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Caroline’s lips lifted into a gentle smile–subtle, yet unmistakable. That smile alone said everything, it was her way of
said warmly. “I acknowledging her relationship with Blake. “Thank you for your kindness, Teresa, the
said warmly. “I’ll drop by and catch up whenever I have the time.”
Teresa had once been her mother’s closest friend. That history meant something to Caroline, and she felt it was only right to carry on the connection.
Just then, a sharp ringtone broke the moment, cutting through the stillness like a blade.
It came from the pocket of Teresa’s coat. She pulled out the phone, and when she saw the name on the screen, her expression tightened.
Linden.
He’d been trying her patience for weeks–constantly taking Helen’s side, dismissing her concerns, and arguing over everything. Lately, every conversation left her feeling cornered. And now, just seeing his name sent a spike of frustration through her.
She picked up, her voice flat. “What is it now?”
“Hey, Mom,” Linden said with forced cheer. “Are you done shopping? If not, don’t worry about it–I’m taking Helen out to eat.”
Her tone sharpened. “She’s pregnant, Linden. You shouldn’t be feeding her greasy junk. That’s not good for the baby.”
He laughed awkwardly. “I mean, you’re still out shopping, and Helen’s starving. With the pregnancy, she gets hungry way faster. By the time you whip something up, she’d have fainted from hunger.”
Mrs. Grayson nearly said it–the truth that had been gnawing at her: that the baby might not even be theirs. But she caught herself. Helen was probably right next to him, listening in, and stirring up drama over the phone would solve nothing.
So she swallowed the words and snapped, “Fine. Eat whatever you want.”
She’d spent the past few weeks going out of her way, carefully picking out clean, organic produce, all for the baby’s sake. But after what she’d found out, she couldn’t bring herself to care anymore.
Let Helen stuff herself with garbage if that’s what she wanted.
After that, she stopped making grocery runs altogether. She quit asking about Helen’s health:
She knew the doctor had mentioned that the timing for an amniocentesis was drawing near.
So when she finally got a moment with Linden–just the two of them–she met him at a quiet little café. No Helen. No distractions.
There, she laid it all out. She told him about Helen seeing someone else. She walked him through the details, the things that didn’t add/up, and why she believed the baby wasn’t his.
Linden’s face hardened as he shook his head. “No. That’s not true. Helen loves me. She’s not going to walk away from this. With everything I have, with everything we’ve got as a family–why the hell would she throw it all away?”
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He wasn’t just well–off he was fit, good–looking, and in his mind, more than enough to keep hiệt hạ
The idea that Helen would walk away from everything didn’t make sense to him,
His mother had to be lying.
He muttered bitterly, “She wouldn’t do something that stupid.”
Then he looked up at her, his voice edged with steel.
“I’ve told you before–this baby’s mine. Stop making things up. Just focus on being a grandma, alright? And stay out of Helen’s face. She’s pregnant, and she doesn’t need this kind of stress right now.”
To be honest, if Caroline hadn’t been Blake’s girlfriend, Linden would’ve given up on Helen and gone after her instead,
But the competition was just too strong. He had no way of winning Caroline over.
Still, marrying Helen wasn’t exactly a loss.
What really mattered was that she was carrying his child. Once the baby arrived, his mother would finally stop breathing down his neck. Helen would stay home and raise the kid, and he’d finally get some peace.
Then, he could see any young,
attractive woman he wanted, and no one would say a word.
But Teresa wasn’t letting it go. When she saw how stubborn he still was, she smacked the back of his head, loud and sharp. “Why can’t you just believe me?” she snapped. “You don’t mess around with something like this! Look, I’m not saying whether that other guy slept with her or not, I really don’t know. But this Jamie guy? That’s one hundred percent real!”
Her tone was so firm, it made Linden pause..
He frowned and asked, “Who told you that?”
Mrs. Grayson waved him off. “That’s beside the point. I saw it with my own eyes, and I know what I saw. It’s the truth, no question.”
Caroline wasn’t the kind of person to speak ill of someone, especially not Helen.
Linden didn’t press her about the source. He just said, “If you really think Helen cheated on me, I’ll look into it myself. Don’t get yourself worked up.”
He doubted it was true. It was probably someone spreading lies about Helen.
But now that he had a name, it wouldn’t hurt to check.
Once he got the facts, his mother would finally calm down.
Teresa looked much more at ease. “Then hurry up and go. Just make sure Helen doesn’t find out about any of this, got it?”
If Helen figured out Linden was digging into her past, with the way her mind worked, she’d definitely find a way to mess with the whole thing.
“I hear you, Mom,” Linden said.
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He’d find out the truth and put her worries to rest.
This was about his dignity too. He didn’t want anyone else getting involved.
After his assistant tracked down Jamie’s address, Linden headed to the place by himself.
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