"—" Eleanor Bishop froze completely. She seed unable to believe what Archie Sumrs had just said to her. But in the next second, Archie was by her side, his hand gripping her arm tightly. "Get back to your room!" With that, Archie dragged her away.
Tears welled up in Eleanor Bishop’s eyes. "Archie, you’re hurting ..." she said in a low, wronged voice.
Archie Sumrs’s grip didn’t loosen at her words. If anything, he started walking even faster.
’I just have to get out of here as quickly as possible. I can’t let Mika see this ugly ss...’
Mika Sumrs watched them all leave until she was the only one left in the living room. She gave a bitter smile, swallowing down all her grievances, resentnt, and tears. She raised a hand to her belly. ’Thank God I still have my baby. Otherwise, I really don’t know how I’d find the courage to stand here, let alone the courage to go on living.’
—
Upstairs, after Archie Sumrs pulled Eleanor Bishop into the room, he shoved her away with extre disgust.
He reached out, shut the door, and fixed Eleanor Bishop with a vicious, hateful glare.
Eleanor Bishop was frightened by Archie Sumrs’s expression. She forced a smile and said softly, "Archie, why are you looking at like that? You’re scaring ."
"Eleanor Bishop, haven’t I told you countless tis to keep your head down lately? Did any of that get through to you?" He could overlook her secretly bringing his parents to Tridell before he returned to the country. But now? Now she had even hurt Mika.
"Archie, what happened today was truly a coincidence. I had no idea Mika would be there. If I had known she was also going to buy baby supplies, I absolutely would not have taken Mom with ."
As she spoke, Eleanor Bishop reached out to hug Archie Sumrs’s arm. He sneered and brushed her hand away. "Hah... You think I still believe a word you say? Eleanor Bishop, how many tis have you plotted against since we t? Every single ti before, I tolerated it and forgave you for the sake of the child in your belly. But now you’ve actually targeted Mika. For that, I will never forgive you."
Eleanor Bishop cried and explained in a panic, "Archie, I admit I was wrong in the past. I only plotted against you because I love you so much! But this thing with Mika... I really didn’t do it on purpose. It was just a coincidence, really..."
"You love so much? Heh... Eleanor Bishop, at this point, are you still trying to lie to ?" ’When a strange woman goes to great lengths to drug you, climb into your bed, get pregnant with your child, and then tells you she did it all because she loved you too much...?’
’Tell , what man could ever accept such a vicious woman?’
"Archie, you have to believe , I really didn’t..."
With a venomous look in his eyes, Archie Sumrs roared, "Enough! Eleanor Bishop, isn’t it just that you want to help your Bishop Family? Don’t worry, I’ll help them. But as for our marriage, let’s call it off. I’ll have Louise Jordan take you to the hospital tomorrow." ’I don’t want to hear another word of her excuses. From the very beginning, I never should have been soft-hearted and given her this opportunity.’
"Wh-what... what are you going to do?" Eleanor Bishop trembled violently, her hands protectively covering her stomach as she backed away.
Archie Sumrs advanced on Eleanor Bishop step by step, looking down on her as he said cruelly, "Eleanor Bishop, you forced my hand. I don’t think we should have a child between us. Not unless you’re prepared to be a single mother. But I’m telling you now, you can only choose one: the baby or the Bishop Family."
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