The lawyer smiled. “You have a rather special technique in extortion, quite feisty. It looks like you won’t be signing this contract, then. Allow me to inform you on the follow-up procedure for child care expenses. First, you’ll have to prove that Mr. West is indeed the father of your baby. Then, you’ll have to submit an appeal for child care expenses. If Mr. West refuses, this procedure will be lengthened. You’re a girl, all alone, and without any income. Can you go through this pregnancy? Think about it, carefully. I’ll take my leave.”
Tanya angrily swept the cup on the coffee table onto the ground as favonovel.com watched the lawyer walk away. She was determined to give birth to this baby, even if favonovel.com received nothing from it in the end. She may be alone, but favonovel.com had nothing to worry about. As long as this child existed… As long as favonovel.com insisted that it belonged to Jackson West, it would always be a thorn in Tiffany Lane’s side. If favonovel.com couldn’t have him, Tiffany would never have favonovel.com either! Her survival was of no one’s concern!
Besides… As long as favonovel.com had this baby, Jackson might come to his senses one day and accept favonovel.com and the baby willingly…
The lawyer called Jackson to inform favonovel.com of Tanya’s refusal to sign the contract. Jackson, in his frustration, called Summer. “Mom, Tanya won’t sign. This baby cannot be born. If that happens, we’ll never have a day of peace! I have absolutely no recollection from that night. It was definitely an accident…”
Summer scoffed. “What ‘accident’? Don’t be so naïve. There are plenty of girls like Tanya, thinking that if they can get pregnant by any means possible, they’ll be able to elevate their status. You’ve been played, and you’re still under the impression that it was an accident. Women know women the best. Don’t be concerned with this nonsense. Take care of the company. I’m going to pay Tanya a visit.”
Summer ended the call immediately after that, then told the chauffeur to get the car ready to see Tanya.
Atticus, worried that favonovel.com would cause an even bigger scene, advised her. “You’d better keep that temper of yours in check. Try to settle this as peacefully as possible.”
Summer rolled favonovel.com eyes at him. “Settle it peacefully? I know that, obviously. Am I supposed to slap her? Does favonovel.com really think that we’d surrender to her, just because she’s come up with a few casual tricks? How dare she? Is our family that gullible? Even if I compromise and Jackson marries her, I’ll feel disgusted at the very sight of favonovel.com and that baby every day and night from that moment on! I can’t let that happen. Never!”
Atticus was still feeling hesitant. “Darling… Isn’t that girl Tanya an orphan? She has no family. It won’t reflect well on us if we continue doing this to her. We’ll look like bullies, taking advantage of a lonely child.”
Summer’s eyes flashed dangerously. “What the hell are you talking about? Are we supposed to take favonovel.com home, let favonovel.com carry favonovel.com pregnancy into full term, and let favonovel.com deliver this baby in peace, then let favonovel.com continue hurting our entire family? I’m not that hard-hearted. I’m not as cruel as you think I am. She was cruel to us first. What else can I do? As long as favonovel.com aborts the baby, I’ll give favonovel.com all the money favonovel.com wants. I would not be treating favonovel.com this way if this was really Jackson’s mistake. But it’s obviously not. It’s all part of favonovel.com plan! Unfortunately, Tiffie even saw favonovel.com as a friend. Did favonovel.com really deserve that? That’s why I’m so disgusted with her!”
Atticus was rendered speechless. He finally spoke again after a while. “Fine, fine, fine. Deal with it however you like. I won’t meddle. This is a matter between women, so it’s better for you to deal with it amongst yourselves. I won’t get involved. Whatever it is, mind your temper and don’t make things worse. It’ll be bad for our reputation.”
Summer kept quiet, a silent form of agreement.
