Thea's lips shivered. She used to be a confident and tough woman in front of Harley.
However, it felt as though she had lost all her confidence ever since she had this child. Because of her own mistake, she had now become inferior to others.
Now, she had a child in her belly, and she didn't even who the father of the baby was.
The more she thought about it, the more tongue.tied she became.
She finally answered nonchalantly after a long while, "He is very busy. He isn't as good as you are, Officer
Louis."
Thea soon hailed a taxi. She got into the car and left promptly.
Harley watched as the taxi slowly drove away. His mind was filled with her words. Why did she still choose that b*stard over him when she clearly knew that he was the better choice?
She used to be so arrogant, yet she had become like this because of that b*stard.
He was so furious when he saw how yielding and soft-spoken she had become.
Harley couldn't help but kick the trash can on the side of the road. Irritated, he scratched his hair and got into his car. Finley was already there when Thea arrived.
They had met each other before at their family gathering. It was very dark then, hence, Thea did not have a good look at him.
Now that the place was brightly lit, she realized that he looked at least 40 years old. Even though he groomed himself well, the wrinkles at the corner of his eyes still could not be hidden.
Finley was overjoyed the moment he saw Thea.
"Miss Stewart, it's great to see you again. I had taken a fancy at you when I saw you at the gathering the other time. You look even better now without makeup."
Thea smiled lightly and took a seat across him.
"If you don't mind, may I know how old are you?"
Finley was stunned, 11Age is not a problem. There's nothing to hide. I'm almost 40 years old, and you're approaching 30 years old too, right? It's more or less the same. Besides, our families match well. Isn't that good?
Thea almost rolled her eyes. Almost 40 years old? He could well be 39, couldn't he? Also, how was she almost 30 years old? She was only 26 for goodness' sake!
However, after thinking about the situation that she was in currently, Thea realized that she did not have the right or privilege to mind his flaws at the moment. If he could accept her child, she couldn't care less about anything else.
After all, the ability to give the child a father and a home seemed to be more important than anything else for her at the moment.
Thea nodded. "You are right."
Finley laughed instantly and praised, "You're a smart lady. I like smart people. Excuse me, please get her a cup of coffee."
Thea frowned. This person was too self-centered. He had ordered something for her without even asking for her opinion.
"No, just plain water please!" Thea replied.
Finley was even more pleased with Thea. "That's a saying that women are made of water. It seems that you like drinking plain water, Miss Steward. You must be a very pure girl," As he said this, he stretched his arm out towards Thea.
Thea avoided his touch subconsciously,
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