Chapter 29 She Cheated
Michael was looking at the document Matthew had just handed him when the office phone buzzed.
.
Michael grabbed the receiver.
Margaret's voice piped up, "Michael, you got a sec?"
"Nope." He was about to hang up.
Margaret quickly blurted, "Wait! I gotta tell you something big."
Michael was already feeling kinda annoyed.
Margaret hesitated for a beat, "Michael, did you know Elizabeth's knocked up?"
Michael's eyes went wide.
Margaret kept going, "Michael, bet you didn't know. Elizabeth's been cheating on you."
Michael snapped, "Quit talking crap if you got nothing real to say."
Margaret insisted, "Michael, hang tight. I'm coming over with proof. Once you see it, you'll get it. Elizabeth's the one who's been lying to you."
Michael had no clue what Margaret was up to.
Since he was already buried in paperwork, he just chilled in his office.
In less than three minutes, Margaret came storming in, her heels clacking on the floor.
First thing she noticed were the scratch marks on Michael's neck.
Her grip tightened on the folder she was holding.
Margaret's eyes got misty. She asked, her voice shaky, "Michael, did Elizabeth scratch your neck? Did you two hook up?"
Michael's voice was ice-cold.
"None of your business." Michael shot her a look. "Get down to business. Hand it over!"
Margaret pulled herself together and quickly handed him the folder.
Michael took it and peeked inside.
It was a maternity file from the hospital.
Elizabeth's name was right there.
It showed she was 12 weeks pregnant, which meant while he was in a coma, Elizabeth had gotten knocked up.
As soon as Michael realized this, veins popped on his forehead.
He kept reading.
In the section for the father's name, Elizabeth had written Anthony!
Seeing his furious face, Margaret chimed in, "Michael, you know Elizabeth had a boyfriend before she married you, right? Her boyfriend is your nephew, Anthony. They were together for three years. They planned to get hitched as soon as Elizabeth graduated. But then, her dad, Robert, got sick, and the company was about to tank. So she took your mom's money and married you. Otherwise, she would've married Anthony."
Margaret glanced at Michael's angry face and continued, "After she married you, she should've behaved. But nope, Elizabeth was still messing around with Anthony while you were in a coma. And now she's pregnant with Anthony's kid. Michael, can you put up with this?"
Michael said nothing, his eyes icy. His hands were balled into fists.
His teeth were clenched tight, and his chest was heaving.
Margaret kept going, "Michael, ever think about it? Elizabeth hid her pregnancy on purpose, planning to pass the kid off as yours to snag your estate. She and Anthony must've cooked this up from the start. They figured you wouldn't make it. And this kid would be your legit heir. If you hadn't woken up, all your stuff would've gone to them. Michael, it's a good thing you woke up. Elizabeth's a real piece of work. Can you still forgive her?"
Michael leaned on his desk, his right hand holding his forehead. He pointed to the door with his left, signaling Margaret to scram.
Margaret knew he was in a foul mood and that no one could calm him down, so she wisely left.
Michael stared at the closed door of his office. Then he picked up the phone on his desk.
"Do as I say." He ordered coldly.
Michael glared at the document showing Anthony was the kid's father.
His eyes were burning with rage.
The thought of having just been with Elizabeth last night made him sick.
At the Sunset Heights.
Elizabeth was snoozing in her room.
Susan suddenly knocked urgently on the door, "Mrs. Thomas. Are you awake?"
Elizabeth struggled to open her eyes.
The door was suddenly kicked open from the outside.
Michael and his bodyguards stormed in.
Michael looked at Elizabeth on the bed with a hint of murder in his eyes.
He coldly ordered, "Drag her up."
Elizabeth was still half-asleep, not realizing what was happening.
The bodyguards yanked her out of bed.
Elizabeth screamed, "Michael, what are you doing? It's so early, can't you let me sleep?"
Michael looked at her coldly, "Elizabeth, I told you before. If you got pregnant, I'd kill the kid. I didn't expect you to be even bolder than I thought. You actually dared to get pregnant with Anthony's child."
Elizabeth finally realized what was happening.
"Elizabeth, drop your act." Michael threw the maternity file at her face. "Now, go to the hospital and get an abortion."
He signaled the bodyguards to take action.
The bodyguards grabbed Elizabeth and practically dragged her to the car, opened the door, and tossed her into the back seat.
Michael got in the car, too.
"Elizabeth, you're a real risk-taker! You actually got pregnant with that bastard Anthony's kid right under my nose." His tone was icy, sending a chill through Elizabeth.
Elizabeth sat up straight.
She thought carefully.
When she was filling out the form, she had considered writing Michael's name in the father's name section.
But as she started to write, she suddenly remembered Michael's warning.
He said that if she got pregnant with his kid, he'd kill it.
He hated kids so much, even his own.
So how could Elizabeth possibly write his name?
So she wrote Anthony's name instead.
She never thought that one day, this info would end up in Michael's hands.
How does the hospital protect patient privacy?
But now wasn't the time to think about that.
She leaned closer to Michael and pleaded in a low voice, "Michael, please! Don't make me have an abortion. You'll understand in the future."
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