Chapter 355
When Wendy asked the question, Monica didn’t suspect a thing.
She simply assumed Wendy was genuinely concerned about Zac and replied with a smile, “Oh, same as usual. Zac and his father haven’t said much to me. I guess he’s just been busy lately, I’ll remind him–no matter how busy he is, he can’t forget about his wife and baby. I’ll tell him to make more time for you.”
Seeing that Monica clearly didn’t know anything, Wendy didn’t press further.
“Mrs. Gibson, you don’t need to have the housekeeper move in. It’s a little inconvenient here,” she said politely.
Monica looked a little hesitant. “I just worry about you living alone. It’s better for a pregnant woman to have someone around in case anything happens.”
“What could possibly happen?” Wendy rolled her eyes inwardly.
She had already made up her mind to get an abortion. If Monica moved someone in to watch her around the clock, how would she ever sneak away to do it?
The Gibson family was practically bankrupt. There was no way she was going to bring this baby into the world. She was still early enough to terminate the pregnancy. If she waited any longer, it would be too late.
And if she actually gave birth? Even if she didn’t marry Zac and avoided being tied to the family’s debt, she would be stuck raising a child alone. What man would want to take that on? Being a single mom was hard. She wasn’t about to ruin her future like that. Wendy kept all these thoughts to herself, her expression calm.
She smiled gently and lied, “My mom’s actually flying in to help. She just booked her ticket. With her here, you really don’t have to worry.”
Monica brightened instantly. “Oh, that’s wonderful! When she gets in, let me know. I’ll host a welcome dinner to show our appreciation.”
The Gibson Corporation had already moved its headquarters to Jersey City back when Chester first invested in the company.
At the time, Zac had even bought a villa there and settled down–just so he could win Charlotte back.
Now, the entire Gibson family was living in Jersey City.
Back when Wendy was still pretending to be Charlotte’s willing standin, she pestered Zac until he finally bought her a fully furnished apartment. That was where she was living now.
Her mom hadn’t actually booked any tickets and even if she had, there was no way Wendy would let Monica meet her.
The Gibson family was a sinking ship. Wendy was already doing everything she could to stay clear of it. There was no chance she would drag her own family into the mess.
Still smiling sweetly, she kept up the act.
“There’s no rush, Mrs. Gibson. We’ll talk about it when the time comes.”
Monica paused, frowning slightly.
“What’s wrong, Wendy? Is it because Zac’s been neglecting you? Is that why you don’t want the families to meet yet?”
The memory of that day–when she showed him the positive test and he told her without blinking to get rid of it–still stung.
So this time, her sadness wasn’t entirely an act.
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