Chapter 4

After leaving Mia in shame, I took Lily straight to the company's main office building.

We didn't come out until noon.

When we pushed the apartment door open, Carter was sitting there with a dark, angry face.

Next to him sat his mother, Martha, her face twisted in a sneer.

"Where the hell have you been?! It's the weekend, and you're nowhere to be found, making me wait for you!"

The moment Martha saw me, she slammed her hand on the table. She was clearly here to start a fight.

Carter glared at me coldly.

"Chloe, Mia told me everything about what you did this morning."

"Are you trying to make our family the laughingstock of the entire company?"

I closed the door behind me, pulled up a chair, and sat down calmly.

"What did I do? I just told her that she shouldn't take other people's things without asking."

"It's just a cheap piece of clothing! Mia is carrying the Miller family legacy right now! What's wrong with her wearing your clothes?"

Martha shrieked, her spit flying everywhere.

As expected, she knew about the pregnancy all along.

Carter waved his hand to silence his mother.

He took a deep breath, putting on a hypocritical, righteous expression.

"Chloe, since we're laying all the cards on the table, I won't lie to you anymore."

"Mia is pregnant, and the baby is mine."

"But I don't plan on divorcing you. You couldn't give me a son, so Mia is doing it for you. Once the baby is born, he can call you 'Auntie'."

I had never seen anyone so shamelessly disgusting.

"And?"

"The environment in this old apartment is too run-down. It's not suitable for you and Lily."

"My mom is moving in to take care of Mia, and the new apartment won't fit all of us."

"So, tomorrow, take Lily and move back to your parents' place for a while."

"Also, hand over your savings card to my mom. Mia needs proper nutrition right now. We can't let the baby suffer."

He wanted to strip me of everything.

He took all the benefits, and now he wanted to kick my daughter and me onto the streets.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door.

It was Mr. Davis, the operations manager, along with several security officers.

The moment Carter saw Mr. Davis, his face turned pale. He scrambled to his feet to greet him.

"Mr. Davis! What brings you here?"

Mr. Davis kept a stern face, scanning the messy room.

"We received a report that you are having an affair and have brought an unauthorized person into company housing."

"Carter, this apartment is a company perk meant to ease your financial burden, not a place for you to conduct your sordid affairs!"

Seeing the serious situation, Martha immediately threw herself onto the floor, wailing.

"Oh, Mr. Davis! Don't listen to the rumors! It's just my jealous daughter-in-law who can't tolerate our relatives!"

"Mia is our cousin!"

Lily peeked out from behind me, glaring at Martha. "Grandma is lying! I heard her tell Daddy that once Mia gives birth to a boy, they will kick Mommy and me onto the streets and use Mommy’s savings to buy a big house for the baby!"

Mr. Davis and the security officers' faces turned incredibly grim.

Carter went into a full panic. He lunged at Lily, his hand raised to strike.

"You little brat, I'll shut your mouth!"

I was faster. I yanked Lily behind me.

Carter swung wild, losing his balance and almost face-planting on the floor.

At that exact moment, Mia crawled out of the hallway.

Seeing the tides turning against them, she immediately collapsed onto the floor, clutching her stomach and groaning.

"Oh... my stomach hurts! Carter, save me! The baby... I think I'm having a miscarriage!"

Martha let out a bloodcurdling shriek and charged at me like a wild animal.

"You evil woman! You cursed my grandson, and now you want to destroy our family!"

Cornered, Carter rushed up to Mr. Davis, pointing at me.

"Mr. Davis, you see this! She’s a toxic, violent woman! She is a cancer to this company!"

The room was in utter chaos. Mr. Davis looked overwhelmed.

With a hard shove, I pushed the crazy old woman off me, sending her sprawling onto the floor.

Then, I pulled a folded slip of paper from my pocket and held it high in the air.

"Mr. Davis, let's put the affair aside for a moment."

"I have a receipt here. Would you like to take a look at it first?"

"Over the past six months, Carter has been stealing and selling company scrap metal and copper wires. He made quite a fortune."