Nate's POV:
The lawyer helped me get bailed out, but I could not go home as I was afraid of facing Susan and Rita.
After wandering the streets for what seemed like hours, I finally plucked up the courage to go to the TV station. Perhaps, Scarlett was the only one who can help me get through it.
Knowing that she would not want to see me, I stood outside, waiting for her.
After a long time, I finally saw her.
Taking a deep breath to gather my strength, I stopped her before she walked into the building. "Scarlett, let's talk. It'll only take a couple of minutes. Help me, please!"
She seemed to be stunned for a second before she looked at me coldly and said, "I can't help you, so please leave."
"Have you forgotten that our families have been friends for generations? I often visited your family when you were a kid, so try to help me for the sake of my friendship with your dad! Could you really bear to see me go to jail?" Ignoring my pride, I knelt down before her.
"I am actually looking forward to seeing a scumbag like you meet his end!" With that, she strode into the TV station.
Her cold and ruthless words rendered me desperate.
With nowhere else I could turn to, I eventually went home.
Susan opened the door and said in a grieving tone, "You're finally back."
Not wanting to talk, I walked past her, sat on the sofa, and took off my coat.
"Nate, are you going to leave your money to me and our daughter?" Susan asked as she followed me to the sofa.
I found it really annoying that she cared more about the money than me.
Furious, I instantly sat up. "Susan, I am not dead yet."
"Don't be mad at me! I am your wife, after all. Shouldn't I know about such things?"
"I am going to give you this house, so you won't have to worry about finding a place to live in the future. As for my money, I have decided to give it all to Lily!"
"What did you just say?" Susan roared.
"Lily is pregnant with my child, so I am leaving all my money to her." For some reason, I felt happy when I saw how enraged she was.
"But Rita is also your child, isn't she?" Her eyes were red as she continued to question me.
"Rita is really ill, and she might die anytime. My money won't be of any use to her in her condition." Saying that, I took out a pack of cigarettes from my pants and lit one.
"You've taken this too far!" Before I could react, Susan grabbed the glass of water from the table and splashed it all over me, extinguishing my cigarette.
"Susan, what are you doing?" I was choking and could not stop coughing.
"I am trying to wake you up! We still haven't divorced yet, so Lily is not going to get anything from you! Besides, I advise you to do a DNA test once the baby is born. Do you really think that you can get a woman pregnant at your age?" Her words felt like needles stabbing me.
Without even giving me a chance to react, she left the room, slamming the door shut behind her.
I tried to calm down, but my mind was a mess. However, I could not help but ponder her words. After Rita had been born, I always had unprotected sex with Susan, but she had never gotten pregnant again, so how could Lily get pregnant now?
I quickly changed my clothes and headed to Lily's villa.
As soon as I entered the living room, I heard Lily talking on the phone with someone. "Honey, are you going to have dinner with me tonight?" she asked in a sweet voice.
Her words immediately made my blood boil.
"Bitch, who are you talking to on the phone?" I roared as I rushed forward and pinched her chin. I was like a lion, attacking its prey.
Lily immediately ended the call and explained, "It's... It's just a friend."
Anger rose within me like a tide when I saw how flustered she was. I slapped her so hard that she tilted her head and a drop of blood oozed out of her mouth.
"Tell me, is the baby in your belly mine?"
"It's yours." She seemed to be in a hurry to explain as she covered the left side of her face with her palm.
"Can you swear that it is mine? If you lie, then you'll be sending yourself to hell!"
"I swear!" Lily said in a tearful voice before she kissed me.
"Let's go to the hospital tomorrow for a paternity test," I said coldly. By then, my anger dissipated a little.
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