Chapter 248
The two in the ward were startled, and Ivy quickly pulled away from the senior Astor's embrace.
Rhodes saw them hugging and looked pissed.
"Dad, you and Ivy..."
The senior Astor's eyes flickered with guilt, and he quickly changed the subject.
"Rhodes, not now. Look at what they did to me! The doctor said I broke two ribs. You have to avenge me!"
The senior Astor looked miserable, with injuries on his face and bandages all over.
But Rhodes didn't care and gritted his teeth, "Dad, there's no time for revenge. The Astor Group is in trouble!"
"What?" The senior Astor's eyes widened, "What's going on? Tell me!"
The Astor Group was his life's work. It couldn't be in trouble!
"Someone reported the Astor Group for withholding wages and producing illegally. Now the company is in chaos. When I got the call about your hospitalization, I was still dealing with it."
Hearing this, the senior Astor turned angry, "Then why are you here? Go back and handle it!"
Rhodes didn't move, a troubled expression on his face.
The senior Astor frowned and said coldly, "You came to the hospital for another reason?"
Rhodes nodded, "Yes, Dad, I know you have another company and a villa in Kazam worth over a hundred million dollars. I want you to sell them to save the Astor Group. Once we get through this, I'll find a way to buy them back."
As soon as he finished, Ivy stood up angrily, "No way!"
Rhodes and Ivy frowned, especially Angelina, who looked at Ivy with disgust.
"We Astor family members are talking. This has nothing to do with you!"
When the senior Astor recognized Ivy as his god-granddaughter, Angelina already found it strange. He had his own granddaughter but chose someone else's child as his god-granddaughter. It was odd.
Now she knew he didn't recognize a god-granddaughter but a lover!
It would be considered improper for Ivy, an unmarried woman, to frequently visit the Astor family. However, if she was the senior Astor's god-granddaughter, it might provide some justification.
The thought of what they might have done in private made Angelina feel sick.
Ivy sneered, "I'm pregnant with the senior Astor's child. He promised me the company and the villa in Kazam would belong to my child. You already have the Astor Group. Don't think about getting those!"
Rhodes and Angelina were stunned.
The fact that Ivy and the senior Astor had that kind of relationship was already unbelievable, and now Ivy was pregnant with his child!
Angelina was the first to react, stepping forward and slapping Ivy, "You shameless woman! How could you do something so disgusting when you're about the same age as my daughter!"
The senior Astor shouted angrily, "Angelina, shut up!"
The word "disgusting" clearly triggered him. He looked at Angelina and Rhodes angrily, gritting his teeth, "Get out, both of you! I don't want to see you!"
Although Rhodes couldn't accept that Ivy was pregnant with the senior Astor's child, he, as a man, quickly calmed down.
Rhodes said, "Dad, the most important thing now is what to do about the Astor Group. Can you really bear to see your company collapse?"
Ivy lowered her eyes, her hand unconsciously tightening.
Rhodes knew the senior Astor cared about the Astor Group and might really sell the company and villa.
Those were her things, and she wouldn't let anyone touch them!
The senior Astor was indeed wavering. He had deep feelings for the Astor Group.
Just as he was about to speak, Ivy said with a face full of grievance, "If you really want to give the company and villa to Rhodes, I have nothing more to say. I'll go and get an abortion right now!"
The senior Astor's face changed, "No, this child must be born!"
Ivy had just found out she was pregnant, and the tests showed it was a boy. He had to make sure Ivy gave birth to him!
"Why should I give birth if there's nothing in it for me? Rhodes is your son, but isn't the one in my belly your son too?"
"Ivy, you shameless woman, I'll tear your mouth apart!"
Angelina lunged at Ivy, and they started to fight. Rhodes pretended to intervene a few times, but he didn't really want Ivy's child to be born either.
Just as things were getting chaotic, a group of reporters suddenly burst in.
The next morning, Gianna was having breakfast when she saw the news that Ivy, who was pregnant with the senior Astor's child, had a miscarriage after being pushed by Angelina.
She put down her phone and looked at Felix with a complicated expression.
Gianna asked, "Did you know about this all along?"
Felix peeled an egg for her and nodded without much expression.
"Then why didn't you expose this when Ivy accused you of sexual harassment?" Gianna continued.
Felix was silent for a few seconds and then said in a deep voice, "At that time, I was planning to give Thomas another chance."
Seeing the coldness in Felix's eyes, Gianna pressed her lips together and said nothing more.
Before Thomas made a move against Ximena, Felix probably still considered him family, but Thomas himself had severed their familial ties.
After breakfast, Felix drove Gianna to work and then returned to the villa.
Soon, James called, "Felix, the Astor family and the Foster family both want to see you."
Felix stood by the window, and his gaze was cold. "Tell them to do what they need to do first, then come to me."
The Foster family received the message and immediately went to the hospital to find Ivy.
Ivy, who had just come out of surgery, was pale and weak, but the bodyguards sent by the Foster family dragged her out of bed and took her to kneel in front of the Elm Bay villa to beg for Felix's forgiveness.
However, after receiving a phone call, they took Ivy back to the Foster family.
As soon as she entered the door, she was slapped.
Ivy, already weak, fell to the ground and blacked out.
When she woke up again, she was locked in her room, with iron chains on her wrists and ankles.
A servant sat not far from the bed, and when she saw Ivy wake up, she sneered, "Ivy, Madam said I should watch over you. From now on, you can only stay in this room."
Ivy's face was pale, and she gritted her teeth, "How dare she treat me like this? The Astor family and the Clinton Group won't spare her!"
The servant, who referred to Ivy's aunt, sneered, "Ivy, the Astor family is already on the brink of collapse, and your scandal with the senior Astor is known to everyone. No one has time to care about you. As for Thomas, he's probably eager to distance himself from you. Do you really think he would help you?"
Ivy's face turned even paler, and she collapsed onto the bed as if all her strength had been drained.
Seeing that she seemed to have resigned herself to her fate, the servant smiled, "I advise you to behave, or you'll only suffer more."
With that, the servant left.
Once the room was quiet again, Ivy took out her spare phone from between the bed slats and called Thomas.
"Thomas, I'm locked up at home by my aunt. You have to get me out of here!" Ivy exclaimed.
A light laugh came from the other end of the line, "Ivy, you're of no use to me anymore. Someone with no value isn't worth saving."
With that, Thomas hung up.
When Ivy tried to call again, she got a busy signal. It was clear that Thomas had blocked her.
Her heart sank to the bottom, and her eyes filled with hatred and unwillingness.
The Foster family and Thomas had treated her this way. She wouldn't let them get away with it!
With that thought, a hint of madness appeared in Ivy's eyes!
