Chapter 37

Chapter 37 Have A Child

William wasn’t a promiscuous man. At the very least, Emelie had been the only woman he’d ever been with during the three years she worked for him.

So right now, William could only seek her out when he couldn’t get released from Daphne out of respect for Daphne’s traditional values.

Emelie recalled how William had praised Daphne for being well–raised when he was talking about her

values the other day.

Emelie wasn’t as “well–raised” as Daphne was. Emelie wouldn’t have slept with and stayed by William’s side for three years in an ambiguous relationship with him otherwise, and ultimately being tossed aside by William like a used doll.

It was a good thing Emelie left him earlier so she didn’t get in the way of him having a family of his own.

At the thought of family, Emelie placed a hand on her abdomen, tears welling in her eyes as sadness

overwhelmed her.

“Be careful on the way home. Get some rest,” William said to Daphne after dropping her off in her neighborhood like usual.

Daphne nodded and unbuckled her seatbelt before opening the door. The moment she took a step

outside, she turned back to William, biting her lip. “Can you walk me home, Mr. Middleton? One of the streetlights outside my house is spoiled, so it’s dark there.”

William was somewhat distracted. “Is that all you want me to do?”

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Daphne blushed. “It’s so late already. You’ll be exhausted by the time you reach home. Why don’t you stay

the night.

Daphne couldn’t be more obvious about her intention.

William gazed at her. “Didn’t you say your mother raised you not to be so intimate with men?”

Daphne replied quietly, “But didn’t you say you’d marry me, Mr. Middleton? There’s no reason not to be intimate if that’s the case, right?”

William continued gazing quietly at Daphne until she began growing uneasy.

She had only made it known to William that she wasn’t the kind to sleep around because she wanted to

create an impression. Men loved it when women played hard to get, after all.

Yet right now, Daphne had a strange feeling that if she didn’t take the next step with William tonight, she’d no longer be able to be close to him, even though he’d said he’d marry her earlier.

“Mr. Middleton, I…”

“Go back inside. Use your phone’s torchlight if it’s too dark. I’ll have someone come and fix the light

tomorrow,” William said flatly.

Daphne nodded and said nothing more. She got out of the car, shutting the door behind her.

William didn’t leave night away. He opened the car window and smoked a cigarette to destress. When it wasn’t enough, he decided to have a drink

Jayden was outstation, so he hadn’t attended Troy’s party earlier. William gave Elias a call instead.

Elias hadn’t been to the party because he genuinely disliked events like those.

“Wanna have a drink?” William asked.

“Sure. Westward?”

“Alright.”

William and his friends were regulars of Westward Club, founded by some of his friends.

Elias arrived first and got some hostesses to join him. William sat down alone on a couch when he arrived. All the hostesses knew William’s ground rule, so none dared to flirt with him as they did with

Elias. They just topped up his glass once it was empty.

Elias munched on some grapes. “Lyle is coming back soon, right? He’s been gone for more than a month.”

“Probably,” William replied dryly.

Elias chuckled. “I know all about what happened at the party earlier. Who are you upset at right now? Your

Dad, Troy, or Emelie?”

William shot Elias a look. “Did Troy tell you?”

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“Yeah. Troy was sobbing his girl.”

William chuckled. “Who stole whose girl now? Troy is lucky I didn’t hurt him for trying to pursue Emelie in the first place.”

Elias smiled and nodded. Troy was indeed lucky.

Elias pressed a cigarette between his lips while the hostess beside him lit it up.

*Light up a cigarette for Mr. Middleton, too, so he can ease up a little. There’s no need to bother yourself with Troy. He’s just an idiot. His parents wouldn’t be in such a hurry to find him a wife otherwise.”

The hostess cautiously went to William’s side and took out a cigarette from the box she was holding.

Elias continued, “I just never expected Uncle Henry to be so fond of Ms. Hoven and even offered to pay her dowry for her. You don’t need to rebel against your father, Will. Marry her if he likes her so much. It doesn’t stop you from being with Daphne, does it? You can take pointers from my father–his wives get along pretty well.

William furrowed his brow and avoided the hostess. He scowled. “Go away.”

The hostess paled in fright and quickly scrambled off the floor, dropping some cigarettes.

Chapter 37 Have A Child

Elias said, “If you don’t want Daphne to be your second wife, negotiate with your father. Just tell him you’ll have a baby with Ms. Hoven just like he dreamed of, ns long as he lets Daphne marry you, too.”