No matter how Theo tried to comfort me, I was still angry.
When Carlson arrived at the hospital, he immediately asked me how Susan was doing.
I did not know how Susan was doing, so I replied to him and said that we would only know after the doctor came out.
"Tyler isn’t here yet?" Carlson asked with a sullen face.
I slowly let out a mouthful of air. "Who cares if he's dead or alive."
This was the first time I had spoken to Carlson in this mood and tone. I froze immediately after saying that.
I looked up at Carlson and saw him looking at me with profound and deep eyes.
I thought he was about to reprimand me but he laughed suddenly instead. "Looks like you’re pretty close to Susan.”
"I’m sorry, Dad." I lowered my head and said guiltily," I'm just too mad."
Having said that, I readjusted my emotions and said helplessly, "I think Tyler won't be here so soon."
Carlson nodded and said no more.
"Dad..." I hesitated for a moment and chose to say it in the end anyway, "Susan is pregnant with the Schumans' child and Tyler refuses to take responsibility. But you should know that if the child is born in such conditions, what would outsiders think o f Susan and the child?”
Carlson fell silent for a moment before sighing and saying, "I know. Logically speaking, Susan should be given a title and rightfully give birth to the child, but she has a complicated background and a criminal record. If she marries Tyler, someone will find out about her identity. I'm afraid my future will be affected. By then, even the Schumans will be implicated."
Susan had told me about her background before. Like what Carlson said, she would bring trouble to the Schumans if she married Tyler.
However, Tyler knew about her background in the beginning, so why did he still touch her?
Carlson was old now. It was tiring enough for him to wake up at midnight to come to the hospital. It would be hard for him to continue staying here, so he arranged for several people to come over and keep watch before going home. He reminded me to keep him updated before he left.
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