Leonard glared venomously at Valeria “Mr. and Mrs. Clark, Valeria is biased against me and what she said is not true.”
“So you haven’t touched any other woman, hired any prostitutes, or made anyone pregnant? Since you dare to say that, I can show them the evidence.”
Leonard knew that it would not be easy to deal with Valeria today when he heard her threat. Fortunately, he was smart enough and immediately came up with a way to solve this matter.
“I don’t admit to the false accusations that I hired prostitutes or played around with other women. They’re just trying to taint my name. I don’t deny that I once had a girlfriend, but that was before I met Abbie and I love her wholeheartedly now.”
“Since you admit that you have a girlfriend, do you also admit that your girlfriend is pregnant?”
Leonard nodded when he saw how aggressive Valeria was. “Yes!”
The expressions on Donald and Helen’s faces suddenly changed. Valeria sneered and said, “Leonard, can you tell us why your pregnant girlfriend’s child is missing? Did you use some improper means to make them disappear because they’re a hindrance to your plan and interests?”
“Madam Howard, you can’t make wild guesses just based on your imagination. I am not that kind of person!”
“That isn’t up to you to decide, but everyone can see it for themselves. Mr. Floyd, please explain this matter clearly!”
Donald also said, “Is what Valeria said true? Mr. Floyd, please explain it clearly!”
Leonard sighed and looked at how silent Abbie was. “I didn’t want to tell you about this, but Madam Howard is so aggressive that I can’t keep it a secret anymore. Yes, I did have a girlfriend and I got her pregnant, but something happened to her.”
Leonard continued under the surprised gazes of Donald and Helen, “But it isn’t like what Madam Howard said. I didn’t plan for her to get into an accident at all. She accidentally slipped and fell when she was outside, which resulted in her early delivery. She didn’t survive due to her massive bleeding, but the child survived.”
Helen and Donald looked at each other. “So you already have a child? Where is the child now?”
“The child is now… Abbie is aware of this matter!” Leonard did not answer about the child’s whereabouts. Instead, he looked at Abbie and said, “She’s kind-hearted and I didn’t hide anything from her. She loves the child very much and she plans to raise the child with me, right?”
Abbie cursed in her heart because everyone was looking at her. Leonard was such an evil b*stard! How could he have a way to deal with this matter so quickly?
Leonard readily admitted that he had a child and revealed the whole matter in front of everyone.
Abbie had only one choice now. She had to fulfil Leonard’s request so that she could reunite with her child.
Hence, Abbie could only follow along with Leonard’s story and nod. “Yes, I know about this!”
“Really?” Helen raised her voice.
“Yes!”
“So you’re planning on marrying Abbie even though you have an illegitimate child? Do you think we’ll will let Abbie marry a man with a child?”
Helen was very angry. “I know that you saved Abbie and we are grateful to you, but I will never let my daughter marry a man with a child!”
“I will treat her well! She is willing to do it as well. She likes my child to the point that she’ll treat her as her own. Please give us your blessing!”
“That’s impossible!” Helen refused directly.
“Abbie!” Leonard looked at Abbie, who then said, “It doesn’t matter if you don’t agree since this is my decision to make.”
“What?!” Helen jumped up.
“I’m in charge of my own matters. I like his child and I want to raise her with Leonard!”
Valeria caught the hidden meaning behind her words. Abbie didn’t say that she liked Leonard, and she said that she liked the child instead. Since this was the case, there was something special about the child’s identity.
Valeria immediately said, “Abbie, did Leonard threaten you? You don’t have to be afraid. We’re in B City now, so no one would dare to threaten you!”
“Madam Howard, you’re overthinking. I love Abbie and I really want to spend the rest of my life with her. I wouldn’t threaten me no matter what!”
Abbie also said, “He didn’t threaten me. This is something I’m willing to do!”
“Are you willing to take care of an outsider’s child? I can’t accept it!” Helen adamantly refused.
“Your opinion doesn’t matter since this is between me and Leonard. We only told you out of courtesy, but we didn’t have to seek your approval!”
Abbie’s face turned cold. “I’m in charge of my own business, so no one else has the right to interfere!”
“Abbie, you can’t talk to your mother like this. Our relationship is not only between us, but your parents are involved as well. I want them to bless us!”
What? Did he really want the Clark family to help him? A cold smile appeared on the corner of Valeria’s mouth when she saw Richard slowly walking in from outside. “It’s so early in the morning, so why are all of you shouting?”
“Richard, you came at the right time. Leonard said that he wanted to marry Abbie. He has an illegitimate child, but she still agreed!”
“Is that so?” Richard looked at Leonard.
“I’m sorry about the child. Mr. Clark, I really want to marry Abbie!”
“Do you want to marry Leonard?” Richard looked at Abbie and asked.
Abbie nodded. “Yes!”
“I don’t want to get involved in your business. Since you’ve decided, there’s nothing else to say.”
Helen didn’t agree when she heard that Richard was supporting Abbie’s decision to marry Leonard. “Richard, what are you talking about? Leonard has a child, so how can this be alright?”
“That’s not a problem at all since the most important thing is whether Abbie really likes Leonard or not. Will he really treat her well?”
“I swear I’ll be good to Abbie!”
“It’s impossible for us to believe your promise!” Valeria sneered.
“I can’t take your word for it. After all, most people would just make empty promises.” Richard looked at Leonard. “What I want to know now is how determined you are to get married to Abbie.”
“I will do whaever I can to make Abbie marry me!”
“Our family is not short of money, and we don’t have any worries at the moment. Since you managed to do such a huge favour for us when you saved Abbie and brought her back, I won’t object to your relationship with her. However, I have a request!”
“What request?”
“We can let bygones be bygones, but you can’t have any scandals with other women from now on. As long as I hear about some rumours or a small scandal, you and Abbie will never have the chance to be together!”