The CEO's Unplanned Heir novel Chapter 1016

Fredric was in mid-sentence when the door to the room swung open, and Jelena stepped out.

He hurried over. "I'm so sorry, Jelena. I swear I didn't mean to. I was just... out of my mind, totally lost it."

Swallowing the humiliation and sorrow in her throat, Jelena stared at him unblinkingly. "Are you sure you can agree to anything I ask?"

"Yes," Fredric replied without hesitation, nodding earnestly.

Jelena bit her lip. "What if I wanted you to get a divorce?"

Fredric steadied her shoulders. "You know I've been waiting for you. I wanted to divorce Sheryl and marry you three years ago, but you wouldn't have it. You quit your job and fled overseas. Sheryl's been dying for a son, but I've ensured she didn't get her way. I always hoped that my firstborn son would be with you."

As he spoke, he pulled her into his embrace. "Jelena, you're my woman now. It might be fate. You were to return to me even if you ran away overseas. I promise I'll marry you. From now on, I'll treat you right."

Jelena kept her head down and fell silent as if resigned to her fate.

Fredric lifted her in his arms and gently placed her on the couch. "Was I too rough last night? Did I hurt you?"

Her eyes reddened again. "It was my first time, and it hurt like hell."

He kissed her forehead tenderly, filled with remorse. "I'm sorry. Rest up these next few days. I'll come to see you every day."

Aurelia stood to the side, completely petrified, and her world rocked.

Did Fredric refuse to give Sheryl a son because of Jelena? Did they have a secret affair?

But she had sworn to Sheryl that there was nothing between Fredric and Jelena and that Jelena would never be the other woman.

Her cheeks felt ablaze as if slapped and swollen.