Pregnant With Ex's Babies novel Chapter 221

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Chapter 221 I suspect you’re committing marriage fraud.

“What do you mean?”

“How about offering yourself?” Hugo Hodges raised an eyebrow.

“Are you sure that’s making amends and not punishing me?” Scarlett Adler retorted.

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Hugo smiled at her, “Well, that depends on how you see it… In marriage, I can redeem myself, and you can

punish me as you wish.”

Scarlett

gave

him a slight smile, “I have reason to suspect you’re trying to trick me into marriage.”

“So, can I succeed?”

“What do you think?” Scarlett countered.

Hugo took a deep breath, looking resigned, “Alright, it seems my trickery isn’t quite there yet.”

Scarlett looked pleased, “Keep trying, comrade.”

With that, she stood up to leave.

Unexpectedly, Hugo pulled her back, pressing himself closer.

Scarlett leaned against the table, watching as Hugo’s face came closer, his scent filling her senses.

She was momentarily stunned.

Hugo, however, smirked, his gaze intense, “Scarlett, when you said to keep trying, did you mean what I think

you meant?”

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“Did she really say that?”

“Seems like it.”

“But it was obviously a joke.”

Scarlett Adler’s eyes sparkled as she looked at him. “You can always choose to give up!”

“Give up? I was foolish once, but do you think I’ll make the same mistake again? This time, I won’t give up even if it kills me!” Hugo Hodges declared, his words strong and direct.

His expression was so intense, so straightforward, that Scarlett sometimes wondered if it was all an illusion

or just a dream. Hugo seemed like a great actor.

But regardless of whether it was a play or a dream, Scarlett didn’t want to be the loser anymore.

She looked at him, her lips curling slightly. “Suit yourself.”

Seeing her face so close, not as cold as before, filled Hugo with motivation.

Moreover, the fact that she could still joke with him meant she wasn’t angry. Her eyes were much brighter

now.

“Scarlett…” Hugo said, savoring her name as if he could say it a thousand times and never tire of it.

“What?”

“You’re truly beautiful,” Hugo smiled, his gaze on her as if it were blooming with admiration.

Scarlett Adler rolled her eyes. “Hugo, if you keep being gross, we can skip lunch!” she said.

Hugo Hodges chuckled. “What do you want for lunch?”

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“Whatever,” Scarlett replied.

Hugo nodded. “Alright, I’ll handle it.”

By the afternoon, news broke that Lucian Lowe had been arrested on the spot.

Reporters quickly reached out to the hospital to confirm if Irene Gonzalez was indeed dead, only to find out

she was alive and had woken up.

The morning’s news stories quickly became a joke, with many outlets apologizing for not verifying their

facts.

Meanwhile, the Hodges Family Group seemed to have turned the situation around without lifting a finger.

Soon, the police revealed Lucian’s actions. He had conspired with a driver to fake an accident, leaving Irene in a coma. Fearing exposure, he attempted to bribe someone to commit murder and manipulate public opinion against the Hodges Family Group. With his confession, the Lowe Family business was doomed,

facing inevitable bankruptcy.

In the hospital room.

Yale Lowe sat by the bedside, his expression grim as he looked at Irene Gonzalez.

Lucian Lowe had revealed the ugliest side of human nature. Yale had once thought Lucian was merely greedy for fame and fortune. After all, even a tiger wouldn’t harm its cubs, let alone a woman who had borne his children. But now, Yale realized he had underestimated human nature.

Irene had woken up, but her body was severely damaged, and she would spend the rest of her life bedridden.

She looked at Yale, struggling to speak, “Yale, you have to find a way to save your father!”

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Yale squinted, looking at her in disbelief. “Mom? Do you even know what you’re saying?”

“I know, of course I know. He had no choice. I don’t blame him, I don’t. But you are his son, you must save

him…” Irene insisted.

Yale stared at her in shock, his voice low and intense, “But he tried to kill you!”

Despite the years of emotional torment Irene had put him through, she had still fulfilled her duty to raise him.

Yale couldn’t comprehend her plea.

No matter how angry or frustrated he was, deep down, he wished her well.

But Lucian Lowe…

In his memory, he had never fulfilled his duties as a father, and now this had happened, stabbing him in the

heart. How could Yale Lowe easily forgive him? Let alone save him!

At that moment, Irene Gonzalez let a tear fall. “I know, but… just consider it my willing choice. He did it for

the Lowe Family, for you, Yale Lowe. Please, promise me you’ll help your father…”

Yale’s eyes turned red.

For him?

For what?

To show him that when faced with fame and fortune, his own father could go as far as to kill his own

mother?

“I won’t help him!” Yale said coldly.

As parents, they hadn’t left him any room to maneuver.

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They had laid bare the harsh reality, the ugliness, in the most vivid way possible.

And now, they expected him to bear it all.

He couldn’t do it!

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“Yale Lowe…” Irene looked at him, wanting to reach out to him, but her hand wouldn’t obey. She could only

gaze at him with longing.

Yale didn’t want to meet her eyes. He stood up and walked away.

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“Yale Lowe!” Irene Gonzalez called out to him, tears streaming down her face. “I know I’ve forced you to do

things you didn’t want to over the years. You must hate me for it. But this is the last time, please, help him…”

Yale slowly turned around, his eyes filled with a strange mix of anger and helplessness as he looked at her.

“You know that man doesn’t love you. You know he would sacrifice you for anything. You know none of it

belongs to you. So why do you still want it?” he asked, his voice filled with frustration.

“And why do I have to be your son? Why did you bring me into this world? Am I just a tool to you?” Yale’s

eyes, dark and unfathomable, seemed to pierce through her, sending chills down her spine.

Irene closed her eyes in pain. “I know, I’m sorry, Yale… I’m sorry. I admit I was greedy for wealth, but

everything I did was for you… I didn’t want you to be looked down upon from a young age…”

“But because of what you’ve done, everyone knows I’m a joke. My mother is the other woman, and my father

wants to kill her. I’m trapped in this nightmare forever…”

Yale Lowe laughed, his smile quickly turning sinister. “This is what you’ve given me,” he said.

With that, he turned and walked out.