Edgar thought it was Clara or Carl. He said helplessly, "Adela, when the kids are gone, there's something I want to say to you."
Adela did not answer, but her heart beat wildly. Edgar returned to the bed.
"Come in."
It was not Carl or Clara, but a woman he didn't want to see, Ruth.
She came in with food. He frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"
He'd cheated on Adela a lot over the years, but he'd never liked any of his mistresses.
They wanted money, and he wanted excitement. It was a win-win.
However, now he had decided that whether he divorced Adela or not, he'd treat her right to make up for what he'd done.
Unfortunately, what Adela had done to Ruth still stuck in Ruth's throat.
Adela saw Ruth, too. When everyone knew Edgar had an affair with Ruth, she came to Ruth's company and made a scene. And now she was getting what was coming to her.
The universe was
fair. Evildoers were bound to be punished.
"I... I'm here to see you." Ruth walked over to him.
"Well, I don't think you need to," Edgar said indifferently. He said it because he meant it, not because Adela was here.
No matter whether Adela accepted him or not, he would not hurt her anymore. He owed her too much.
"I'm pregnant." Ruth's words were earth-shattering. Adela, who was lying on the bed, turned pale and tightly held the quilt.
Though she said she was gonna give up on Edgar, she still loved him. Furthermore, what he said to her just now gave her hope.
However, this news quenched her hope like a basin of cold water.
"What?" Edgar couldn't believe it. He might be notoriously
indiscreet about his private life, but thanks to Carmen, he wore a condom every time he slept with a woman.
In all these years, he'd never slept with Ruth without a condom. Why would she get pregnant?
"Maybe the condom fell off or something. I'm pregnant, and the baby is yours. If you don't believe that, take a paternity test.
"I know now you have nothing to do with the Lin family. Didn't you like me? Let's get married and give the baby a home, okay?" Ruth sat down beside him and said gently.
Even though she was speaking to Edgar, every single word she said was like a knife to Adela's heart.
Ruth had been secretly observing Adela. As she expected, Adela looked deathly white. Revenge made her feel really good.
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