Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection (PDF)
Chapter 44

Chapter 44 I Owed Her My Life

After that, no matter what I said, he just took a long stride and left the conference room.

I had a lot on my plate, so I didn't bother him with these things. After giving Cory some instructions, I finally packed up and prepared to go to the old house.

Outside the company, Walter was indeed waiting downstairs, standing by his McLaren car that matched his all-black attire. He looked so handsome and distinguished that it was almost unreal, truly eye- catching. Passersby couldn't help but cast their glances at him.

Everyone has a love for beauty, and it's inevitable to take a few more glances at attractive people, regardless of gender.

I didn't want to be gawked at, so I gave him a sidelong glance and walked towards my car.

"Beep beep..." Walter honked the horn, quite conspicuous, then he said, "Tabatha, I'm here to pick you up."

His voice wasn't loud, but the employees of the Conner Group coming in and out, as well as the passersby, could hear him. After all, he had honked the horn in advance, making it hard for people not to notice. I pursed my lips, looking at him. How had I not noticed before, that this man's skin was so thick?

If I had just walked away with a straight face, within no more than two hours, it would probably have been widely known within the Conner Group that the young lady of the Conner family and the young master of the Hinton family had had a quarrel.

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It wasn't a big deal, but who would want their own affairs to be laughed at by outsiders? Even I wouldn't want that.

Despite a hundred reasons not to let Walter drive me, I still got in his

car.

The McLaren, worth tens of millions, started up with an extraordinary vigor and naturally attracted a lot of attention. On the way, it received many envious glances. I wasn't used to it, so I rolled up the car window.

Walter beside me glanced at me, his handsome eyebrows raised, "I thought you would like it?"

I pursed my lips, not really wanting to engage with him, "Ashley would."

He frowned, slightly annoyed. While waiting for the traffic light, his knuckle-prominent fingers tapped on the steering wheel intermittently, saying, "I'm sorry about your father's matter. If you hold a grudge and want to vent, I'm always at your disposal."

"Huh!" I sneered, "Mr. Hinton, you sure have a way with words, don't you? Afraid I'll take out my resentment on Ashley and hurt your precious darling?"

He furrowed his brows, his voice low and restrained, "Tabatha, she's just a pregnant woman. If you hurt her, grandma will be upset. Besides, you're carrying my child. I hope you take good care of yourself." I scoffed, my heart already numb, and said indifferently, "Walter, where does your confidence come from, thinking that I would still bear a child for you?"

The car abruptly braked. He turned to me, a rare panic in his eyes, "What do you want to do?"

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Looking at his expression, I was taken aback. I hadn't expected his reaction to be so strong. I couldn't help but say, "What do you think I would do? After all, Mr. Hinton, you probably don't lack children. Besides, if this child in my belly were really born, he would have to share paternal love with others. It's better not to let him suffer in this world."

"You dare!" Walter suddenly gripped my wrist, his dark eyes staring intently at me, he said word by word, "Tabatha, if you want to vent, you can aim at me, the child is innocent."

I sneered, "Innocent? Who isn't innocent? Was my father not innocent? Was I not innocent? Walter, if you had been honest with me from the start about having someone else in your heart, why would we have ended up here? You wanted to enjoy the blessings of having a harem, but did you ever consider my feelings? It's one thing for you to hurt me, but in the end, you even harmed my father. Walter, do you really think I'm a piece of wood, devoid of emotions and incapable of feeling pain?"

He gripped my hand tightly, not uttering a word for a long while. After what seemed like an eternity, he finally let go of me, his voice low as he said, "I owe her my life."

After speaking, he restarted the car.

I paused for a moment, was the 'she' he referred to, Ashley?

The car slowly drove towards the Hinton family's old house, his voice was somewhat faint, "Five years ago, I went to the border, something happened there, I went blind. Later, she desperately brought me back to River City. I had already asked my grandmother, I would marry her, let her live comfortably in the Hinton family for a lifetime, but then she suddenly married someone else. I thought she had found her own happiness, so I never mentioned this again after marrying you."

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I had a bit of a headache, couldn't help but pinch my brow, "So, now that she's back unhappily, you plan to make her happy?"

He furrowed his brows, looking at me sideways with a hint of helplessness in his voice, "Tabatha, we've been husband and wife for two years, is this how you see me? I will take good care of her for the rest of her life, but it will only be limited to care. Grandma will let her spend the rest of her life peacefully in the old house. You are my wife, always will be. The child in your belly is mine, no one can take away even a bit of his father's love. We are husband and wife, always will be."