Chapter 1416 Lost a Child
Ruben naturally wouldn't believe Melissa and Claire's one-sided story. Even with the medical records and photos, Ruben wasn't confused. He nodded, "Natalie, just say what you need to say."
"The woman in the photos isn't me, it's Alice. Alice and I look similar. These are Alice's way of framing me and smearing my name. She teamed up with Carlos before to deliberately frame me. You can ask Carlos about this. And the man in the photo is called Frank. Alice and Carlos were afraid their scheme would be exposed, so Carlos kept Frank under control. Carlos is in prison now. If you ask him about what he did, you'll know the truth."
Ruben nodded.
Meanwhile, Melissa's face darkened. "Fine, even if those explicit photos are Alice's doing, what about this medical record? This record says you had a miscarriage. How do you explain that?"
This matter had always been a wound deep in Natalie's heart.
Now, it was being torn open again, raw and bloody.
She had thought about this child countless times in the middle of the night.
She closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling, her face pale.
"This child was Adrian's."
Adrian was shocked. He looked at Natalie.
Actually, he had thought that maybe Natalie had met some jerk in the past. The jerk had deceived Natalie, causing her to get pregnant and have a miscarriage, and then she met him. Although Adrian liked Natalie, he had some reservations in his heart.
After all, he also hoped that Natalie belonged completely to him.
But even so, he still chose to protect Natalie.
Because Natalie was his wife.
But at this moment, he never expected that the child was his.
He looked at Natalie, "Natalie..."
Natalie opened her eyes, looked at Adrian, and nodded.
Adrian hadn't recovered from the shock.
Not just Adrian—the other members of the Howard family were also shocked. Melissa spoke up, "Natalie, what nonsense are you talking about? Do you think saying this will let you escape your shameful past? Now that you're saying this, we have no way to verify it."
Ruben looked at the somewhat emotional Melissa, "Melissa..."
Melissa realized her attitude had been too aggressive just now and quickly said, "Dad, I'm just worried about Adrian being deceived, thinking about our family's reputation."
Ruben looked at Natalie, "Go on."
Natalie's voice trembled as she spoke, "At that time, I had just found out I was pregnant. I originally thought I would have the child and raise it by myself. But I didn't expect that Avery and Alice would discover this very quickly. Avery controlled Rosalie and used Rosalie as a threat, forcing me to compromise and abort the child. I..."
Her lips trembled, and she felt suffocated.
Adrian turned and hugged her, his palm gently stroking her back. He wanted to comfort her, to give her strength, but he didn't notice that his own hand was trembling too.
He could only hold her.
A tear fell from the corner of the man's eye. Adrian froze. He raised his hand and wiped the corner of his eye.
He stared blankly at the moisture on his fingertip.
Actually...
The woman in front of him was his wife.
He had lost his memory, but as he spent time with Natalie, he gradually accepted her.
But to say he trusted her one hundred percent—honestly, he didn't.
He only had the instinct to protect her as a husband.
But at this moment, he was actually crying!
Because of this child.
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