The Man Who Waited vs. The Man Who Wasted novel Chapter 315

"Honey, get the door," Quentin said.

The door swung open.

It was indeed Adrian Lowell.

Quentin stepped forward to greet him.

"I told Mrs. Lowell not to go through the trouble, yet you came all this way yourself, Mr. Lowell. I feel terrible about the inconvenience."

Adrian, dressed in a sleek black wool overcoat, stood tall and dashing.

However, the smile on his face seemed a bit strained.

"Not at all, Commissioner. My grandmother just really wanted to share this excellent tea with you. Good things are meant to be shared, after all."

"Come in, have a seat."

Adrian stepped into the living room.

When he saw a painfully familiar figure standing elegantly in the room, he thought his eyes were playing tricks on him.

"What are you doing here?" he blurted out.

Jocelyn didn't answer.

She already knew exactly what kind of 'gift' her godfather was giving her.

Just as expected, Quentin answered for her.

"I invited Jo over for dinner."

Adrian froze.

Jo?

Dinner?

Since when was this woman on such intimate terms with the Commissioner?

"Oh, I forgot to mention," Quentin added casually. "Jo is now our goddaughter. She's officially family."

Adrian's head spun.

Goddaughter?

What on earth was going on?

He assumed that after the divorce, this woman would be miserable and struggling to get by.

So why did she look so radiant, so confident, and entirely in her element?

What kind of manipulation had she used to get a man as unbribable and strict as Commissioner Davis to adopt her as a goddaughter?

Deeply moved, Jocelyn smiled. "Godmother, Godfather... thank you."

Penelope lovingly stroked her hair.

"We heard about what happened to your biological mother. It's tragic that there's no evidence, leaving things as they are for now."

"But you have to believe in karma. One day, the truth will come out, and you'll get justice. It's just so heartbreaking that right as she was finally about to have a good life, she..."

"Penelope," Julian interrupted gently as he stepped out of the bedroom, offering a timely reminder. "Jo is still expecting..."

Realizing her mistake, Penelope immediately reined in the heavy emotions.

The last thing a pregnant woman needed was stress and grief.

Penelope broke into a bright smile. "I really hit the jackpot today! Not only did I get a goddaughter, but I'm getting a grandchild in the bargain!"

"It's a good thing that Adrian guy doesn't know you're carrying his baby, or things would be incredibly messy."

Jocelyn turned the thought over in her mind and finally made a decision.

She was divorced. She had zero ties to the Lowells anymore. There was absolutely no reason to let her baby be tied to Adrian.

With calm certainty, Jocelyn spoke.

"The baby isn't Adrian's."