Chapter 409: Chapter 409: To Be Safe, Offending My Son
Samuel Lockwood did not speak; he fell into silence, his heart in torment. If he didn’t take Wendy Quinn to abort, once the child was born, his marriage with Ivy would be completely over.
But...
If he took Wendy to abort, with his mother’s stubborn temperament, she would definitely not be able to handle it, and something would happen.
His mother was so desperate for a grandchild, she had been nagging about it for years in front of him. After she found out that Ivy couldn’t conceive, she repeatedly tried to persuade him to have a child outside.
Samuel’s head felt like it would explode, and the car door suddenly opened. Wendy ran out from the car, hiding behind the driver, Samuel’s mother.
"Mom, save me, save my child."
"Let me down."
Samuel’s mother suddenly gathered strength. She got down from the driver’s arms like a fierce old cow, clutching Wendy’s arms.
"Wendy, don’t be afraid... Mom won’t let anything happen to the child in your belly."
Hearing Samuel’s mother’s words, Wendy felt a huge relief.
Samuel’s mother supported Wendy, as if Wendy was her daughter-in-law. While helping her into the car, she even reminded her to go slowly, not to disturb the fetus.
Samuel’s mother drove Wendy straight to the Lockwood family’s old mansion.
"Grandma..."
Nicole ran over, seeing Samuel’s mother supporting Wendy, she pouted. Who was this woman? Why was grandma treating her so well?
Hmph!
Grandma had never been so good to her mommy.
Nicole felt uncomfortable inside.
"Hey, hey, hey... be careful, don’t bump into your Aunt Quinn." Samuel’s mother reached out, blocking the oncoming Nicole, her eyes nervously fixated on Wendy’s belly.
Terrified that anything would happen to the fetus.
"Aunt Quinn?" Nicole furrowed her little brows. What was wrong with grandma? Even though she was a child, she was sensible and would never bump into others.
Why would grandma say such things? It’s like she was implying Nicole wasn’t well-behaved.
"Yes! Your Aunt Quinn is pregnant." Samuel’s mother’s face broke into a happy smile.
Oh, that’s how it is.
Nicole glanced curiously at Samuel’s mother again. What did Aunt Quinn’s pregnancy have to do with grandma? She wasn’t even grandma’s daughter-in-law.
"Nicole, how about Auntie giving you a little brother?"
Wendy suddenly smiled and said to Nicole.
Nicole looked up, eyeing the unfamiliar Wendy. She had seen Aunt Quinn twice; once she had stayed for dinner at grandma’s arrangement, sitting beside daddy.
Moreover, Aunt Quinn, while eating, kept batting her eyelashes at daddy.
So, Nicole didn’t have a good impression of Wendy.
"I don’t want a little brother from you! I only want a little brother from mommy."
Nicole said innocently.
"Nicole... how can you say that? Don’t you know the child in Aunt Quinn’s belly is your..."
Samuel’s mother’s words were interrupted by Samuel, who strode in.
"Mom, I’m taking Nicole back."
Samuel frowned, giving Wendy a glare. He had been at the door just now, having heard what Wendy said, feeling uneasy. She had just gotten pregnant, yet was saying such things to Nicole. What was she trying to do?
Samuel grew more and more resentful of Wendy.
It was a mistake to have listened to his mother to go out with Wendy in the first place.
Wendy was startled by Samuel’s icy stare.
"Wendy, don’t be afraid of him." Samuel’s mother saw her son’s gaze and gently patted Wendy’s hand, giving her support.
Wendy meekly nodded, whispering, "Maybe I said something wrong just now."
Seeing Wendy being so obedient, Samuel’s mother genuinely liked her: "You didn’t say anything wrong."
Samuel beckoned to Nicole: "Nicole, come over."
Nicole happily ran toward Samuel: "Daddy."
Nicole rushed into Samuel’s arms. He picked her up, kissed her rosy cheeks twice, and gently said, "Today is your mommy’s birthday. Let’s go celebrate it with her now."
Nicole joyfully cheered, "Yay! Nicole is ready to sing a birthday song and blow out candles with mommy."
Samuel smiled and replied, "Okay."
Hearing Samuel and Nicole’s words, Wendy’s face turned pale, her heart filling with bitterness. Samuel saying these things in front of her must be deliberately provoking her!
Well, congratulations, Samuel.
She was indeed provoked.
Wendy felt like crying.
Seeing the sadness in Wendy’s moist eyes, Samuel’s mother guessed it was because of Samuel. Being a woman herself, she understood women well.
She turned to Samuel and said, "You’re not allowed to go."
Samuel’s smile froze on his face. Why not?
Why wasn’t he allowed to go?
Samuel sneered sarcastically, "Mom, you’ve achieved your goal. Now you want to control my freedom too?"
Nicole’s little face showed some unease, gently tugging at Samuel’s sleeve, "Daddy, Nicole wants to go. Mommy is waiting for Nicole and Daddy."
Samuel’s mother’s eyes flickered. Was she trying to control Samuel’s freedom? No, it was because she had no other choice, okay?
Right now, Wendy had just found out she was pregnant. If Samuel left with Nicole, troubling Wendy emotionally and causing her unstable fetal heart, what then?
To be safe, she had to offend her son.
Samuel’s mother steeled herself and said, "If you dare to take Nicole out of this door today, I’ll call Ivy Linden."
What would she say to Ivy?
Samuel knew very well.
After saying that, Samuel’s mother didn’t dare to meet Samuel’s eyes. She supported Wendy upstairs. When she went to Wendy’s apartment, she had specially instructed the servants to prepare a room with great sunlight and ventilation for Wendy.
At that time, she had planned to bring Wendy over to take care of her.
Only then could she be at ease.
"Daddy, won’t you take Nicole? Why aren’t you taking Nicole?"
Nicole’s clear eyes reddened, fussing in Samuel’s arms, "Nicole promised mommy to return and celebrate her birthday with her. Nicole even prepared a birthday song. Daddy can’t let Nicole be someone who doesn’t keep promises, boohoo..."
Samuel’s face was filled with pain as his fingers slowly tightened. He couldn’t tell Nicole that his mother was threatening him, much less reveal everything about his mother’s threats to Nicole.
"Nicole... listen to Daddy. Grandma doesn’t want Daddy and Nicole to go back. If we go back, grandma will definitely call and trouble mommy. Today is mommy’s birthday, and Nicole doesn’t want her to be upset or sad, right?"
"Mmm-mmm."
Nicole didn’t want that, but...
"So, to keep grandma from troubling mommy, how about we go back tomorrow and have another birthday celebration with mommy?"
"Can we do that?"
"Of course."
"Alright then!"
Seeing the trusting look in Nicole’s eyes, Samuel felt an overwhelming sense of guilt and shame. He had lied, told a huge lie to deceive Nicole, and now he would use another lie to deceive his own wife.