Caroline’s desperate voice made Tilda’s scalp tingle.
It was the first time she realized that Johnny was capable of many things.
He could easily ruin a wealthy family in Northville City overnight, even disregard the law, and admit it so openly!
If Johnny could do such things, then with Ulric’s power and influence, he could surely resort to even more extreme actions!
Tilda thought to herself that if she ever saw her cousin again, she must warn him not to compete with Ulric for anything!
“I beg you… please spare Randall! This matter has nothing to do with him. I asked him to do it!”
“Are you begging me?” Johnny stood up and sat beside Tilda, wrapping her hair around his fingers, round and round. “You should worry about your family first.”
Caroline paused, choked with tears. “Johnny, you’ve already had my family’s hotel shut down, causing significant losses. My mother had a heart attack and is in the hospital. Isn’t that enough?”
“Of course not! Don’t ask such a silly question.”
Tilda instinctively grabbed Johnny’s sleeve.
He looked up, raising an eyebrow. “Scared?”
“Yes.”
Without a second thought, Johnny hung up the phone and patted her head. “Then let’s not listen to her anymore. Let’s eat.”
Tilda truly didn’t know how she could eat under these circumstances.
Johnny noticed she wasn’t reaching for her utensils and frowned at the nutritionist standing nearby. “Made it so unappetizing! Leave immediately.”
“I’m sorry, Mr. Chow!”
“It’s not his fault!” Tilda quickly held onto his sleeve. “I just don’t have an appetite. Please don’t make it difficult for him.”
“You need to eat something even if you don’t feel like it. You’re pregnant now.”
The way Johnny coaxed her into eating was completely different from the fierce man with bloodshot eyes from earlier.
“Should I feed you?”
Tilda shook her head. “No need. I’ll eat by myself.”
She ate the meal with a heart full of dread while Caroline’s calls kept coming in, but Johnny had put his phone on silent.
After they finished eating, he got up to put on his coat.
“Do you want to rest for a bit or go straight to the city hall?”
“Johnny, I’m feeling a bit unwell. Can I lie down for a while?” Tilda could only think of this way to delay.
After all, without her phone in hand, she couldn’t be foolish enough to rush out while pregnant.
Besides, with her short legs, she knew she couldn’t outrun Johnny anyway.
“Then go lie down. I’ll call the doctor over.” Johnny knew she might be trying to stall but chose not to expose her intentions, afraid that she really felt unwell.
“No need for a doctor. I just need some rest.”
Johnny nodded and personally escorted her back to the bedroom.
If Ulric hadn’t called, Tilda would have thought Johnny intended to watch over her until she fell asleep.
“Ulric.”
Johnny got up and went outside the bedroom.
He didn’t take Ulric’s call in front of Tilda.
“Was it your doing?”
“Yes.”
Ulric paused for a moment. “Don’t be too ostentatious. I’ll send my people over.”
“No need. I want them to know it was my doing.”
“Johnny, stop being so childish.”
Johnny chuckled a few times. “This way, I can prevent any other women from trying to get close in the future. Even if something happens, I have you backing me up, right?”