Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
Katie panicked, protesting loudly, “That’s not true!”
Katie’s eyes flashed with malice, wishing death upon Audrey. But with onlookers present, she could only clutch her belly, tearfully claiming, “This child is Cornell’s!”
Luciana chimed in, “I can testify. This baby is my son’s. You have no right to make accusations!”
The two stood united against Audrey.
Before Audrey could respond, one among the onlookers spoke up. “Hey, we all heard the man himself say the baby isn’t his!”
“Right! We sympathized with you moments ago, not knowing you two were teaming up against this young lady!”
“Just before, this mother-in-law was stirring up the onlookers against her ex-daughter-in-Law. With such a mother-in-law, truly a curse of bad luck!”
“Disgusting… No wonder they are a family.”
“Ugh…”
Everyone was adding in with their thoughts.
Just a while ago, Katie and Luciana were secretly delighted to see Audrey getting scolded, but mow their faces were metaphorically slapped raw by the backlash.
Katie’s complexion shifted from white to red. Overwhelmed, she pretended to faint, eager to leave this instant.
Luciana swiftly called for her assistant.
Yet, Katie’s bodyguard, Abel, was quicker, dashing to Katie’s side to pick her up. He shot a menacing look at Audrey as they left, threatening, “If any harm comes to her, I won’t let you off!”
Right away, Victor boldly stepped up for Audrey, staring back without flinching. “Miss Glyn was the one at fault, fainting out of guilt. What does that have to do with Miss Foster? Everyone knows Miss Glyn stooped so low as to point fingers at others for her own mistakes. The nerve of her! Now I get it why you’re so loyal to her. Birds of a feather flock together. You guys always play the victim and badmouth others!”
The onlookers gained new understanding from this confrontation. Even Katie’s bodyguard was far from being decent. They realized they had misunderstood Audrey, thinking she was the home wrecker. But turned out, she was the real victim, bullied by Katie and Luciana.
An onlooker, filled with righteous indignation, chimed in, “I saw everything. Her fainting was purely out of embarrassment, not because she was attacked. This lady didn’t touch her at all!”
“Exactly, I’ll back that up. There’s no basis for their claims.”
“And hey, look at their intimacy. Holding this tightly as if the woman is someone this bodyguard treasures. It raises questions about the baby’s father…”
“Yeah, that was not their first hug, for sure…”
Katie, who had been faking unconscious, felt too ashamed to keep it up after hearing those comments. She blurted out, “Let me go!”
Abel paused before saying, “Miss, are you…”
Katie then hopped down from Abel’s embrace on her own.
Luciana’s face fell, sensing the onlookers’ comments had a point. It was now obvious that Katie had been carried by Abel in such a manner multiple times before, only choosing to get down after being called out.
Still, to maintain appearances, Luciana had her assistant help Katie as they hurried away, their departure marked by a sense of humiliation.
Once inside the elevator, Katie sternly told Abel, “My dad hired you to keep me safe, not to overreact without any real threat. Do you understand?”
Abel, looking down, expressed his regret, “I’m truly sorry. I’m not good with these social situations and I’ve caused you embarrassment.”
He started hitting himself across the face, not holding back, to the point of bleeding from his lip.
Luciana was shocked to see this. Her suspicions about Abel’s relationship with Katie were evident, given the surrounding gossip.
Plus, every time she saw Katie, Abel was always close behind. With just a man and a woman together almost all the time, there was no telling whether they had been intimate before.
But watching Abel punish himself like that cleared any doubts Luciana had. She grabbed Katie’s arm, saying, “Stop him. He simply lacks sensitivity and understanding of how to behave.”
With a frown, Katie declared, “Abel, you’re fined three months salary. Don’t mess up like this again.”
Abel acknowledged Katie’s words, retreated to a corner, and silently cleaned the blood from his face.
After seeing Luciana off, Katie and Abel went to her own car.
The moment Katie sat down, Abel followed suit.
Katie’s once gentle and poised manner vanished entirely, replaced by eyes filled with fury and contempt as she ordered, “Get down on your knees!”
Abel kneeled obediently.
Katie, without any mercy, pressed her heel into Abel’s hand. She kept pressing until his skin tore, leaving his hand bloody and injured.
Despite the pain, Abel stayed on his knees, his head down, silent.
