Exposing the Charade of Deep Affection (PDF) novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28 Shameless 

Listening to Ashley’s voice coming from the other end of the line, I had no idea what to say to her, so I simply said straightforwardly, “The doctors and the Hinton family are all there in the old house. Don’t worry. You’ll live.” 

Hearing my voice, Ashley paused. Then her tenderness was all gone and replaced by anger. She roared, “Tabatha, who says you get to grab Walter’s phone? Where is Walter?” 

I was almost deafened by her roar. I moved the phone away from my ear, glanced at Walter, who still had his eyes closed, narrowed my eyes, and said to the phone, “Walter? He worked so hard just now that he broke a sweat. He’s in the shower right now. Why don’t you call back later?” 

“You shameless bitch, Tabatha!” Ashley probably didn’t sleep last night at all. She failed to control herself and roared. 

I was glad that I foresaw her anger and moved the phone away. After she finished roaring, I sneered, “I’m shameless? Ashley, Walter and I are legally married. How come married couples having sex in the morning is called shameless? Compared to the incest between you and Walter, who is your brother-in-law, things happening here are nothing but normal. Don’t you think?” 

Before she could continue to shout, I hung up the phone. Then I looked at Walter, who had already opened his eyes and was staring at me. A bit frightened because of his gaze, I said, “I didn’t want to upset her, but she messed with me first. You heard her. She called me shameless.” 

“I worked so hard?” he suddenly said, missing the point. He looked at 

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me with a half-smile. “Tabatha, shall I make that true?” 

I was speechless. 

Someone was shameless indeed. 

I had thought that Ashley would stop making trouble after moving into the Hinton’s old house, but I underestimated her determination to marry Walter. 

I was in a meeting at the Conner Group when I got a call from Eileen. 

Eileen’s broken voice sounded so anxious. I put down my phone and went straight to the hospital. 

I arrived at the hospital. 

Eileen stood guard outside the emergency room, her eyes swollen from crying. When she saw me, she started to burst into tears again. 

I found some tissues from the bag and wiped her tears. Looking at her, I asked, “Mom, what happened? How come he was suddenly sent to the emergency room?” 

She frowned and looked at me. “Tabatha, tell me. What’s going on between you and Walter? What is the Hinton family going to do?” 

I failed to react. I looked at her and said, “Mom, what do you mean?” 

She looked at me in distress. “Tabatha, I know everything. What happened five years ago has happened, and there’s nothing you can do to change that. I know you’re worried about me and your dad, which is why you’ve kept everything from us. Ashley was here earlier, and she told your dad and me everything. Tabatha, I just want to know what you’re going to do next.” 

Ashley was here earlier? 

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I wasn’t sure exactly what Ashley had told them. After a pause, I said, “Mom, Carley did know about what happened five years ago. Don’t worry. I’ll deal with it.” 

“How?” Eileen was anxious. “She values the Hinton family’s reputation the most. Now that she knows, she will surely force you and Walter to divorce.” 

I comforted her, smiling, “Don’t worry, Mom. They won’t force me to divorce, because I’m pregnant. You can rest assured.” 

“You’re pregnant?” Eileen was surprised. She wiped the tears from her face and said, “Why didn’t you tell us you were pregnant? When did this happen? How long have you been pregnant? Do you feel any discomfort? What do you want to eat?”