Chapter 271

271 Lillian’s Irrational Demand

Ronan could hardly believe his ears. He had just randomly tossed out a dart, never expecting it to hit a target.

“The father of your baby is the Beta who used to serve your father,” Ronan reiterated, just so that he did not misunderstand anything.

Lillian kept her head bowed while sobbing.

“And I thought it was some random man, a married Alpha from another pack...”

Lillian lifted her head and shot Ronan daggers.

“Do you think that I am that cheap of a woman???”

Ronan stared at her.

“You are not exactly doing better with this... Kieran Locksworth, are you? What is this? The great conspiracy that your pack concocted to stake a claim at the Alpha position in my pack?”

Blood climbed up Lillian’s cheeks due to a mix of embarrassment and fury.

.....

“Kieran is innocent!” She repeated. “He did not mean to... He...”

Ronan squinted at the woman opposite him.

“So he did not mean to sleep with you and produce a child. Such accidents happen all the time, I am sure...”

“Come down from your high horse, Ronan Silverback. You of all people should not judge him.”

Ronan cleared his throat and tugged his collar loose.

“Fine,” he said while rising to his feet. “I am equally irresponsible, but at least I would have taken the responsibility for both the woman and the baby if the woman falls pregnant with my child.”

Lillian stared at Ronan. Her gaze was full of mistrust.

“So you are saying that you would have stopped pursuing Lucien if this baby were yours?”

“I didn’t say that. What I said was that I would take responsibility. Whether or not Lucien accepts me afterward is none of your business.”

Lillian humphed.

“Does he know that this baby is not mine?” Ronan asked.

“Yes. Other than Dad and Grandma, only Kieran knows.”

Ronan scoffed full of contempt.

“And this asshole willingly sent you and his baby to my pack without remorse? Wow.”

“He doesn’t know that the baby is his,” Lillian added. “I never told him.”

Ronan walked around Lillian in a circle while musing about the situation.

“Just how many men did you sleep with after you left me that morning?”

“Only one.”

“.... So...”

“He didn’t know that. I lied to him and said that it was someone else.”

“Arghhh.”

Ronan pinched the spot between his brows.

“Lillian Woodland, are you insane? Didn’t you love the man? Why don’t you just tell him that it was his baby?”

“Do you think Grandma and Dad would let him live if he admitted to sleeping with me and impregnating me???” Lillian snapped. “I did it for him!”

“Heh.”

Ronan pulled at a bell that hung from a rope just near his seat.

A moment later, a guard came in.

“Yes, Alpha?”

“I need brandy, extra strong.”

He then turned to Lillian and asked, “Do you also want something?”

“Fruit tea, thanks,” she snapped at the poor guard. Sensing the dangerous sparks between his Alpha and Lillian, the guard quickly exited the room after he noted the orders.

“Let me get this straight,” Ronan slowly said.

“After you left me that morning, you had sex with Kieran Locksworth and then you became pregnant. When your grandmother and father found out, you told them it was not my child, and that it was the result of a passionate encounter with a non-existent person that was not Kieran Locksworth.”

“Yes.”

“You lied about the father because you wanted to protect Kieran. Then you lied about having sex with me because you want to protect your baby.”

“Correct.”

Ronan slammed a fist against the table, causing Lillian to jolt from fright.

“Wow. Just wow.”

Lillian swallowed.

“Look, it’s beside the point, alright? He is innocent, please let him go.”

“Innocent? I don’t think so,” Ronan said, his tone dripping with malice. “He willingly became part of this great lie that your grandmother and father devised! How is that innocent???”

“He had no choice. He was the Beta! Do you expect him to betray his Alpha?”

A sneer spread across Ronan’s face.

“And do you expect me to save him because he did not betray his Alpha?”

Lillian bit her lower lip. Ronan was burning with a vengeful spirit. He would not listen to anyone, he was not willing to forgive anyone. If he could scoop up all the rats and roaches in the Woodland family’s residence, he would lock them all up too for being accessories to the crime.

“If you are so adamant about punishing him, why don’t you do the same to me?” Lillian asked while hugging herself.

Ronan pinned her with a cold stare.

“What do you mean?”

“I am the one who spoke the lie. You should punish me before you punish all those who participate in this lie.”

Ronan scoffed.

“Watch your tongue, Lillian. Do you think that I do not dare to do it? Do you think that you can manipulate me to do what you want?”

Tears came streaming down Lillian’s cheeks.

“Manipulate you? How? I have nothing else in my hands! I have lost everything except for the baby! I just want to save one person and all I can do is beg you!”

Ronan took a deep breath. Pregnant women were emotional and vulnerable. He should not further agitate Lillian. She could not do him and Lucien any more harm, anyway.

“Look, calm down.”

Ronan himself poured Lillian a cup of tea after an attendant came by to bring them their drinks.

“Don’t get upset. You are heavily pregnant. Think about your child.”

“Am I not?” Lillian snapped. “These few months, have I spent a day not thinking about my child? I also have to think about my father and Kieran! I am so exhausted! I am tired! I don’t want to do this anymore but I can’t even stop!”

Lillian grabbed Ronan by the collar. The sudden jerking movement almost caused him to drop the cup along with its content.

“Do you think you are the only one suffering, huh??? Do you even know how all of these started??? What do you know about my family? About me???”

“...”

“If you are not willing to release him, then let me go to prison. At least we will be together...”