Aubree listened impatiently, rolled her eyes, and sat down in the chair. She put her phone on speaker and casually placed it on the dressing table, picking up another earring and hanging it on her ear.
"Auntie, I'm begging you..." Catherine's helplessness and weakness could be heard in her voice, as if she had grasped the last straw.
She sobbed, "I still have some money. Can you help me find a reliable person to raise the child? If you go and find someone, that person definitely won't dare to be negligent and will wholeheartedly take care of this child."
"Auntie, I'm begging you... please? The child is innocent..."
"Auntie..." Catherine on the other end of the phone could no longer speak, her voice choked with tears, "I'm begging you..."
Aubree sighed and frowned, feeling a bit annoyed.
"Auntie, I had someone call Ivan, and I originally wanted to ask him to take care of this matter, but... he doesn't want anything to do with me."
"If he doesn't want anything to do with you, that's good!" Aubree finally retorted, indicating that she had been listening to what Catherine said earlier.
"Catherine, let me tell you, Ivan is in a good relationship with Jennifer now!" After issuing the warning, she added a touch of pride to her tone. "Jennifer is pregnant again, so don't interfere and keep your thoughts to yourself. Stay away from them!"
"Auntie, you've misunderstood. I haven't... I've already..." Catherine hesitated in her words. Did she no longer love him? Obviously not.
How could that deep, bone-deep love, that heart-wrenching love, be forgotten so easily?
In order to avoid misunderstandings and prevent Auntie from despising her even more, Catherine tried her best to explain, "I no longer have any expectations of Ivan. I'm only worried about this child. I also know that Ivan won't let me go, let alone forgive me."
"Good to know," Aubree said as she picked up her lipstick.
"Auntie... the police will be here soon." Catherine was racing against time, feeling particularly panicked. "Auntie, I'm begging you, please? Think about how you... genuinely liked me back then."
"I was blind back then, but now my eyes are open, I can see things clearly, and I can see through people!" Aubree leaned forward in her chair, applying lipstick in the mirror.
Every word she uttered was like a sharp blade, piercing Catherine's heart.
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