Chapter 4

I walked out of the room, feeling weak. Downstairs, almost all the Parkinston Family members were there.

Lily was thrown in front of Joseph, along with a dashcam recording. "You dared to do this to Kelly? You don't want to live anymore!"

"No, no, I..."

Lily had never seen the Parkinston Family's authority before. Seeing so many people looking down at her, tears streamed down her face.

"No. Let me go! Please!"

The bodyguards lifted her up, one on each side.

She looked up and saw me. "Riley, save me! Please!"

As countless times before, she thought of me when she was in danger. But she had overlooked the reason for this danger. I turned my head away.

"Riley!" She had never cried so bitterly.

Until the door opened.

Jason kicked away Joseph's men. "Dude, if you want to harm her, you'll have to deal with me first."

"Jason." I looked down at him. "Do you know what she did to me?"

Jason looked at me too. "I'm sorry, but she's pregnant."

I froze.

"It’s mine."

I was shocked.

Jason's medical report was still in my drawer. Every time, his medical report would go through me first. My people would change the reproductive system section to normal before sending it to him. The original I received last time still showed testicle damage.

Lily avoided my scrutinizing gaze. I understood.

Before I could speak, Joseph and the others called a halt to the meeting.

"We need to discuss this matter carefully."

Actually, they didn't need to hide and discuss this. My people all knew what they're talking about. And I didn’t even need to listen; I understood their concerns. In the Parkinston Family, I was an outsider and they had a monopoly on power; they had reservations.

They looked down on Lily before because she threatened my stability. But now Lily was pregnant. She could check and balance me.

If it was a boy and I became disobedient one day, they could easily have Lily and her son replaced me. Having multiple leverages against me was always good.

"Riley, we've thought about it and the child is innocent. You have so much power; you can't handle it all. Let's give some to Lily.”

Lily's eyes lit up. I smiled and shook my head.

“What?” Joseph frowned. “You're the Parkinston Family's daughter-in-law; don't you even listen to us?!”

“No, what I mean is, if we're going to give, it should all go to Lily.”

Now, even Lily couldn't understand me.

"I see Jason really likes her, so I can't neglect her. The Vice President, let Lily take full charge from now on. I’ll step back.”

The Parkinston Family’s eyes lit up. I turned around and met Jason’s gaze. His eyes were complicated.

He stepped forward and tightly grasped my hand. “You’ve been wronged.”

What was I wronged about? You were the ones who’s about to raise an illegitimate child, weren’t you?

I suppressed my emotions. I lowered my eyes, hiding the blush at the corners of my eyes.

“I told you, this way, maybe I can still be with you until old age.” He gripped my hand even tighter.

The year my mother died, he was afraid I’d jump into the river; he didn’t even hold me this tightly.

Lily got what she wanted. But I forgot, this girl had a huge appetite. Before Jason could say anything to me, she suddenly clutched her stomach and fell down.