Chapter 130
“Ms. Quinn had once been Caden Bates‘ girlfriend.”
Celeste was truly stunned by this news. What kind of melodramatic love
triangle is this?
Seeing her slack–jawed, Cade immediately interrupted her imagination, “it’s
not what you think. Mr. Melville is definitely…”
Celeste gasped, “tell me you’re not going to say… Caden Bates spread rumors
that Kendric is his… bastard child?”
“Um… and it’s precisely this matter that drove sir to make a stand against.
Bates family. Their company quickly became heavily indebted, on the verge of bankruptcy. Mr. Melville seized the opportunity to take it over and sent Gavin
Bates abroad…”
“According to the dispatch contract, Gavin Bates may not return for ten years. After that, another thing happened…”
“What is it?”
Cade seemed somewhat hesitant, “Ophelia Bates tried to seduce Mr. Melville.”
“Seduce?”
“It’s
“It’s about a year ago when you had just gone abroad,. At a business banquet, Ophelia somehow got the password to Mr. Melville’s suite.”
“And then?”
“Surely Mr. Melville didn’t do anything to her… he just burst into anger and then kicked her out.”
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Cade recalled, when he rushed into the room, Kendric was angrily pointing
at Ophelia who was wearing a revealing dress, “don’t call her name. You don’t
deservel”
They all knew who that “her” was.
So Ophelia lost the last strand of hope to save her family. From that point
on, the seed of hatred took root in her heart.
Kendric woke up again in the evening, around nine o’clock.
Celeste had just reheated dinner and brought it in when she saw Kendric staring at her with his bright eyes.
“You had a long sleep,” she said, “the doctor said you should avoid chewing now, otherwise it can cause headaches and nausea. So, I had them prepare you some pap.”
Celeste brought over a bowl of corn porridge. “I heated it in microwave. Have some.” She then gave a little chuckle. “I’m sorry, I forgot you can only move your eyeballs now.
Kendric blinked, clearly displeased with her mockery.
She slowly stirred the porridge with the spoon to let it cool, “Kendric,” she softly called his name, “I need to tell you something.”
“You must be wondering why I’ve been avoiding you these day… I’ll tell you the reason. After hearing this, you might regret loving me all these years.”
Kendric slightly tilted his head. He was curious and disapproved. “Tell me.”
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“I can’t get pregnant,” she closed her eyes and gabbled.
She didn’t dare to open her eyes to see Kendric’s expression. She was afraid
to see the shock, pity, sympathy, regret, or even possible disgust in his eyes…
But there was no expression on his face. He didn’t show even a hint of
surprise.
“Open you eyes, Cely,” his gaze fell on the porridge in her hands. “I knew it
a long time ago. Even earlier than Manuel.”
Celeste snapped open her eyes, but she was somewhat incredulous. “When did you know?”
“Years before, quite a long time ago.” He added, “you remember I once hired a family doctor. I said it’s for treating your eczema, but actually it’s not. It’s for helping you to restore your body health. The medicine you’ve been taking all these years wasn’t for your sensitive skin.”
Celeste hadn’t recovered from shock. After a while, she asked, “does Grandpa know?”
Kendric pondered for a second and lied, “Grandpa knows, and he doesn’t
mind.”
“No, he would mind this if he knows.” Celeste lowered her head, and tears fell in big drops.
She had always thought that the one who treated her the best was Vader family. However, when they found out about her infertility, their first reaction was to prevent her from being with their son.
Even though she was not into Manuel, it didn’t mean they could hurt her
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freely like this.
Kendric had long known the truth, and he kept it from her for so many
years.
“If I didn’t bring it up, were you planning never to tell me the truth?”
“…yep.”
“But you can’t keep it a secret forever.. Grandpa would know, and all the
others would know.”
Kendric didn’t take it a thing, “worst case, we can say it’s my problem.”
Kendric was completely indifferent to the matter of having children, but he could feel Celeste likes kids. “If you like kids, we can adopt one in the future. Boys or girls, it doesn’t matter.”
“Then what about your family? Your family business?” She couldn’t hold back anymore and asked with a trembling voice.
He seemed quite confused why she had such concerns. “What does it matter? That should happen decades after, and both of us have grown old at that time. Why bother with all these things?”
Tears had blurred her eyes as she cried, “don’t lie to me.”
Kendric wanted to reach out and wipe away her tears, “I love you, only you. Even if we have children in the future, it’s because I love you that I’ll love them.”
“So-” Kendric frowned, and his skeptical tone turned into certainty. “So this is the reason you’ve been avoiding me lately. Just because of this?”
This time, it’s Celeste who was confused, “is this a trivial matter?”
She set aside the momentary emotion in her heart and gradually calmed
down. Kendric was already over 30 years old, and children were a practical
issue for him.
She wanted to make sure that he understood what they would face together
in the future.
“Kendric, this is not a trivial matter. I can’t get pregnant, this is fate and I cannot choose. I must accept it. But you are different
“Kendric, you are different.” her light–colored eyes fell tightly on him. “This is not your only choice. I know that both you and your grandfather wish to continue the prosperity of your family. A heir is indispensable for your clan. So, Kendric, you know what it means if you make this choice?”
She said all this in one breath.
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