Chasing the Unexpected

Chapter 416

Mathangi zalled he secretary into the office and said enidly, “Contact Steven and have him prepare to attack Nata”

The secretary, Troy Cantril noticed the cracked scree of his phone on the floor and replied,” Understood, Mi Preston. I’ll handle it right away

He picked up the phone, left the office, and immediately ordered a new one to be delivered.

When Steven received the call, he was at a prenatal check–up with his girlfriend.

Learning that he needed to attack Nyla, he hesitated. After all, Nathaniel had only instructed him to scare Nyla, not to harm het.

Noticing Steven’s hesitation, Troy said coldly, “Mr. Abney, do you think that money was easy to come by?”

When Nathaniel first approached Steven, he was struggling to meet a request for 80,000 dollars from his girlfriend’s parents. They had threatened to force her to have an abortion if he couldn’t come up with the

money

Nathaniel had found and given him 150,000 dollars to track and harass Nyla. Nathaniel had also

disclosed that Nyla was the daughter of the owner of Harris Pharmaceuticals, whose accident had killed his grandfather, making her an enemy.

In reality, Steven knew Nyla wasn’t responsible for the accident. After the incident, Harris Pharmaceuticals went bankrupt but provided compensation.

For the sake of his child, however, he had reluctantly agreed to the task.

Now, being asked to attack Nyla, he deeply regretted having been so foolish.

“Mr. Cantrill, this is a crime. I’ll return the money. I’m not doing this anymore,” Steven said.

Troy sneered. “You think that money was easy to get? If you back out now, you’ll only have yourself to blame if anything happens to your girlfriend or the baby”

Steven’s face darkened “Are you threatening me?”

“All I can say is that you have too many weaknesses. From the moment you accepted that card, you had no choice. Choose between Nyla and your girlfriend and child,” Troy said.

With that, Troy hung up. It was clear that choosing between an insignificant woman and his girlfriend and child was an easy decision, even for a fool.

Steven was furious, his calloused hands nearly crushing his phone. If he could turn back time, he would never have taken that card! Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

“Steven, here’s the latest ultrasound. Look, these are the baby’s hands and feet. So cute,” Camila Swan, his girlfriend, said, presenting the check–up report.

Steven glanced at the report, his eyes reddening with tears.

Noticing his distress, Camila couldn’t resist teasing, “What’s wrong? Why are you crying? Shouldn’t you be

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“In two months, our baby will be born. After the wedding. I’ll give you the money I’ve been secretly saving. We can move into a rented place and start our life as a family of three. By the way, where did you get all that money my parents requested?”

Steven forced a smile. “I told you before, my grandfather died in an accident at work, and that money was from the compensation.”

Guilt softened Camila’s gaze. She took his hand and said softly, “I’m sorry. After we get married, I’ll work hard too. We’ll earn that money back sooner or later.”

“Yeah, let’s go,” Steven replied.

As he supported Camila out of the hospital, she excitedly talked about their future.

Normally, Steven would join in the conversation about their plans, but today he was…