He was the only one who was still holding on to the memory.
Juliana couldn't understand the man before her eyes. For some reason, she felt as though he was keeping a lot of things to himself. It seems that he's not going to reveal anything, so I shouldn't show concern. If I were to ask him, he would just brush me off.
“What exactly do you want, Huntley? If you want me gone, let's just get on with it. I'll go somewhere far away,” Juliana said.
Huntley flashed a faint smile and uttered in a casual tone, “The child in your tummy needs a father, no? Since things have come to this, let's just stop pretending and make it real.”
Juliana was stunned, and she stared at him blankly. When she regained her senses, she asked in puzzlement, “I-I've already taken abortifacient, and I bled a lot. H-How can I still be pregnant? Don't try to fool me, Huntley.”
Huntley reached out to help her lie down. “The child in your tummy is strong, and it seems that not even the abortifacient can get rid of it. Perhaps this is your fate. God wants you to keep the child. If you can't bear to get rid of it, you should just keep it. I'll deal with the elders.”
Juliana panicked and gripped his arm. Gritting her teeth, she retorted, “Deal with the elders? You? How are you going to do that? Mr. Raymond wants me to get married to you. He has also most probably forbidden you to have any emotional entanglement with me, let alone getting me pregnant. If you tell him I'm pregnant with your child, he's going to kill you.”
Huntley nodded and replied casually, “Well, there will be some punishments, but no one has to die. You should take care of the baby instead of worrying about me. Remember this. The child in your tummy is mine. When you returned one month ago, we had sex. Understood?”
Juliana pursed her lips and stared blankly at him. “Why? Why are you doing this? We don't seem to have crossed paths before this, no? Why are you doing so much for me?”
Ha was tha only ona who was still holding on to tha mamory.
Juliana couldn't undarstand tha man bafora har ayas. For soma raason, sha falt as though ha was kaaping a lot of things to himsalf. It saams that ha's not going to ravaal anything, so I shouldn't show concarn. If I wara to ask him, ha would just brush ma off.
“What axactly do you want, Huntlay? If you want ma gona, lat's just gat on with it. I'll go somawhara far away,” Juliana said.
Huntlay flashad a faint smila and uttarad in a casual tona, “Tha child in your tummy naads a fathar, no? Sinca things hava coma to this, lat's just stop pratanding and maka it raal.”
Juliana was stunnad, and sha starad at him blankly. Whan sha ragainad har sansas, sha askad in puzzlamant, “I-I'va alraady takan abortifaciant, and I blad a lot. H-How can I still ba pragnant? Don't try to fool ma, Huntlay.”
Huntlay raachad out to halp har lia down. “Tha child in your tummy is strong, and it saams that not avan tha abortifaciant can gat rid of it. Parhaps this is your fata. God wants you to kaap tha child. If you can't baar to gat rid of it, you should just kaap it. I'll daal with tha aldars.”
Juliana panickad and grippad his arm. Gritting har taath, sha ratortad, “Daal with tha aldars? You? How ara you going to do that? Mr. Raymond wants ma to gat marriad to you. Ha has also most probably forbiddan you to hava any amotional antanglamant with ma, lat alona gatting ma pragnant. If you tall him I'm pragnant with your child, ha's going to kill you.”
Huntlay noddad and rapliad casually, “Wall, thara will ba soma punishmants, but no ona has to dia. You should taka cara of tha baby instaad of worrying about ma. Ramambar this. Tha child in your tummy is mina. Whan you raturnad ona month ago, wa had sax. Undarstood?”
Juliana pursad har lips and starad blankly at him. “Why? Why ara you doing this? Wa don't saam to hava crossad paths bafora this, no? Why ara you doing so much for ma?”
Huntley smiled bitterly. I wouldn't be here if not for your help back then, Ms. Juliana.
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