A Contract Marriage After a ONS novel Chapter 21

"As much as I am sorry to hear your condition, it has nothing to do with me." His deep voice was indifferent.

"It is exactly the fact that the baby has nothing to do with you that makes me willing to meet. I want nothing from you. Don't worry. The only thing I want i s this baby." Her chest heaved, her hands clasping the edge of the table to support her body.

Sunlight shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows behind her. It looked as if she was coated with a soft yellow halo. Her hair that cascaded down on both sides of her cheeks gave a touch of beauty to her.

The sight tugged at Mark’s heartstring. There was a slight emotional disturbance in his eyes. When he spoke, his icy voice softened a bit this time. "What if the child belongs to another man?"

"I will still keep the baby. I'd prefer the baby to belong t o another man rather than you."

Her reply startled him slightly. He narrowed his eyes and swallowed. This time, his voice became bitter again. "Why is that?"

"It will be far easier to agree with any other man, even i f he just pays some money. In comparison, you are insensitive." She spelled out the sentence.

"You may give birth to the baby of a man you don't love, but I will not tolerate a woman who I don't love giving birth to my child. Do you understand?”

He stared at her for a long while. And when he finally spoke, his tone of voice was frosty.

His expression was as unfathomable as a bottomless abyss. No one knew what was on his mind.

What he said had stunned Summer.