The Best Revenge It Wasn't Even Your Child novel Chapter 272

She handed the manila envelope to Amanda. “These are just copies. I’ve got all the originals. If you don’t do what I say, I’ll take everything straight to court.”

Whatever patience or sympathy Catherine had left for Amanda disappeared right then. She turned and walked away.

Amanda hurried after her. “Wait, Catherine, I don’t need the two hundred thousand anymore, okay? Just let the kids keep what I already got…”

Catherine stepped into the elevator. The doors closed, cutting Amanda off. Her words and her shameless expression were left behind.

As soon as Catherine was out of sight, the guilt on Amanda’s face vanished. She grabbed her phone and made a call. “It’s bad. Catherine found out. You have to help me…”

A voice snapped back, “Who told you to get greedy? Why’d you ask for another two hundred grand? You’re on your own. I’m not getting involved.”

Amanda’s voice shook. “If you don’t help, I’ll tell her everything about you…”

There was a pause, then the person on the other line cursed her out, loud and clear.

Finally, the voice said, “How am I supposed to help you?”

“Catherine’s going to sue me. You need to fix this.”

“You brought this on yourself. Go ahead, rat me out. I’m not scared of Catherine.”

The line went dead. Amanda stared at her phone, her face drained of all color.

***

The elevator kept filling up, pushing Catherine into a corner. People crowded in, shoulder to shoulder, until she could barely move. She wrapped her arms around her stomach, the crush of bodies snapping her out of her anxious thoughts.

“Are you okay?” a voice asked from above.

She looked up and found Lewis standing in front of her, blocking the press of people on her left.

She glanced at him, her eyes steady. “But I wouldn’t.”

Lewis fell silent.

“I’ve already told you how I feel. Don’t waste your time on me,” Catherine said, her voice flat. She looked back down at her phone.

Lewis tried again. “I don’t think it’s a waste. I’m willing to put in the time and effort if it’s for someone who matters to me. I’d even—”

“Would you be willing to be my child’s father?”

Catherine’s patience had run out. She pressed her hand to her stomach, smoothing her shirt over the curve of her belly so it was impossible to miss.

Lewis’s eyes went wide, shock written all over his face.