The Best Revenge It Wasn't Even Your Child novel Chapter 276

“You absolute jerk, how could you not tell me something this huge sooner?”

Gavin was furious the moment he found out Catherine had been assigned to Harrell and forced into a paternity test without even knowing. He let out a string of curses, but even that didn’t help calm him down.

“I’m telling you right now, don’t expect a single cent from me this year. The hospital’s getting nothing,” he snapped.

“Gavin, I... I just couldn’t risk crossing him. I had no idea it would get this serious,” the hospital director stammered. He’d just read the file and looked like he was about to collapse from fear. Who could have guessed a secretary would stir up so much trouble—especially one who ended up pregnant with the James family heir’s child?

Gavin shot him a glare. “Who did you send the file to?”

“Lance’s assistant. Aaron,” the director blurted out.

Gavin let out a bitter laugh. “Of course. Lance’s number one lackey. You’re finished. If the James family falls into chaos, your hospital’s going to be flattened. Go ahead, dig your own grave, but if you drag me down with you, I swear I’ll end you myself.”

His temper barely softened. Lately, he’d been drowning in awkward dates. His parents had threatened to throw themselves off a building if he didn’t get married by the end of the year. At first, Gavin thought Fiona and Ableson just really wanted grandkids, but after overhearing them, he realized Lance was behind it all. Lance had offered up a piece of land as leverage. If Gavin tied the knot by New Year’s, the land would go to Golden Horizon Enterprises.

“Gavin, please, you have to help me!” the director begged, but Gavin just ended the call. The desperate voice was replaced by the cold, flat dial tone.

He shoved his phone into his pocket, pacing his office in frustration. Should he warn Catherine and tell her to get out while she still could? His head was pounding. Finally, he grabbed his phone and dialed her number.

“Catherine, I need to talk to you. It’s really important. Can we meet?”

Catherine hadn’t slept at all and was already on her way to the orphanage. “I don’t have time. There’s something going on at the orphanage. I need to be there.”

She sounded exhausted, barely able to get her words out.

“Go ahead, but be ready for the cops to show up. You won’t get to see Jasper for days if they lock you up,” Catherine warned.

She felt like their friendship with Amanda was already beyond repair. Things had gone too far yesterday, with lawyers and threats of calling the police. The bridge was burned. If Lorinda actually hit Amanda, there would be no forgiveness. Amanda had never shown them any in the first place.

“Maybe I’ll wait. Find a spot with no cameras, put a plastic bag over her head so she can’t see who I am, and then just let loose,” Lorinda muttered. Her anger toward Amanda ran even deeper than Catherine’s, thanks to her fiery personality.

“Don’t do anything crazy. Let’s get the money back first,” Catherine said, pressing down on the gas.

A heavy sense of dread settled in her chest. She couldn’t shake the feeling that something big was about to go wrong.

Half an hour later, they pulled up to the orphanage. Catherine had barely parked when Gavin’s car slid into the spot right beside hers.