I looked at Matteo with a cold expression.

"Wedding gift? Matteo, are you blind? Did she give me, the bride, a man's ring and she wear the bride's ring on her own hand?"

"What does she mean? If she wants to be the bride, just tell me so and I'll let her be."

Matteo picked the ring up and took a look.

"Can you please stop being suspicious? Lenoir just wore it for two days because she thought it's pretty. She'll return it to you later. What nonsense are you talking about?"

I sneered.

I didn’t think he was blind and brainless before. He even wore a couple’s ring for two days.

Couldn't he see Lenoir's blatant provocation?

I was planning to slam the door and leave, thinking about the four years of relationship I had invested in, I felt unfair.

Besides, our wedding would be held the day after tomorrow and I didn't want my parents to sad and worry about it anymore.

I gritted my teeth and pointed at Lenoir's belly.

"Okay, the ring doesn't matter to me."

"So how about the child? You and Matteo openly have a child. Where do you put me?"

"I told you, I just helped her have a child, so she can take over the Lynchs' bussines smoothly," he said impatiently.

I raised my head and looked at him, suppressing anger.

"If she wants to have a child, there are plenty of sperm banks. Why did she insist on finding you?"

Lenoir said in a crying voice, "Matteo and I have been in love for three years. He is handsome and smart. How can he be compared to someone else? I am a conservative person and I cannot accept someone else's sperm in my body. That's too disgusting."

She said with tears in her eyes as she leaned on the man's shoulder.

"I have no family and my husband is still in the hospital, in a vegetative state. What should I do?"

"Matteo, I thought to myself, if one day I have an accident, this child belongs to you. You can definitely help him get the Lynchs' tens of billion dollars of assets, so you don't have to work so hard for others in the future."

Hearing her words, he responded with a bright and overjoyed expression.

"Lenoir, if you think so, are you willing to let your child recognize me as his biological father? I can support him in managing the Lynchs' foundation?"

His first love nodded.

"We have been together for so many years. I'll only trust you and I won't mistreat you. As long as you get the Lynchs' assets, you'll have half of the shares in the future."

These words were like a shot of adrenaline. His face was distorted with excitement and the muscles on his face was twitching.

"Sure, sure, Lenoir, don't worry. I'll definitely protect you and ensure the safe birth of our son. In the future, he'll be the richest man in the city and thousands of people will look up to him."

I sneered at these two idiots.

Frederic didn't die yet and not to mention, the members of the Lynch Family didn't even agree. It was really unrealistic for a wild seed to want to encroach on the assets of the Lynch Family and play with others like fools.

Seeing me having mocking expression and cold attitude, Matteo said in disgust, "Jeanette, I used to see you being generous and reasonable, but I didn't expect you to be so aggressive and annoying just for a ring. Let me tell you, if you don't change your petty and low-class mentality, then we should cancel our wedding."

"Lenoir is pregnant, so don't make her sad and stressed."

I looked at Matteo with a sneer. He only got a promise, but he was thinking of climbing up the social ladder? How funny!

"Well, Matteo, you said you wanted to cancel the wedding yourself and I don't mind cancel the wedding with a scumbag man."

Lenoir was suddenly anxious.

"Matteo, how can you cancel your wedding? I've already delayed you once, how can I delay you again?"

She suddenly stood up and rushed out the door.

"Matteo, I leave, I don't want to owe you too much."

The man panicked and chased after her, but before he got close, she screamed and collapsed to the ground with her eyes closed, then fainted.

Matteo hugged her tightly. He was so panic that he didn't know what to do and his voice was trembling.

"Lenoir, wake up, don't scare me."

He picked her up and ran out.

The moment he reached the door, he paused and then he spoke words that were like an ice knife piercing my heart.

"Jeanette, if anything happens to my first love and my son, I'll make you pay with your life."

With a loud bang, he slammed open the door and ran out.

I walked back to the living room and sat down on the sofa, feeling disappointed.

The coldness and bitterness in my heart made my eyes well up with tears.

I opened a bottle of wine and drank it glass by glass, thinking about every little thing I had with Matteo.

In college, he was the most handsome boy and came from a wealthy family, while I was just an ordinary girl.

At the New Year's dance party, I stepped on my dance partner's feet six times and he threw me into the pool with a cold face.

Surrounded by pairs of partners, I blushed and lowered my head in embarrassment.

Matteo, the host, came over, took my hand with a smile and led me in a spin.

Looking into his smiling eyes, I relaxed and my body suddenly lightened up.

That day, I kept spinning and flying, receiving applause from the whole room.

That day, he leaned over and whispered in my ear.

"You're good, don't deny yourself just because you've met someone bad."

From that moment, Matteo shone into my heart like a ray of light.

Unfortunately, he already had a girlfriend at that time, Lenoir.

I could only silently and secretly love him, letting my longing grow like a vine in my heart.

Soon, the sound of the phone ringing woke me up from my reverie.

Matteo's soft voice sounded in my ears.

"Yesterday, I was a bit harsh and impatient to you, please don't take it to heart."