This showed he could endure the pain without complaint.
Katie was still furious. She had never been this embarrassed before.
Those accusations, despite the truth of them, felt like physical blows, pushing her close to rage.
“You idiot! You’ve nearly wrecked my plan!” Katie yelled, trying to kick Abel in the head, but he grabbed her foot instead.
Katie, furious, demanded, “Let go of me, you despicable creature!”
Abel released her foot, still kneeling. “Miss, please take it easy, especially with the baby in your belly. I’ll do it for you,” he said.
Then, Abel looked around, picked a golf club from the trunk of the car, and hit himself on the head without a second thought.
“Clang!” A dull sound echoed, followed by blood streaming down Abel’s face.
Unfazed, Abel struck the other side of his head, causing some blood to splatter onto Katie.
“Yuck!” Katie retreated in revulsion.
The hit was overwhelming for Abel, his vision blurred by his own blood. Despite this, he shakily lifted the golf club again, preparing to hit himself, risking serious injury.
“Stop it!” Katie stepped in, finally. Not out of concern for his life, but because she still had tasks for him.
Despite his injuries, Abel managed to gasp, “Thank you..”
“Get the hell out! You’re getting my car dirty,” Katie said coldly.
The car stopped, and Abel was dragged out Like a lifeless body, left on the ground as Katie’s car quickly drove off.
Upon reaching the villa, Katie had just gotten out when a dark blue supercar screeched to a halt in front of her, perfectly timed.
The door of the dark blue supercar swung open, revealing glossy leather shoes stepping out.
Then, Cornell approached Katie with steady pace, looking solemnly.
Katie, scared, held her chest and then her stomach. “What… What are you planning to do?” she stuttered as she stepped back, frightened, the threatening vibe around Cornell too much to bear.
In a flash, Cornell’s iron grip was around Katie’s neck.
“Ah…” Katie’s attempt to scream was abruptly silenced. Her face turned purple, her breathing weak. For a second, she really thought Cornell might kill her!
Finally, when Katie felt herself fading, Cornell released her in disgust.
Katie staggered, leaning on the car door, coughing violently.
After coughing for a while, Katie raised her eyes to see Cornell’s cold, unforgiving face, and tears began to fall. “Cornell… You’ve lost it… I’m pregnant with your baby. Cornell Looked at her expressionlessly, his tone icy. “Katie, did you just ignore my words?”
Katie’s neck hurt badly. She had always been looked after, never experiencing such roughness. Though feeling wronged, she had no choice but to bite back her complaints against his anger.
With tears streaming, Katie explained, “Cornell… I didn’t go looking for Audrey. We met just by chance at the mall. If you don’t believe me, ask your mom…”
“Shut up!” Cornell cut her off sharply. “The child in your belly isn’t mine. How many times must I say it?”
At this, Katie couldn’t stop her tears and hastily said, “Cornell, I promise you, this baby is yours!”
“Really?” Cornell’s face was expressionless. “You’re saying you’re pregnant with my kid, without me involved?”
“I… I…” Katie stumbled over her words, her voice shaky. “Cornell, you have to believe me. This child is yours.”
“Believe you?” Cornell raised an eyebrow skeptically. “Katie, do you think I’m that easy to fool?”
His open disdain sent a clear signal to Katie. What she wished for would remain just a wish.
Flushed with embarrassment and anger, Katie protested, “Cornell, I’m telling the truth. This is your child. Whether you like it or not, that’s the truth.”
Cornell lost his patience, his hand resting casually in his pocket as he warned her, “Katie, if you’re trying something and it ends up hurting Audrey, that’s where I draw the line. I already told you to own up to your actions last time. It seems you didn’t take it seriously. I hope the Glyn family is ready to face the consequences of your mistake!”
Katie’s complexion turned ashen. “Cornell, are you threatening me? What are you planning to do to the Glyn family?”
“You’ll see soon enough.” Cornell’s tone was calm but menacing.
Katie knew Cornell well enough to know he meant business. Tears of frustration and defeat rolled down her cheeks, a complete turnaround from her confident front earlier with Abel. “Cornell, after all the time we’ve worked together, do you really have the heart to make the Glyn family suffer? Have you ever thought that this child might actually be yours? You’re going to regret treating me like this!”