Seeing objects and thinking of people, Aoife couldn’t help but think of the dead child and Ethan.
During that time abroad, it was the most relaxed and happy time of her life.
Aoife often couldn’t help but think of Ethan, wondering how he was doing, if his broken finger had healed.
She knew that she and Ethan were over, shouldn’t think about it, her proximity would only harm him.
The more she restrained herself, the more she couldn’t help but think, the more she thought, the more suppressed her heart felt, the more repressed she was, the easier it was to think of Hattie’s words, almost wishing to stab Finn with a knife.
Finn might say the wrong things on the surface, but he always had a strong core, he thought he had apologized and admitted his mistake, then this matter should be put to rest, if Aoife still held on to it, it was her problem.
Not to mention children, if one was lost, there could be a second or third, the doctor also said as long as the body was well maintained, one could still conceive.
Finn was in his prime, with a strong temper, he wanted to be close to Aoife, but every time he got close and hadn’t even touched her, Aoife stared at him with cold eyes.
In the past, he might have come on forcefully, but now when he saw the scars on Aoife’s face, he felt guilty and didn’t know where to start.
Finn was a thick-skinned person, persistent, disregarding Aoife’s feelings, after half a month of effort, finally squeezed onto Aoife’s bed.
At this moment, Aoife still struggled fiercely, like a hedgehog full of thorns all aimed at Finn.
Finn was not angry, he hugged Aoife from behind, grabbing her wrists to prevent her from scratching him.
“I just want to hold you, nothing more.”
A man’s words can deceive, Aoife was well aware of this principle, how much she used to love Finn, now she detested him as much, sometimes even feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit, she had never despised a person so much, hated him to death.
“Do you think I would believe a man’s words in bed?”
“If you don’t believe it, you have to believe it, moreover…” Finn paused, shamelessly saying, “even if I do it, so what? You are my woman anyway.”
Aoife stiffened in his arms, not daring to move.
Finn hummed in his heart, suddenly thought of something, it had been almost two months since Aoife had surgery, he could touch her, maybe a touch would even result in another child.
“Aoife, you like children, right? How about we try to conceive again? This time, I’ll be with you all the way.” The thought of watching Aoife grow pregnant, seeing the baby born, whether a boy or a girl, he would like it.
The surname “Snearl” sounded better than the surname “Jiang”.
Aoife’s face darkened, brows furrowed, Finn also clearly felt that the atmosphere was not quite right, as if it had hit zero in an instant.
Aoife looked at the window, the hot May day, Chiwood was scorching, the room was moderately air-conditioned, the window was open, a slight breeze blowing in, the curtains swaying, from her angle, she could still see the moon in the sky.
“The window on the second floor must be about five meters down, right?”
Aoife’s ambiguous question made Finn puzzled, not understanding what she wanted to say, what she meant.
Aoife slowly said, “It’s so high, if I were pregnant and jumped down, would the baby be miscarried.”
Her casual words sent a chill down Finn’s spine, and it wasn’t over yet, Aoife continued, “Even if I didn’t die from the fall, a punch, or accidentally falling down the stairs, slipping in the bathroom, eating some restricted food for pregnant women, my body like this could easily make the baby disappear, saving the cost of abortion…”
Aoife’s words made Finn shudder, and it wasn’t over, she continued, “Even if I didn’t die from the fall, a punch, or accidentally falling down the stairs, slipping in the bathroom, eating some restricted food for pregnant women, my body like this could easily make the baby disappear, saving the cost of abortion…”
“Finn!” Finn sat up, pressed against Aoife, looking down at her, this posture would make the person being stared at feel extremely oppressed, Aoife was used to Finn’s eyes like this, she used to be afraid, but now… Aoife was not afraid of anything, she wouldn’t even fear his murderous gaze.
“What do you mean? You don’t want to have my child?”
Aoife was almost laughing at his self-righteous words, “Am I your tool for reproduction or a hen laying eggs? I have to conceive if you want me to? Where do you get the nerve, Finn? Isn’t one death enough for you? Do you want a second or a third?”
Finn trembled as he explained, “That’s not what I meant… I just thought that if the child was lost, we could have another one, and besides, you like children, don’t you?”
Aoife didn’t think twice, she retorted directly, “I do like children, but not your children.”
“Then why…”
Finn wanted to ask Aoife, if she didn’t like his child, how did she end up pregnant with his child for six months?
Aoife answered, “I’ll say it again, that was my child, not yours, and besides, the child is gone, what’s the point of you trying to sell fatherhood?” Harshly, Finn was no use other than contributing a sperm, what else did he have as a man, besides the lower half of his body?
Aoife wasn’t afraid of Finn, her eyes cold, her words sharp and aimed at Finn’s most vulnerable points.
Finn had a thick skin like a city wall, Aoife didn’t know how Finn had the audacity to want her to have another child.
It was been so long, thinking of the dead child still caused a dull pain in Aoife’s heart.
To be able to turn an innocent fetus into a specimen, with such ruthless means, Finn was not worthy of having children.
The two confronted each other, and in the end, Finn was the first to back down, he turned and sat at the edge of the bed, with his back to Aoife.
“It’s been so long, I’ve apologized, what more do you want from me? I just want to make it up to you.”
“I want you to die, will you?”
Finn gritted his teeth, trying to control his temper, “Must you make me feel uncomfortable?”
He had a bad temper, appearing to be a good-tempered person to others, but in reality, he was constantly suppressing himself.
Finn was also a person with a strong sense of revenge, saying one thing to someone’s face and doing another thing behind their back, if anyone offended him, he would smile and not say anything at the moment, but as soon as he turned around, he would secretly sabotage them, in these years, many companies had been ruined by him, bankrupted and not let go, he even grabbed people to be his test subjects.
If it were someone else, hearing the things Aoife said tonight, who knew how many times they would have died, he might have directly slapped them, only Aoife dared to say such things to him.
What he didn’t know was that not only did Aoife dare to scold him, but she also constantly thought of stabbing him with a knife.
“Who’s the one making me uncomfortable? If you can’t stand me, just leave, or…” she said ominously, “just kill me.”