“Nothing.”
She had nothing to say.
“Tilda, you clearly had something to say! Tell me. I want to know.”
Tilda coldly shook off his hand, keeping her distance, her eyes filled with disgust.
“Don’t touch me.”
“I did have something to say earlier, but now there’s nothing left to say.”
Tilda just wanted to leave quickly and never see Johnny again in her life!
It was too disgusting.
Really disgusting.
“Tilda, I beg you. Let me know, okay?” Johnny belatedly guessed that she might be considering forgiving him, which made his heart ache even more!
That meant Tilda really had feelings for him, and she couldn’t bear to leave him either!
“Why bother?”
“Johnny, go back and be with your daughter. Don’t make me hate you even more.”
Tilda knew that it was over between them this time.
As for the child…
Well, there was no need to hesitate, was there?
“Tilda, whether you believe it or not, I really like you and want to spend my life with you!” Johnny reached out his hand to pull her again, but halfway through, he sadly withdrew it. “I’m sorry for hurting you. If I had known that Caroline and I have a… I wouldn’t have pursued you back then. Can you trust me and give me a chance? I really knew nothing about it!”
“Well, I trust you.”
Deep down, Tilda still felt that Johnny wasn’t that bad, so the disgust she felt earlier faded a bit.
She didn’t want to speak harshly because they had broken up.
The fact that he could come clean today proved that he cared about her. Even if he did have thoughts to keep it from her, he ultimately chose to be honest with her.
So she didn’t blame Johnny and believed that he only found out about the child recently.
But…
She wouldn’t tell him about her pregnancy.
Tilda wouldn’t follow in Caroline’s path. Besides, she saw what Rosalind had been through! Rosalind was willing to risk her life to give birth to two children for Ulric because she loved Ulric. But Tilda was different.
She didn’t love Johnny to that extent.
Cutting losses in time would be the best outcome for both of them.
“I…”
Johnny wanted to say something more, but Tilda cut him off directly.
“You can go now. I don’t blame you! We’re all adults, and we should take responsibility for the decisions we make. Since I willingly agreed to be with you, whatever the outcome may be, I can’t blame anyone else. And as for you… You were indulging in pleasure and being with Caroline back then. Now it’s only right for you to take responsibility for her and your child.”
“Tilda, I’m preparing to leave Northville City. Don’t worry. I won’t bother you anymore.”
“Okay.” She nodded without expression.
This kind of reaction made him even more upset.
“Don’t you have anything else to say to me?” Johnny didn’t want her to leave like this. Every glance felt like it would be his last look at her. He wished he didn’t have to blink!
“Nothing.”
“Then tell me the truth. What you wanted to say just now… Did you want us to get back together?” Johnny finally asked.
Tilda lowered her gaze and tugged at her lips.
“Is it important?”
“It’s important! I want to know.”
She remained silent for a moment before speaking honestly, “Yes and no. I haven’t made up my mind yet.”
But it didn’t matter anymore. She had made up her mind now.
“You still can’t let go of me, right?”
“Johnny, I don’t have any desire to be a stepmother.”