Johnny never could have imagined that it would turn out like this!
Randall chuckled self-deprecatingly, “You just wanted to have some fun with Caroline, but she insisted on being with you against all odds! Everyone in our circle knows what kind of person you are, Johnny. How foolish she was! Johnny, don’t think you’re innocent either! It was you who pursued Caroline in the first place.”
Johnny couldn’t refute him.
At that time, he thought Caroline looked young and beautiful. She was only 19 years old, but her figure was already impressive. Of course, Johnny was interested!
“But you made Caroline pregnant and blamed it on me. Don’t expect me to let you off the hook!”
“Then come at me. I’m not afraid of you! So what if you’re rich? If you have the guts, kill me!” Randall spat and sneered, “Caroline loves you so much. But after playing with her for a few months, you dumped her. I planned this revenge on you. It’s what you deserve!”
“Johnny, oh Johnny, what goes around comes around! You are getting engaged, aren’t you? I hope you’ll have a daughter. I hope she suffers the same fate as Caroline-being played by men and then abandoned. Just like how you toyed with Caroline!”
The look of hatred in Randall’s eyes lingered in Johnny’s mind even after his parents pulled him into the car.
The closer they got to Tilda’s apartment, the more anxious and breathless Johnny felt.
Mrs. Chow noticed her son’s pale face and patted his shoulder, saying reassuringly, “Johnny, since you know you were wrong, try to be a better man from now on! Let go of the past, and don’t provoke Caroline anymore.”
Johnny remained silent with his head down, lost in his thoughts.
As they drove into the neighborhood, he finally spoke up, “Mom, Dad, you can go back first. I want to talk to Tilda alone.”
“Huh? Can you handle it by yourself?” Mrs. Chow was worried.
A mother knew her child best. She knew that her son had a sharp tongue and often spoke out of turn. Who knew what he might say?
“Mom, if I bring both of you along, it will feel like I’m pressuring Tilda to agree. She hasn’t done anything wrong. Whether she forgives me or not should be her choice.”
“I’m worried that you won’t be able to talk properly! Tilda is pregnant. Don’t upset her!”
“Let this brat face the consequences himself,” Mr. Chow suddenly chimed in.
“This is his fault. What he said was right. Whether Tilda wants to reconcile or not should not be our interference! It’s also a good opportunity for Johnny to reflect on what he has done all these years.”
Mrs. Chow was mainly concerned about the child in Tilda’s belly.
If things didn’t go well during their conversation, would Tilda not keep the baby?
But seeing how determined her husband and her son were, Mrs. Chow couldn’t say anything further.
After his parents’ car left, Johnny took a step towards Ulric’s car parked by the curb.
Ulric was busy handling some documents inside the car.
Sensing a presence, Ulric paused his work and rolled down the window to look at Johnny. “Did you find out?”
“Yeah, that child is not mine.”
“Then why are you here?”
Johnny shrugged. “Do you have a cigarette?”
“Tilda is pregnant, yet you’re smoking?”
“I need one to calm my nerves! I’m going crazy from holding it in.”
Ulric reached for the cigarette pack from the glove compartment while catching a glimpse of a figure in the rearview mirror.
Malcolm!
He came again!