The Billionaire Heir Fell for the Wrong Girl (Hathaway Whitmore) novel Chapter 152

Chapter 152

After dropping Hathaway off, Jeremíah didn’t head straight home. Instead, he turned his car around and drove straight to the Harper residence.

Calvin stepped outside, phone in hand, and saw Jeremiah leaning against his car, his expression cold

Jeremiah’s eyes were shadowed as he asked, “Where’s the drug?”

“What?” Calvin replied.

It took Calvin a couple of seconds to realize what Jeremiah was talking about. “I already threw it away,” he said.

Jeremiah fixed Calvin with a cold stare. “If you ever dare use that drug on Hathaway, I swear I’ll make sure you

die.”

“I won’t. We have nothing going on,” Calvin replied.

Jeremiah asked, “Why did you lie back then?”

Calvin didn’t beat around the bush. “I thought you shouldn’t let Jessica down. She saved you, was by your side for three years, and she’s been good to you.”

Jeremiah stood there in silence for a long moment, a cold, soundless laugh caught in his throat.

Everyone kept pushing him to settle down with Jessica, trying to pull their own strings with him.

“Jessica and I are perfectly fine, so you all can mind your own business.” Jeremiah’s voice was icy, not a trace of warmth. “I don’t care who you end up using that drug on, but don’t you dare use it on Hathaway.”

With that, he turned and got into his car, driving off without another word.

Calvin stood there in silence, watching Jeremiah’s taillights fade into the night.

He never thought Jeremiah would come to his senses so quickly this time around. But it was already too late. Calvin headed back inside, made his way to the kitchen, and grabbed a beer from the fridge.

Olivia was still wide awake. She came downstairs, saw that only Calvin had come home, and let out a heavy sigh.

“That bitch is eight months pregnant, right? Isn’t it time to make her lose the baby? You’ve been stopping ane from dealing with her, but now, can I finally do it?” Olivia said.

Calvin was fed up with all this. He said, clearly disgusted, “Do whatever you want?

The next day, Hathaway had a mask ors and coughed a few times on purpose, acting all ured Til grat something to ear on the was ”

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Avery saw her coughing and, worried she might pass something to his pregnant wife, practically wanted to slap ten masks on her. He didn’t bother to wonder if she was faking.

Just then. Jeremiah had all the jewelry he’d sent over last night delivered straight to the Whitmore residence

Avery stared at all that jewelry, totally floored. He’d never gone all out like this for his own sister.

“Jeremiah gave you all this for your birthday?” Avery asked. “And he sent you this many birthday gifis?

He thought about it, and the more he did, the stranger it felt. “Wait, is he crushing on you or something

Hathaway snorted, her tone dripping with sarcasm, “Honestly, you might as well think he’s got some dearly disease and is playing money fairy before he croaks.”

Avery had to admit that she wasn’t wrong.

Celeste was as surprised. She opened the box, took one look, and her jaw dropped. “Wow, these are gorgeous

Once Celeste was done admiring them, Hathaway quickly closed the box and asked Benson to return everything.

Just then, Sylvia came out.

Hathaway quickly changed the subject. “Did you book the postnatal care center yet? Did you already find a maternity nanny? Did you get everything ready for the hospital bag?”

Avery stayed quiet, and Sylvia, hearing Hathaway’s questions, didn’t suspect a thing. She smoothly took over the conversation, softly going over all the stuff they’d need to watch out for once the baby was born.

Seizing the moment while no one was paying attention to her, Hathaway slipped out the door with her mask

1. on.

She skipped the office today and headed straight to the sales office, thinking about getting herself a three- bedroom place.

In case she ever had to leave the Whitmore family, she’d have her own spot to crash.

Hathaway sat quietly on the couch, half–listening as the saleswoman went on about the apartments

Before long, she saw Evelyn stroll in, linked arm–in–arm with Ryder. They were here shopping for a place tou

They were checking out the model apartments, and Hathaway was fuming, she was tempted to storm over and confront them, but forced herself to stay put

Before they noticed she was there, Hathaway quietly ducked out.

Hathaway hopped in her car and headed straight for Lila’s dental clinic, determined to spill the teans to the Montgomery family about Evelyn hooking up with a total jerk

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Lila’s clinic was pricey, so it was always pretty empty.

When Hathaway arrived, it was drizzling outside, and Lila was the only one there, sitting by the window with a cup of coffee.

When Lila saw Hathaway, she looked genuinely delighted and surprised.

After hearing what Hathaway had to say, Lila shrugged, totally unfazed. “Let Evelyn get her heart broken a few more times. She’ll wise up eventually.”

Hathaway was stunned.

But in her previous life, Evelyn hadn’t been so chill about it. By the time she died, Ryder had already swindled a huge chunk of the Montgomery family’s fortune.

Seeing Hathaway’s big, misty eyes, her skin so delicate that it was almost see–through, and that dazed look behind her mask, Lila couldn’t help but laugh and yanked the mask off her face.

Then she gasped, “Who did this to you? Was it Jeremiah?”

Hathaway frowned and slipped her mask back on. “You’d love it if he did, wouldn’t you?”

Lila said, “You got it! Back in middle school, your lips were like jelly, so soft and shiny.

“Whenever you got close to him, I wanted him to grab you and devour you right then and there. You two were ridiculously cute together, seriously killed me.”

“Don’t you care about your cousin?” Hathaway looked at her like she’d lost her mind.

“I do care, but honestly, I care about you way more,” Lila said, grabbing Hathaway’s hand and giving it a playful squeeze.

Hathaway pulled her hand back. “Thanks, I’m heading out.”

“Wait, let me show you something.” Lila called out, stopping her. “Seriously, it’s really important. If you don’t check it out, you’ll totally regret it.”

Lila went to the cabinet, grabbed a camera, turned it on, and handed it over. The screen lit up with a photo It showed a young Hathaway back in middle school, leaning by a window flooded with soft sunlight Jeremiah was right beside her, a gentle smile tugging at his lips, his eyes locked on her, so focused and pure like she was the only thing in the world that mattered.

“You’re probably seeing things, sis. He’s never looked at me like that,” Hathaway said, handing the camera back. It’s probably the angle or the lighting messing with your head.

Lala said, “Even without the camera, I saw it with my own eyes, I came down the stairs and saw the way be Tooked at you, so gentle and so full of longing

“Te’s a shame your parents were so eager to push your two together, always breathing down your necks,

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Jeremiah’s got that proud, free–spirited streak. He can’t stand being manipulated or controlled by anyone That’s exactly why he ended up shutting you out.”

Lila got it all wrong.

Even if she wasn’t, it was already too late.

Hathaway stayed at a hotel for two days, telling her family she was crashing at Evelyn’s place.

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