Unwilling Trophy Wife (Serena and Victor) novel Chapter 172

Chapter 172

“What are you doing here?” Victor frowned, clearly annoyed. Having Eliza show up at an event like this was basically asking for trouble.

Regina might be willing to tolerate the fact that there was no love between them, but she absolutely couldn’t tolerate some mistress coming to her face and acting all high and mighty.

“Why can’t I be here?” Eliza’s eyes filled with tears. “I’m working so hard carrying our child, and you’re about to marry someone else without even telling

me.”

Victor had kept quiet about the engagement precisely because he knew Eliza would cause a scene like this once she found out. He’d planned to tell her after everything was settled, but somehow, she’d found out anyway.

The way those store employees had been staring at them earlier already made Victor uncomfortable, and now with Eliza forcing him to explain himself, he was getting more and more irritated. His tone turned sharp.

“With the way you’re acting right now, how could I possibly tell you anything? Just so you could come and make a scene like this?” Victor hissed.

Eliza froze, staring at Victor in disbelief.

Seeing her expression, Victor felt tired and rubbed his forehead. “Just go home, okay? It’ll look bad if Regina sees you here. I’ll talk to you when I have time, alright?”

Victor hadn’t really given Eliza much choice in the matter either. Watching everything slip out of her control, Eliza dug her nails into her palms. “Why is everyone so damn difficult?‘ she thought.

“Fine,” Eliza said, backing down while wiping away her tears. “I’ll wait for you to come talk to me. I won’t bother you anymore. I’m sorry.”

Victor watched Eliza turn and walk away, and his emotions got complicated. He knew his words had been harsh. The image of her pregnant figure looking so fragile stuck in his mind, and he took a deep breath.

‘Once I marry Regina and secure my inheritance, everything else will work out. I can’t mess this up now, so Eliza will just have to deal with it for a while, Victor thought.

The moment Eliza left the bridal shop, her expression twisted with anger. She stormed home and found Leon sitting in his room playing with building blocks, looking completely carefree. That made her even more furious.

‘Regina’s about to become his official stepmother, and he’s just sitting there like nothing’s happening?‘ Eliza thought.

Eliza burst into the room and kicked over the tower Leon had built. “How can you just sit there playing? Your stepmother is about to take over this house, and you’re not even trying to stop Victor?”

Leon saw how frantic she was getting and could tell she couldn’t keep up her act anymore. He looked at her mockingly and said in his childish voice, “Whether it’s some other stepmom or you, one of you is going to marry Dad anyway.

“I still hate you more though.”

‘This fake woman just pretends to be nice but never actually cares about me,‘ Leon thought.

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