Chapter 303 The Twins Were Yours, Not Hunter's
At the mention of the childtwins, Patricia's body stiffened, and her tears fell faster.
Seeing her sob even harder, Martin thought he had guessed wrong. A wave of disappointment washed over him, but he masked it with a forced, jovial demeanor, trying to reassure her,. "Even if the children is are his, it doesn't matter. It's all in the past... I can acce—"
If…"
He wanted to tell her that if she didn't mind, he could accept her and the child.
Before he could finish,"No, they're yours, not Hunter's," Patricia said, vehemently shookshaking her head, denying it, "No, the child is yours, not Hunter's! . "Nothing happened between Hunter and me, truly."
An immeasurableImmeasurable joy overwhelmed Martin.
Before However, before he could revel in this feeling, a new concern silenced him, his voice turning grave, "You.
"He and you..." he... said gravely. "Nothing happened at all? Then…"
He trailed off, unsure of how to voice the rest.
"Then what?" Patricia asked, puzzled, pressed him, ."Then what?"
Martin looked at her, his face a mix of confusion and concern. After a long hesitation, he asked againsaid, "Are you sure nothing happened between you and Hunter?"
Realizing something was amiss, Patricia clutched his arm anxiously,. "Is there something wrong?"
Looking into her earnest face, Martin didn't hesitate to reassure her, shakingshook his head,
. "No, nothing happened."
If Patricia was unaware of any encounter with Hunter...
Then, then either the video was fake, or Patricia had been assaulted by Hunter had violated her without her knowledge.
If it werewas the former, it mattered little.
If that were But if it was the case,latter...
The thought alone filled him with dread. How crushed would Patricia be if she found out he had unintentionally been intimate with Hunter, totally unaware of what had happened?
No, she couldn't know about this—not yet.
He had to verify the authenticity of that video first.
He was playingplayed it cool, but Patricia wasn't fooled by his demeanor.. She knew something was up, and it wasn't anything trivial.
"Martin, I'm not a toddler. Something's going on. Just tell me what's happening.
Whatever it is, I can handle it," she asserted.
Martin didn't want her jumping to conclusions,. hHis touch was gentle as he caressed her cheek.
"It's really nothing. Don't you trust me?"
"I do trust you, but...," Patricia cut in firmly...."
But the idea thatwould Martin couldtruly be misled into thinking her unborn child was Hunter's, based merely on a few words from Frank? That justIt wasn't plausible.
There had to be something more.
Martin offered a tender smile. "If you trust me, then let's leave it at that."
Patricia shook her head resolutely. "I know you'd hide things from me to spare me worry. Please, I'm begging you—just tell me. If you won't, I'll get the truth from Frank."
With that, sheShe reached for his cell phone on the nightstand, ready to dial Frank's number.
"Wait...,"..." Martin reached out to stop her, fearing she would actually grill Frank and get everything out of him due to his guilt, reached out to stop her hand.
His resistance only confirmed Patricia's suspicions that something serious was going on. Her heart raced, tears streaming even faster.
"If you don't want me asking Frank, then you need to tell me what's going on," she insistedsaid.
Under the weight of her demanding gaze, Martin weighed his options and figured it would be better coming from him than someone else's lips. He took the phone from her, unlocked a hidden album, and handed her the open video.
Taking the phone from her, he unlocked a hidden album and handed her the open video.
Patricia accepted the device with trembling hands.
The Seeing the content turned, her face ghostly turned deathly pale, her body quivering like a leaf in the brisk autumn wind.
Panicked by her reaction, Martin snatched the phone back and tried to console her.
. "Don't jump to conclusions. If you had no knowledge of this, then there's definitely something fishy going on. Maybe the video's avideo is fake—. I'll have someone look into it."
HerPatricia's mind was a whirlwind of chaos, especially after she had caught a glimpse of the video's timestamp.
The dual blow of being violated and losing her child nearly crushed Patricia. her.
She hung her head low, cupping her face in her hands, incessantly shaking her head,. "It's too late, everything's too late..."
Martin thought she was distraught over the assault. Gently lifting her face, heMartin reassured her urgentlyhe, "It's not too late,. hHow can itthat be? Whatever has happened is in the past. Nothing can stop us from being together. I don't mind, I..."—"
Before he could finish, Patricia, unable to hold back any longer, interrupted him, "I lost the baby!"
"What?" "I lost the babies."
Martin was stunned for a brief moment. "W-What?"
"The babies are gone," Patricia reiteratedsaid, her voice heavyladen with sorrow,. "The baby is gone! The day after Iwe arrived in the StatesCountry M, Hunter strapped me to an operating table and forced me throughto have an abortion."
With each word spoken, Patricia's heart ached a little more.
Heaven God knows it took all her courage to speak those words.
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