Love's Bitter Edge (Eva and Leonard)

Chapter 109 Swearing

"Say one more word, and I'll make sure you end up with that pile of flesh!"

Leonard pulled me against him, blocking Lily from touching me.

He turned back and looked at Emilia. "Handle this."

He lifted me into his arms without another glance at anyone else and walked out of the hospital.

"Leo... Leonard!"

I stammered, my face flushing as people stared. I squirmed, trying to push him away, but he held me even

tighter.

"Move again, and I'll kiss you!" he hissed through gritted teeth. "Go on, try me."

I held my wig in place, glaring up at him. "If I move, my wig's coming off!"

He

paused, then gently adjusted my head, but he still didn't let go.

By the time we reached the car, I still felt his tension.

Neither of us spoke, and it wasn't until he started the engine that he broke the silence.

The baby wasn't mine."

His words came out of nowhere, as we were almost home.

"Mhmm," I muttered, not bothering to say much else.

Whether it was his child or not didn't matter anymore. The baby was gone.

Lily had lost her greatest bargaining chip, and judging by her wild eyes earlier, she was likely teetering on the edge of madness.

The thought of her crazed gaze sent a chill through me

Leonard parked the car and immediately locked the doors.

"Eva, I won't claim that baby. I told the hospital I'm getting a DNA test."

His eyes were pesolute, and I wasn't entirely sure what he was getting at..

He had admitted to being with Lily, so how could he be so certain the baby wasn't his?

And with the child gone, I didn't see the point of a DNA test anymore.

I responded with another indifferent "Mm-hmm" which seemed to irritate him,

Aaron let out a long, frustrated sigh. "Eva, if that child isn't mine, I'll take legal action. And from now on, I'll protect you. I swear I won't let you get hurt again."

I looked at him, my face emotionless.

"Do you know why people swear oaths?" I asked, my voice flat.

"It's because they can't do what they promise. If you could, you wouldn't need to swear.

With that, I unlocked the door and stepped out of the car.

I

I knew he wouldn't let me leave, but I went straight upstairs to our house anyway.

I intended to head for the guest room, but Leonard caught up with my steps. He grabbed a necklace and

fastened it around my neck with a forceful snap

"Eva, I told you. I'm not getting a divorce."

"This was your birthday gift. You took it, so you can't give it back. Don't even think about returning it."

He stormed out, slamming the door behind him, leaving the necklace feeling even heavier around my neck than before.

I had assumed that with the Harmon family's intervention, Lily wouldn't dare cause more trouble, but I was wrong

The next morning. I was jolted awake by a call from Emma.

After an overwhelming tirade, I finally pleced together what had happened-once again, I was trending

online

Someone leaked the story that Leonard Harmon's wife had pushed the mistress, causing her to miscarry. And that Lily was trying to take my life at the hospital. Whoever edited the footage knew exactly what they were doing. The video only showed me walking toward Lily, followed by clips of her bleeding.

There was also another clip, taken by someone at the hospital, showing Lily lunging at me.

A cheating scandal, a miscarriage, a wife fighting a mistress, a wig being torn off...

Every scandalous angle was covered. It was impossible for this not to go viral.

Knowing the chaos waiting at the company, I hurried to get ready and went to the office with Leonard.

But as soon as we arrived, we were greeted by Penelope and another older officer waiting in my office

"Eva, Ms. Green, Lily has filed a report accusing you of intentional assault, which resulted in her miscarriage. We need you to come with us to the police station for questioning." Penelope began in her formal tone, her uniform making her look far more serious than usual.

Her eyes told me one thing, trouble had just landed on my doorstep again.

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