Old Dreams No Return (Serena) novel Chapter 61

Chapter 39

But he wouldn’t give up Caitlyn.

I almost forgot that Caitlyn was pregnant.

How could he choose me over Caitlyn and their child?

I laughed at my own sadness.

Then, I burst into loud sobs.

To hide my heartache from Leland, I lied.

“It’s my parents’ anniversary of their passing soon. Why do I have such a miserable life? Why did I become an orphan so young? Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, why did you leave me?”

In deep grief, I barely spoke through sobs, “Why? Am I a jinx? Leland, you’re powerful. You control the group’s shareholders, and you raised me, a jinx, to adulthood. You’re the best man. I don’t want to bring you bad luck. Leland, is that why you don’t want me to have your baby?”

Leland seemed really worried about me.”Don’t cry. Who said you were a jinx? I would make sure the people who said that disappeared in San Francisco.

I kept crying, Really? But if I get pregnant, you won’t keep the baby, right?”

Leland was shocked, hugging me tightly with concern.

“Silly, I just think childbirth is risky. I don’t want you to suffer. I didn’t realize it would make

I still looked at him with vulnerability, my eyes blurred with tears.”Really?”

Cold sweat formed on Leland’s forehead; he was nervous.

“Yes, I just care about you,” Leland said, swallowing nervously. He was lying.

When he lied, he would always swallow due to guilt and nervousness.

you

overthink.”

I didn’t want to let go of my hands around his neck.”It’s raining tonight. I’m afraid of thunder. You won’t go out to meet clients, will you?”

Leland tucked my hair behind my ear.”No, I’ll stay home with you, and since you’re already drunk, you need me to take care of you even more.”

He clearly did something wrong, so why could he act so calmly in front of me?

If I knew nothing about it, I would even suspect that the man who hooked up with Caitlyn wasn’t him. How could he be so shameless?

My eyes reddened with bitterness, and my heart ached like it was being cut by a dull knife, throbbing painfully.