Right now, all she wanted was to break down and cry, to let out all the pain bottled up inside. Jonathan gently wiped away her tears. “Come on; don’t cry. Eat something first, okay?” He paused, then added, "I understand. Pregnant women's emotions are all over the place."
“I’ll calm down as soon as you leave. I really don’t want to see you right now,” Teresa said.
“Even if you don’t want to see me, I’m not going anywhere. I’m the father of both your kids,” Jonathan replied.
Teresa thought back to the hardships she’d endured because of the pregnancy and sighed heavily. “I regret it. I wish I’d taken contraceptive pills. I really should have.”
“What did you just say?” Jonathan’s tone hardened. “I’m going to pretend I didn’t hear that. You’re already pregnant. I can’t turn a blind eye. I’m not going to let you get rid of the baby, and I’m not going to shirk my responsibility.”
“What really pisses me off is how you keep hiding things from me. I believed everything you said. You’ve been pregnant for six months, and I was dumb enough to believe you weren’t, to believe you took contraceptive pills.”
“Go ahead and sue me if you want. Isn’t that exactly what you’ve been planning?” Teresa shot back, her tone equally cold.
“You want to take this to court, huh? Well, let me make this clear. I’m not giving Mike or the baby I’m carrying to your family.”
She carried her baby for nine months—why should she just hand them over because he said so?
Jonathan was so angry he could barely breathe. “I really don’t get what goes on in your head. When did I ever say I was going to snatch the kids from you?”
“You did. I remember it very clearly,” Teresa replied.
Jonathan was speechless for a moment. He had said that before. “But have you ever seen me actually do it? You can lie to me, but I can’t just say something to get back at you.”
“So you won’t try to take the kids from me anymore? What about your family, especially your mom? Does she even know about Mike?” Teresa pressed.
Jonathan couldn’t understand why she suddenly brought up his mother. “If you’re that scared, I’ll take Mike, then just remarry me. Mike’s already three, and now you’re pregnant with another one of my kids. What do you really want from me?”
“Kids are kids, and remarriage is remarriage. They’re two completely different things. I’m not marrying you again,” Teresa said, her voice unwavering.
“Let your mom set you up with someone better than me. I don’t want to gain status just because I have your kids. I don’t care about that kind of so-called honor, and I definitely won’t use the kids to tie you down.”
“Fine, just piss me off to death, Teresa,” Jonathan said through gritted teeth, his face grim as he turned and stormed out, slamming the door behind him.
Finally, Teresa could let herself cry without holding back. Deep down, she never wanted Jonathan to find out she was pregnant at a time like this. Irene had already hurled harsh words at her. Now, knowing about the pregnancy, Irene would think Teresa was scheming again, deliberately getting pregnant to trap Jonathan and his family.
Teresa had already decided not to see Jonathan again except regarding Mike. She didn’t want to get tangled up with anyone; she just wanted to live with some dignity.
The door opened again, and Teresa’s tear-filled eyes met Jonathan’s gaze. He frowned, but this time he was the first to relent, saying softly, “I just talked to the doctor. You can be discharged now.”
Teresa snapped back to reality, hastily wiping her tears away as she prepared to get out of bed and go home alone.
Chapter 716
“Come on, let’s go home and get you some rest. I’ll make you something good to eat,” Jonathan said, unable to hold back any longer. He swept her into his arms, holding her closely.