Did the hospital redo the IVF for you and me p>
“Vivian, is it our child p>
However, before the joy on his face could reveal itself, a large hand gently encircled Vivian Sinclair’s waist from behind her.
Another hand softly caressed Vivian Sinclair’s belly.
“How did you get tangled up with a stray p>
“Left, give him some change p>
It was Julian Thorne, who had been behind all along, having watched the play for an unknown length of time, finally stepping out from behind Vivian Sinclair to assert his own authority.
Austin Grant saw him, and immediately with reddened eyes charged forward: “Julian Thorne, give me back my wife p>
Left immediately punched him in the abdomen.
Right then kicked him away heavily.
“Seeking death p>
Left and Right together stepped forward, pinning Austin Grant dead onto the ground.
Left tossed a hundred on his face, “President Grant, is it enough? If not, take out your QR code, and I’ll scan you some more p>
Austin Grant’s face was full of humiliation, he roared angrily, “Who do you all look down on? Let me go, let go p>
“Vivian Sinclair, explain clearly to me p>
“Whose child are you carrying p>
Julian Thorne stepped forward.
“Does it have anything to do with you p>
His cold gaze looked down at Austin Grant on the ground, like a superior looking down on an ant, his eyes turning into sharp swords stabbing with hostility into Austin Grant’s body.
“Your child p>
“Do you have the qualifications to let Vivi carry your inferior genes p>
“As for wife p>
“She can only be the wife of Julian Thorne p>
With that, Julian Thorne gave a cold snort, then turned briskly, no longer sparing even a glance, pulling Vivian Sinclair towards the Civil Affairs Bureau.
Austin Grant could only scream at the top of his lungs: “Vivian p>
“Tell me the truth, tell me what the hell is going on p>
“Come back, come back p>
“You can’t marry him, can’t marry someone else p>
“Aren’t you afraid I’ll make sure the whole world knows p>
“You’re rushing to marry another man, only a few days after our divorce? Aren’t you afraid the world will call you a slut p>
Julian Thorne halted his steps.
His eyes, poisonous with icy disdain, turned slightly.
Austin Grant instantly fell silent.
He looked at the two of them.
Watching their hands tightly entwined, recalling how this man named Thorne had suddenly appeared showing endless concern and care for Vivian Sinclair, a massive suspicion burst in his heart.
“You two, were you already in cahoots from the start p>
“Vivian Sinclair, is the child you’re carrying this Thorne guy’s bastard p>
“Vivian Sinclair, tell me p>
Julian Thorne couldn’t be bothered to explain to him, if this suspicion could cause him enough pain, he didn’t mind having such a reputation.
He even threw down an order to Left and Right: “Beat him hard for me p>
“Beat him until he no longer dares to spout nonsense p>