Chapter 238
Langston had no intention of offending Mason. The Schmidts and the Lvnches could join forces and they still wouldn’t be a match for him. as a prodigy in the business world and was known for being
ruthless in Brookesville!
He had no choice but to say to Zoe, Name your terms!”
Zoe was no fool herself. She knew this was the best she could get. All she could fight for Ella was some compensation!
She said gently, “There are two terms!”
“Firstly, the Schmidts must assign a team of medical professionals to treat Ella and clear her name to the general public. Tell everyone that she was pregnant with Leslie’s baby and that she was no mistress. Instead, she had a legitimate relationship with him!
“Secondly, I want you to financially compensate Ella again!”
Leslie’s mother was not happy with this. “Didn’t she already get fifty million dollars? What more do you want?”
Zoe retorted, “If you lost your baby and your hearing for good, and I offered you fifty million dollars as compensation, would you be happy with it?”
That upset her. “Do you think she and I are the same?”
Suddenly, they heard a man’s voice from the door.
“I’ll give her the Imperial Hotel!”
It was Leslie. There were bruises all over his face and his arm was wrapped in gauze. He looked very weak.
Nellie was beside herself with rage. “You’re out of your gourd Leslie
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The hotel is worth a billion dollars at least.”
Looking at his wife, he said softly, “She was pregnant with my baby. I’m more than willing to give her the hotel! Why couldn’t you have done that for me?”
face turned pale. She was at a loss for words. The only time he had sex with her was in the janitor’s restroom at the hospital. He didn’t even touch her after that. How was she supposed to bear his child?
Facing extreme humiliation, tears started to well up in her eyes.
Leslie ignored her and said to Zoe, “Thank you for everything you did for her! I must say she did the right thing when she helped you in the past! You’re a friend worth making!”
He used to be a playboy who treated ladies like playthings. However, there were subtle tears in his eyes now. It wasn’t as if he didn’t want to love Ella. It was because there were too many shackles on him. By the time he realized he’d do anything for her, it was already too late!
That day, Leslie went ahead and had a vasectomy. He was lying on the operating table when he fell into deep thought.
Why was his family so cruel towards Ella? In fact, why were they treating him so cruelly? He had done what they wanted and married a woman he didn’t love. Why did they have to kill his baby?!
If that was how far they’d go, then he’d cut off the Schmidts’ entire lineage!
DAN
Mason drove the Rolls-Royce Phantom when he sent Zoe home. There were only two of them in the car. The silence was eêrie.
Leaning back on his seat, he focused on the road for a long time before leaning over and asking softly, “Why aren’t you saying
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anything? Are you regretting your decision?”
Lowering her gaze, she murmured, “No! I didn’t regret making that decision, Mason.”
His eyes grew darker. “Why wouldn’t you look at me, then?”
She raised her eyes and was stunned. He was staring at her so intensely and she couldn’t understand what he was thinking.
Reaching out, he ran his hands across her face and said in a deep voice, “Say you love me. Say it!”
However, she couldn’t say it. How could she? She returned to his side because of her friend, not because she loved him! He should’ve known better. So, why was he asking her to say something against her will?
Closing her eyes, she said feebly, “Actually, Mason…”
He cut her off in a tender voice. “Given the situation we’re in, we’re only good for sex. Is that it? You’ll let me have my way with you until I find you boring. Then, you’ll find your way back to Cecil. Is that what you’re thinking?”
Her voice was trembling when she said, “That’s not what I’m thinking!”
Carrying her over, he set her down on his lap. He wasn’t about to let her break free. He pressed his forehead and nose against hers. Their breathing mingled together, the warm air stirring up their lust.
She was trembling slightly from his warm breaths. She wanted to get away from him. Holding her waist tight, he pressed his lips against hers and murmured, “Kiss me! Show me that you love me!”