"Come to the hospital and apologize to Lenoir, so that she can take care of her pregnancy with peace of mind. Our wedding will still be held as usual. Don't make a joke out of such an important matter as our wedding just because you're angry."

I gave a bitter smile and realized that my face was tense and uncomfortable. As soon as I touched it, I realized that tears had already dried on my face.

For so many years, I loved him humbly, so I always followed his advice and followed his opinions.

But now, I wouldn't listen to him.

My love also had dignity, I wouldn't let others trample on it anymore.

I silently hung up the phone and started packing my things. There would be new people here in the future, so why should I keep old things around to cause trouble for them?

Seeing me hung up the phone without saying a single word, Matteo immediately sent me a few 60-second voice messages.

"Jeanette, you know better. As long as Lenoir gives birth to her son and gets the assets, won't we also benefit from it?"

"She has a husband, so she won't possibly marry me. She and I are just interested in each other. You're the future legitimate Ms. Owen, my future wife. Can't you think about it for the long term?"

"Can you bring me some daily necessities to the hospital? Lenoir is here alone and I'll take care of her."

Listening to his lowered voice, I chuckled at myself.

With them having a son, wouldn't they stay in touch? What did he want to do?

Be Lenoir's lover, then accompany her on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and go home on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday?

I looked at the big red wedding characters all over the wall, tore them off in anger and threw them into the trash can.

I didn't want a husband like him anymore.

Just as I was deleting Matteo's messages and planning to ignore him, my mother called me.

"Jeanette, I call you to ask how many desserts are you ordering for your wedding tomorrow? Matteo told me, he was taking care of a friend in the hospital and asked you to deliver something to him."

I quickly interrupted.

"Mom, I just ordered some desserts for our family. I'll deliver them later. No worry. Go to bed earlier tonight. We still have to meet our family and relatives tomorrow."

My mother thought that marrying into the Owen Family was a high achievement. My mother was a university professor, my father was a middle-level civil servant. While Matteo was a young manager in the Urban Space, he was such a handsome, dashing and capable.

Now, if she knew Matteo and I had a falling out, she would probably not be able to sleep tonight and would force me to marry into the Owen Family tomorrow.

Thinking of this, I quickly packed up and delivered Matteo's necessity to the hospital.

As long as they saw Stanley York tomorrow, they would definitely be satisfied.

Pushing open the door, Lenoir was lying vainly on the hospital bed and Matteo was gently scooping fish soup to feed her.

"One more scoop, okay? The doctor said you're too weak."

I had never seen such a meticulous and patient appearance before.

He should have never forgotten Lenoir in his heart, which was why he showed his most tender side.

His hand gently wiped the corners of her mouth and then licked his fingers with his own mouth.

Lenoir smiled shyly and tapped his chest.

This affectionate scene made my eyes and my throat suddenly felt sore.

I put his things at the door and turned around to leave when Matteo saw me.

He stood up and grabbed me.

"Look at how uncomfortable she is now, please say something soft to ease her mood."

Looking at his expectant gaze, I suddenly didn't want to mistreat myself anymore.

"If you want to please your mistress, just kneel down and apologize to her yourself. Why do you have to drag me to please your mistress?"

He froze for a moment and his face instantly darkened.

"What mistress? Why are you talking so viciously now? I told you I was just helping her, why can't you understand?"

I sneered and pointed at him.

"Help her! Tell me how you help her? Are you on top and she's on the bottom, or do you pounce yourself at each other?"

"Matteo, you shameless, can you please stop treating others as fools?"

In just a second, a slap hit my face and my cheek started to swell and hurt.

A bloody smell filled my mouth.

The room turned silent. Matteo stared at me blankly, lowered his hands helplessly and said, "Jeanette, sorry, I just ... you were so harsh in your words."

He looked at my face, guilt flashing in his eyes.

"The wedding will be held tomorrow. I will apply medicine on you right away." Then he hurried out.

I stared at his back. Since he loved his ex-lover, why was he still thinking about me?

My tears dripped down my cheeks and my face felt hot.

Lenoir, who was now lying on the bed, looked at me with a sneer.

"Jeanette, you've been a licker for a few years and have a bad temper, but a licker is still a licker. If I want him to, he will kick you right away."

She lowered her voice. "Do you know how crazy he is in bed? He moaned excitedly. He said as long as he lives for one day, his life is mine. Not to mention having one child, he can have as many as he wants."

"He has promised me that he will never have a child with you, only ours is his child."

My mind buzzed. No wonder, a few days ago, he wanted to get married to me but not to have children until our career was stable.

My heart ached.

"Lenoir, is that how much you enjoy being a mistress?"

She rolled her eyes at me and said disdainfully, "Mistress? Jeanette, you don't really think you can marry Matteo, do you? He is mine. Even if I can't give him a legal status, I won't let him marry and touch a low-class woman like you. I find it disgusting."

I stared back at her in cold and sarcastic way and understood her wishful thinking.

She was alone and helpless in the Lynch Family. Matteo could not only give her a child, but also help her deal with those old guys.