Zachariahâs heart melted, and he softened his voice. "Cora, I know youâve become oversensitive since you got pregnant, but I promise Iâll marry you.
Itâs just that Ophelia is also pregnant, and my mom definitely wonât allow me to divorce her now, so I have to wait until she gives birth to the baby. Be good."
Cora decided to push further. "Zach, I donât want my baby to be a bastard when itâs born. If you didnât have feelings for me anymore, you shouldnât have seduced me back then. Itâs just been months and youâve become so indifferent to me. Just tell me if you no longer love me, and Iâll leave you immediately, but meanwhile, Iâll also have an abortion."
Fretful, Zachariah scratched his head and said, "Cora, please! Even if I divorced Ophelia now, I couldnât marry you for the time being. You should have expected what would be happening back when you ran away from the wedding. The more my mom used to adore you, the more she doesnât want you to marry into the Chambers family now. Without her permission, even though you gave birth to the baby, it would be a bastard. If you really want to have an abortion, go ahead. I donât like a pushy woman."
Cora went silent on the other end of the line, and then came her wrenching sobs, making Zachariah a little annoyed and sorry at the same time.
After all, Cora was the woman Zachariah had loved for years. Although his love for her now was not so intense as he imagined, Cora was his woman and pregnant with his baby, and he couldnât bear to hear her crying.
"Cora, my good girl, donât cry."
"Zach, I just want you to care about me, but you keep me at an armâs length. Donât you love me anymore? I was simply joking by saying I would have an abortion just now, because I wanted to draw your attention. Couldnât you tell that I said that in a fit of anger?" said Cora between her sobs on the other end of the line.
Meanwhile, Zachariah just listened to her silently.
"Zach, can you come to me? Iâm so afraid right now. Iâm afraid that youâll ditch me, that our baby canât be delivered safe and well. Iâm so scared! Can you come to me? I beg of you," pleaded Cora in a piteous tone.
Zachariah pondered for a moment and replied, "Iâll be there in a while."
"OK, Iâll be waiting for you. Zach, donât stand me up this time."
Zachariah simply hung up quietly.
His phone in hand, Zachariah stood outside the ward for a long time before he pushed the door open reluctantly and went in. He walked up to the bed, only to find that Ophelia was lying under the covers with her eyes closed. Zachariah reached out and shook her gently, but she didnât wake up.
Zachariah leaned over to whisper in Opheliaâs ear, "Ophelia, wake up."
It was then that Ophelia opened her eyes. Staring at Zachariahâs face before her, she asked in a flat tone, "Youâve finished your call?"
Zachariah patted Ophelia gently on the head and said, "Go back to sleep. Iâll be by your side."
"If you have something to attend to, please go ahead. Iâll be fine on my own."
Zachariah thought a moment before saying, "Alright, Iâm going out now, and Iâll be back in two hours."
Ophelia closed her eyes and said, "If youâre busy, donât bother coming back. Iâll go straight to the company after Iâm discharged from the hospital tomorrow."
"Are you mad at me?"
Ophelia shook her head and said with an air of nonchalance, "President Zachariah, go ahead with your business. Donât waste your time on the way."
"Youâre really mad at me."
Ophelia threw his hand off a little fretfully and said, "President Zachariah, do I have the right to be mad? Yes, our marriage is indeed a contract one, but have you ever shown any respect for me, the party B?"
Zachariah stared at her, wondering, "Whatâs wrong with you? You were alright a moment ago."
Ophelia shook her head and replied, "President Zachariah, please go ahead with your business. Iâll go straight to the company and hand in my resignation to Tassach when Iâm discharged from the hospital tomorrow. Since I signed the contract with you, Iâll obey the rules. I know you donât like me getting involved in relationships with other men. Fine, Iâll keep a distance from them."
Zachariah stared at Ophelia with his deep eyes and said after a dozen seconds, "Are you mad at me because of the call I answered just now?"
Suddenly, Ophelia got annoyed. Was there any point for them to struggle with this issue now?
"President Zachariah, if you donât leave now, your lover will get mad for real," said Ophelia in a sarcastic tone.
Staring at her, Zachariah reached out all of a sudden and cupped Opheliaâs head. He pressed his lips against hers and the two were lost in the passionate kiss.
When he released his hands, Ophelia was blushing furiously in a daze.
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The Vixen's Man ï¤15 "Are you still mad at me?" Zachariah rested his forehead against hers and asked.
Ophelia stared at him with bleary eyes and said, "President Zachariah, whatâs your point in doing this? Are you taking me as your pet? You stroke me when youâre happy, while you leave me alone when youâre upset."
Zachariah simply patted her on the forehead. "Go back to sleep. Iâm going out now, and Iâll be back in two hours."
Ophelia lay down and pulled the covers over her head, silent.
Zachariah watched her for a long while. Finally, seeing that she didnât intend to get out of the covers, he got up and left.
It was when the door was closed that Ophelia got out of her covers and muttered with disappointment, staring at the ceiling, "Zachariah, so it would never have worked between us, right?"
Unfortunately, silence hung heavily in the ward, and no one answered her.
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