The Man Who Waited vs. The Man Who Wasted novel Chapter 387

Jocelyn didn't doubt his threat for a second.

Knowing the bastard, he would absolutely follow through.

She really didn't want Adrian to know she was pregnant.

Once he found out, it would open a Pandora's box of complications.

What would she say?

Tell him the baby wasn't his?

That would make her an adulterer in his eyes.

If he obsessively investigated and found out who the father was, Julian would be dragged into the crossfire.

She had to keep the secret buried.

Which was exactly why she had made the deal with Caleb.

As long as she got justice for her mother, nothing else mattered.

But looking at Adrian's familiar face, she felt a sudden twinge of pity.

As the eldest son, he was suffocated by the iron grip of Eleanor, dragged down by an oblivious mother and a reckless sister.

And now he was chained to Audrey and Caleb Preston.

He was living in a den of vipers, and he didn't even realize they were waiting to pick his bones clean.

"Is it true?"

Adrian's eyes were framed by dark circles.

He clearly hadn't slept in days.

It must have been tough for him.

Jocelyn knew exactly what he was asking. She replied coolly.

"It's true."

Adrian's eyes tightened. "Why didn't you ever tell me?"

"Tell you?" Jocelyn scoffed. "When were you ever willing to listen? Every time I spoke, you looked at me like I was an annoyance, wishing I would just disappear!"

"Exactly how was I supposed to tell you?"

Before Adrian could formulate a response, she cut him off completely.

When he first spotted her today, a surge of overwhelming joy had eclipsed his anger.

But the weight of all her secrets had reignited his frustration.

He had marched over here intent on demanding answers, perhaps even exploding at her. But instead...

She had completely dismantled him.

"Adrian, let's just stop this. Can we just cut ties for good? Aren't you exhausted?"

Adrian snapped back to reality, his chest feeling painfully tight.

"I have questions for you."

Jocelyn shoved her hands into her coat pockets to ward off the chill. "Go ahead."

Better to get it over with so they could both go their separate ways.

Adrian remained silent for a long moment.

"The core team that resigned and joined Momentum AI... and the missing data for the aviation model. Was that all you?"

Jocelyn didn't even blink. She admitted it instantly.