In the evening, Carl suddenly received a phone call from a friend.
He heard that Nana was temporarily staying at a hotel, and his restless heart finally settled.
Based on the address provided by his friend, Carl hurriedly drove there.
Arriving at the hotel, he confirmed that Nana was indeed staying here and impatiently entered the elevator.
“Nana, please give me another chance. I will definitely handle things with Grace… ”
In the elevator, Carl rehearsed his opening statement.
But as he pondered, he felt that saying this would most likely be rejected by Nana.
Carl’s heart was both anxious and chaotic, just like the first time he went on a date with Nana.
At this moment, Nana was making a phone call. Jerry and Tracy, upon learning that their daughter had checked into a hotel to avoid Carl, kept persuading her to come home.
Seeing how worried her parents were about her, Nana was also torn, but in the end, she promised to return home the next morning.
However, before the call ended, Nana heard someone knocking on the door outside.
“Mom, I have to go. It might be my dinner delivery.”
After saying this, Nana threw her phone onto the bed and approached the door with her hand supporting her belly.
She gently opened the door and looked up, surprised to see Carl’s face.
“Why is it you?”
In an instant, the smile on Nana’s face disappeared.
She was startled and nervous, instinctively wanting to close the door.
But Carl was quick and slipped inside before Nana could shut him out.
“Nana, I’ve missed you so much these past few days!”
Finally seeing Nana, Carl was filled with excitement. He opened his arms and embraced her.
But Nana reacted with resistance, struggling and saying, “Let go of me! I don’t want to see you!”
To Carl’s surprise, even though they were so close, Nana still refused to yield.
Carl, anxious and frustrated, tightened his embrace.
“Please forgive me. I truly have no feelings for Grace, not even as a friend!”
Carl explained earnestly, hoping that Nana would listen.
Although he hadn’t found any evidence regarding Grace’s pregnancy so far, he had been replaying the night of their drunkenness in his mind, and he was certain that nothing had happened between them.
Through various details, he assured himself that he had never done anything to hurt Nana, let alone get Grace pregnant.
However, Carl’s position remained firm, and he was frustrated that he couldn’t prove his innocence.
Holding Nana’s soft hand tightly, he clarified each word, “If you still don’t believe me, please give me some time, okay?”
“At most ten months! I will prove it to you then. The child in Grace’s belly has nothing to do with me!”
Carl’s words were resolute.
He firmly believed that this was a conspiracy, a scheme carefully planned by Grace to marry into the Waters family.
If it weren’t for the lack of evidence and his mother’s support, he would never have allowed Grace to move into their home so brazenly.
Hearing this, Nana froze. She stopped struggling and coldly stared at him, asking, “Are you saying that we’ll break up after ten months?”
Sensing a slight softening in Nana’s expression, Carl saw a glimmer of hope and joyfully replied, “No, we won’t break up. Once Grace gives birth to the child, I will have a paternity test done, and then you’ll understand!”
Despite his words, Nana was still unwilling to delay.
Even if the child wasn’t Carl’s, what difference would it make?
With a cold and forced smile, Nana calmly asked, “Does it even matter? How can you prove that nothing happened between you and her that night?”
This question left Carl speechless.
His eyes flickered as he tried to stabilize Nana’s emotions. “Once I have the paternity test report in hand, I will confront Grace and make her admit that everything is a conspiracy, that she has been plotting against me!”
Carl said all the right words, with the only request being that they wouldn’t become strangers.
Hearing Carl’s passionate tone, Nana found herself in another dilemma.
Although her rational side told her not to soften her heart towards Carl, giving him a chance seemed more appropriate.
After all, she and Carl were having a child together, and this unborn baby would be a lifelong bond between them.
Her thoughts were engaged in a fierce struggle, and Nana couldn’t make up her mind.
“Nana, please, can you promise me?”
Carl had a pained expression on his face, fighting for one last chance.
Nana bit her lip, intending to agree, but she was interrupted by a series of urgent vibrations.
“You have a call.”
She swallowed back the words on her lips, her expression returning to its initial coldness.
Unfortunately, at this moment, someone called, and initially, Carl didn’t want to answer, but he noticed Nana staring at him.
“Well, let me see…”
He responded heavily burdened, answering the call and finding that it was his mother again.
Recalling how Mrs. Waters was in league with Grace, Carl intended to confirm his position in front of Nana.
As the call connected, Carl didn’t wait for his mother’s nagging and went straight to the point, “Mom, please stop urging me to come home. I’m busy, and besides, I want to stay with Nana. She’s carrying my child, so…”
Carl wanted Nana to feel his seriousness towards her.
However, before he could finish, an anxious voice from Grace came through the phone.
“Carl, hurry home. Your mother is feeling unwell. Should I wait for you to come back, or should I take her to the hospital now?”
Hearing the rapid-fire urgency in her voice, Carl was greatly surprised.
Mrs. Waters had always been healthy and strong, so how could she suddenly fall ill for no reason?
“What’s wrong with my mom? When did it start?”
An utterly confused Carl couldn’t help but ask for more details.
Grace was only acting according to Mrs. Waters’ instructions. She made every effort to sound genuine and tearfully informed him, “Just ten minutes ago, I was dining with her at a restaurant when she suddenly said her heart wasn’t feeling well.”
Carl’s gaze halted, thinking that Mrs. Waters had truly fallen ill.
“Okay, call an ambulance first, and I’ll go to the hospital later.” He hurriedly ended the call.
But as he looked at Nana, he saw disappointment in her eyes.
She had overheard every word of their conversation and now knew that Grace had moved into the Waters family mansion.
She had only moved out for a few days, and Mrs. Waters couldn’t wait to let Grace move in…
Thinking about Mrs. Waters’ indifference and contempt towards her, Nana’s face remained expressionless as she spoke. “Carl, aren’t you leaving? Your mother is sick.”
Carl struggled to find words, clearly seeing the determination in Nana’s face.
Before leaving the hotel, there was one thing he needed to get a definite answer to.
“Nana, will you wait for me? Wait for me to prove it to you.”
Carl’s voice was filled with anticipation, even if she just nodded.
Unfortunately, Nana gently shook her head, laughing at herself. “No need. I won’t wait for you because my heart is already dead to you.”
With those words, she opened the door and coldly ushered him out. “Leave, and don’t bother me anymore.”
This phone call once again chilled their relationship to freezing point.
Carl was heartbroken, but considering that his mother’s condition was still unclear, he could only reluctantly leave.