"Umm…mmm.."
At that moment, Ofelia furrowed her brows tightly, clenching her mouth shut. Her nails dug deeply into Daniel's arm, leaving red marks as she tried to maintain her composure.
"Cough, cough..."
Ofelia glared at Daniel, using her cough to cover her embarrassment and anger. "I took a delivery order; I'm on my way. I'll call you back later." With that, she quickly hung up the phone.
She then turned to Daniel, slapping him on the arm. "You jerk! How shameless can you get?"
His despicable behavior was simply outrageous.
"What? Afraid your sweetheart will find out and be heartbroken?" Daniel taunted.
Ofelia felt aggrieved but quickly devised a plan.
Suppressing her disgust, she placed her hands on his waist and pretended to be dissatisfied. "Is that all you've got, Master Howard? Didn't you eat?"
She forced a smile. "Compared to Kevin, you're way off. Is this the 'disinterested in women' reputation you have in Fortune's City? If you ask me... it seems more like you're just weak."
Her sudden change in attitude gave Daniel a sense of satisfaction, but he didn't lose his rationality.
He knew Ofelia was trying to provoke him on purpose. "Stop with your pointless tricks. The doctor said your pregnancy is stable. As long as it's my child, I'll protect it!" Daniel declared.
As his words fell, Ofelia's smile vanished instantly.
Indeed.
She had deliberately provoked him earlier, hoping the man would lose control and cause a miscarriage. That way, she wouldn't have to bear a child for the Howard Family. Unfortunately, he saw through her plan in an instant.
The man got up, satisfied, leaving her alone in the lounge in a disheveled state.
Just like last time, as he left, he said, "Someone will bring you clothes later."
And then he was gone.
He discarded her in the lounge like trash.
Ofelia lay on the bed, her body and soul battered by despair. But she was strong; having endured this before, it couldn't hurt as much as the first time.
However, Ofelia regretted only using makeup to make her face look unattractive. That despicable man never kissed her or even looked at her face during their encounters.
If she had known, she would have darkened her entire body!
Soon, someone brought her clothes.
Ofelia changed into the new clothes, throwing the ruined ones into the trash can, and then stormed downstairs, riding off on her electric scooter.
Little did she know, not far away, Kevin was sitting in a car.
He knew Ofelia hadn't left, so he parked a car she had never seen before near her scooter.
Seeing her leave in different clothes than she had arrived in, Kevin was puzzled. Why did she lie?
All the questions were answered four hours later, after the Howard Family's engagement party ended.
He ordered his men to review the Hilton Hotel's surveillance footage. It clearly showed Daniel dragging Ofelia into a third-floor lounge. He didn't leave until more than half an hour later. Kevin didn't need to watch the rest of the video. He had already pieced everything together, recalling the soft moan he heard when Ofelia made that phone call.
.….
Meanwhile, Ofelia had just left the Hilton Hotel and headed straight to the hospital, intending to get an abortion.
Unfortunately for her, Daniel had already arranged for someone to follow her. When she entered the hospital, his bodyguards forcibly took her back to her rented apartment.
Bang!
The door slammed shut, and Ofelia found herself under house arrest.
She flung the door open, her face red with anger. "What do you want? I demand to see that bastard Daniel!"
"Boss is very busy and has no time to see you," replied Sutton, who had just arrived. "Miss Velcross, you should rest. If you don't want to rest, we can take you to the Howard Family's old mansion right now."
"You... you people are too much!" Ofelia was furious, her face flushed with rage. She slammed the door with such force that the entire room shook. That evening, someone brought in a meal. The food looked delicious, but Ofelia had no appetite.
Time ticked by slowly, and before she knew it, it was already past ten at night, yet she felt wide awake.
Daniel didn't let her go to the Howard Family estate today, probably because of the engagement party. All the Howard Family relatives were there, and her presence would have caused trouble.
So, they decided she should go to the Howard Family estate tomorrow.
Ofelia knew very well that once she went to the estate, getting out would be as difficult as climbing to the sky. And the child in her belly, there would be no chance to get rid of it.
Tossing and turning in bed, Ofelia desperately needed mifepristone and misoprostol to help her terminate the pregnancy. But these medications were only available in hospitals, and ordinary people couldn't get them.
In this urgent situation, the only person Ofelia could think of was Kevin .
With his abilities, he could definitely get the medication.
Holding her phone, Ofelia hesitated for a long time before finally dialing Kevin's number.
She knew she had already caused Kevin a lot of trouble, but she had no other choice.
"Hmm? What made you decide to call me?"
Kevin's voice on the other end of the line sounded tipsy; it was clear he had been drinking.
Ofelia felt a wave of despair wash over her. "You... you're drinking?"
"Yeah, so what if I'm in a bad mood and had a few drinks?" Kevin said, his tone impatient and frustrated. Kevin's attitude towards her was unusually cold, which was out of character.
Ofelia anxiously ran her fingers through her hair, wondering if asking Kevin for help at this moment was a bad idea.
"Are you... are you okay? Can you help me with something? It's really important, very important!"
Ofelia was at her wit's end and had no choice but to turn to Kevin Hamilton.
No matter what, she would never let the child in her belly be born and become Odelia's 'child'! She would rather die than agree to that.
Kevin took a gulp of his drink and let out a cold snort. "You're so capable, why would you need my help?"
He had long suspected her connection with Daniel.
Sure enough, she had deceived him!
"Kevin, what the heck is wrong with you?" Ofelia snapped, her voice rising sharply, but before she could say more, he hung up on her.
"This guy, how can he let me down at such a crucial moment?"
Desperate and anxious, Ofelia called Kevin three more times, but each time, he hung up on her.
She had no choice but to give up.
"What should I do?"
Ofelia paced back and forth in the living room, her anxiety evident.
Suddenly, she thought of Flynn. He owned a hospital; surely, she could get the medicine she needed from him.
Although she could tell Odelia that she was pregnant with Daniel's child, the cautious nature of the Griffins family meant they wouldn't believe her. They would also be too afraid of the scandal affecting Odelia.
After all, Odelia and Daniel were already engaged, and the family wouldn't risk getting her the medicine.
Suddenly, Ofelia's eyes widened. "Motherwort!"