The moment these words were spoken, the executive, who was about to leave, suddenly froze.â
The rest of the Davis Corporation employees nearby also turned their gaze toward Mary.
Christina feigned surprise. âDirector Davis, what did you say?â
Overwhelmed by emotion, Mary suppressed her nausea and repeated, âI said Iâm pregnant, so Iâmfeeling unwell and canât drink, sorry.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
The executive was stunned as well. âI see, itâs okay, itâs okay⦠You definitely canât drink if youârepregnant. I didnât know⦠so you⦠take good care of yourselfâ¦â
Mary breathed a sigh of relief, and just as she was about to leave, Christina said, âDirector Davis, I
remember you arenât married, are you? How could you be pregnant?â
Her words cast a deadly silence over the crowd.
Everyoneâs eyes were on Mary, then they glanced at
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Victoria chimed in. âChristina, how can you ask such a question? Since Director Davis has announcedher pregnancy, it must be good news, right? May I ask who the father is?â
The others immediately turned their attention to
Mary.
Mary clenched her jaw and took a deep breath. âSorry, thatâs my privacy.â
Victoria went straight to the point. âPrivacy? In
families like ours, marriages are to be made public. Is
Director Davisâs fiancé a secret?â
Christina immediately scoffed. âDonât tell me you donât know who it is. Iâve heard that Director Davisâspersonal life is quite controversialâ¦â
As soon as she said this, the employees from both Davis Corporation and Olsen Group startedwhispering and pointing at Mary.
âSheâs pregnant before sheâs married?â
âAlthough the Davis family has separated, wonât this really affect the reputation of the Davis familyâs
women?â
âMary has always been quite liberal with her social life, drinking with countless people for the sake ofprojects, but I heard she still has some boundaries!â
âBoundaries? Sheâs pregnant now, where are the boundaries?â
âConsidering her status, wouldnât the man take responsibility if sheâs really pregnant? How come thereisnât even a fiancé?â
âMaybe Christina is right. Mary has messed around with so many men that she doesnât know who thefather is. Iâve heard that in the circles of the wealthy, some live very wild lives, there are even thoseeventsâ¦â
âWhat? Where did you hear such gossip? Tell me, what happened?â
âDonât you know? I just heard about it, Iâve never see it⦠I heard that some people have very chaoticprivate lives, they like to gather a group of women and men, then everyone gets undressed, forms acircle, and the men stand still while the women rotate and pause for a
minuteâ¦â
âMy God, Iâve really learned something new. If one were to get pregnant like that, you really wouldnât
know who the father of the child is⦠You can only wait for the child to be born, then test all the menpresent
that dayâ¦
âNo way, would anyone dare to keep such a child?â
âI heard the Davis family has good morals, nothing like this has ever happened before, could there besome misunderstanding?â
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Hearing all this, Mary was stunned; she had never expected gossip to shape into such a scenario.
But she didnât know how to explain, so she clenched her fists and turned to leave.
Just then, Chad also heard the surrounding chatter and hurried over. When he heard that people werequestioning the Davis familyâs upbringing, his face darkened drastically.
There were still several unmarried women in his
family.
If this scandal broke, would the other Davis familyâs women still be able to get married?!
His expression turned ugly as he stared at Mary, who
had clenched fists. He quickly stepped forward to
block her path. âWhere are you going? Tell everyone who the father is!â
Upon seeing this, Mary subconsciously looked toward
Ellis.
Ellis leaned against the wine table, a glass of
champagne in hand, gently swirling it. Although he had heard the commotion, he only watched it insilence as if the champagne was some kind of rare treasure that could be played with all night long.
He showed no intention of coming forward to help her.
Mary couldnât help but let out a bitter smile.
That was it.
In his eyes, her child belonged to another man. She had messed around with others; how could hepossib come forward to speak up for her?
She lowered her gaze. âChadâ¦â
âDonât talk to me!â Furious, Chad stared at her and asked, âJust tell me, whatâs the deal with thisbaby?!â
Mary clenched her jaw, looking at him. âItâs what it is.â
She looked at the people around her, with sharp eyes and a cold smile. âThe country has laws thatallow unmarried women to get pregnant and have children, donât we? Are you all not allowing it? Or areyou still living in the Medieval times? This is the 21st century! Donât tell me everyoneâs still holding ontothose archaic ideas!â
âYou!â
Seeing her so unabashed, Chad felt anger well up from
within him.
Christina covered her mouth. âMiss Davis, Iâm sorry, I didnât realize that the Davis family was so lenient.In the Olsen family, we must be home at night, and any movements after ten oâclock must be reportedto
parentsâ¦â
These words caused Maryâs complexion to change
slightly.
Just as she was about to speak, the scene in front of her darkened, followed by a âsmackâ! Chadâspalm struck hard against her face!
As the elder cousin, Chad had the right to discipline his siblings, and what Mary had said here severely
impacted the Davis familyâs reputation.
Mary looked at him incredulously, âChad?â
Although Chad was strict toward them, she was, after all, a woman from another branch of the family.Chad had never laid hands on her before.
Chad stared at her. âThis slap is for your lack of self-respect! Mary, tell me now, who is that bastardman?â
At a distance, Ellis saw what was happening, and his brows furrowed immediately. His fingerstightened around the glass.
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