Chapter 8
Jim, who got hung up on without warning, was so furious he blurted out without thinking.
“You’re shameless!
“If you’re so capable, then don’t ever come home again!”
Meanwhile, back at the Upton residence, Sadie was busy directing the servants to move everything out of the main bedroom.
When Jim walked in and noticed that most of the items being packed up were mine, his brows furrowed.
“Why are these being moved? Who told you to do this?”
Sadie turned around, startled, and quickly covered her mouth in feigned surprise.
“Jim, you’re back!
“The doctor said the baby needs more sunlight lately, and your mother thought your bedroom gets better light, so she asked me to move in.
“As for Ms. Bronson’s things, your mother thought it’d be inconvenient for me to stay here with them, so she had the servants clear them out.”
There was a faint hint of shyness in Sadie’s voice. She subtly inched closer and let her fingers trail up Jim’s sleeve.
However, just as Jim was starting to feel irritated by his mother’s not–so- subtle interference, my voice from earlier that day suddenly echoed in his head.
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After a pause, Jim pushed Sadie’s hand away coldly.
“Don’t. Even if I don’t stay here often, this is still my room. It’s not appropriate for you to move in.”
Sadie’s expression stiffened. Before she could respond, Petra came rushing over from behind.
“What’s inappropriate about it? Sadie’s carrying your baby. What’s so wrong with you two living together?
“Son, are you really going to keep letting Sadie be mistreated just because of Hayley and her soed ‘three years of helping the family“?
“I’m telling you, whether you a
agree or not, your son sure won’t!”
Jim hesitated for a few seconds before finally pulling Petra into the guest room and shutting the door behind them. His voice carried a trace of frustration.
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“Mom, can you stop saying the baby is mine?”
Petra gave him a sharp side glance as if she could see right through him.
“If it’s not yours, then whose is it? And if it’s not your child, why are you pouring time and money into it?
“I know it’s not exactly something to be proud of, but Sadie’s carrying your baby and my precious grandchild.
“Even if I have to put up with a little embarrassment, I won’t let that child suffer a single bit.”
Seeing how convinced his mom was, Jim had no choice but to clear the air.
“Mom, seriously, you’ve got it all wrong.
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“I only brought Sadie here because her life after marriage wasn’t great, and I wanted to help her through the pregnancy.
“There’s nothing between us. Really.”
Petra blinked in disbelief, needing a moment to process what he just said.
“So you’re raising someone else’s kid?
“You had me thinking I had a grandson this whole time?
Jim, what is going through your head?!”
Petra sat in her wheelchair, glaring at her son like she could burn a hole through his back. If she had the strength, she would have jumped out of that chair and smacked him on the spot.
“All this time, he had been raising someone else’s child!”
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