Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 625

Hearing those words from Eric did not surprise Penelope at all.

Her fingers clenched. "But the doctor said my pregnancy is unstable. Being intimate could easily cause a miscarriage."

She had thought that no matter how debauched he was, there remained a line he would not cross.

Unfortunately, she was wrong.

Eric laughed as though he had heard a joke. He reached over and switched on the light, his tone light and careless. “It's not some precious treasure. If it's lost, it's lost."

Penelope felt as though she had fallen into an icy cellar.

Whether from cold or fear, her body shook uncontrollably. She tried to appeal to whatever conscience he might have left. "Eric, I'm carrying your child.”

He laughed even harder, the disgust in his eyes fully exposed."Who the hell knows whose bastard you're carrying?”

Her eyes widened in disbelief. She could accept the Hamptons questioning the child. She had never imagined that even Eric. would do the same.

Yet at that moment, she had no leverage against him. She swallowed her pride and spoke softly. "If you doubt it, we can draw blood right now and do a test

"Enough. I'm not short one kid." As he spoke, he pressed a hand against her waist.

There was no gentleness and no hesitation. What followed was nothing more than the release of desire and anger.

unable to pinpoint the source of the pain. It seemed to come from everywhere at once.

surfaced. She remembered Sydney from back then, confused and timid, bullied by her, too frightened to cry even

resentment surged again. Penelope hated the unfairness of the world. She hated how the

Sydney again and again.

path lead only to being

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suddenly pulled back. He glanced downward and cursed, his face

not expected it to

could finish, a sharp pain tore through her lower abdomen.

It was over.

strength, she grabbed at

sounded fed up. "Don't make a scene.

angered Cyrus. If anyone learned that he had

Sydney slept deeply for the

the

through the curtains. Curled in Julian's arms, she squinted contentedly. "What

He set his phone aside and

Did you sleep well?"

ten hours, of course she had. In recent

nodded and rolled out of bed, then reached back to pull him