Remarriage You 469
Chapter 469 He Has An Illegitimate Daughter
"Go on, what happened this time?" Sophia was already used to such situations.
Lenora felt a heavy weight in her heart, and reluctantly, she said, "He has an illegitimate daughter."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Sophia widened her eyes, her expression of utter disbelief. "An illegitimate daughter? You've got to be kidding me!"
"Mm-hmm... He had the child before we got married... You know her too. It's Hattie."
"Wait, what? Harrietta is Zachary's illegitimate daughter?"
"Yeah..."
"D*mn it. Zachary isn't human at all! He brought his illegitimate daughter home for you to raise. You've managed to develop feelings for her, only to find out she's his child with someone else... Isn't this just his manipulative way to make you overlook his mistakes and even help him raise the child? D*mn, this is infuriating! I'm about to explode with rage!"
"He didn't know about Hattie's origins back then..."
"Shut up! How dare you speak up for him? If you utter another word, you're not living here anymore!" Sophia snapped harshly.
Lenora timidly shut her mouth.
"Who did he have Harrietta with?"
"Isla..."
The shock factor was too much to handle!
Sophia's mouth fell open in sheer disbelief. "How... How on earth did those two end up together?" she stammered.
"I don't know."
"C-Could it be that Isla returned to the country specifically for Tyrant Fuller?"
"Most likely, yes." Lenora lowered her gaze.
In the beginning, Isla visited the Fuller residence under the guise of Tamara's name, and later, Hattie was adopted by Tamara after her birth. This must be Tamara's doing. She probably detested me to the core. It must be because she sees that I'm about to reconcile with Zachary, and that's why she chooses to reveal Hattie's origins now, aiming to matchmake him with Isla. The chairman of Fuller Group in Jacaster paired with the daughter of the Wilson family. They'll make a beautiful couple. What a perfect match.
"So, you hopeless romantic should've come to your senses, right? They even have a child already..." Sophia's voice was heavy with exasperation.
Lenora fell silent for a few seconds. "I... I'm pregnant."
Sophia was rendered speechless.
"It's okay... This is good news, isn't it? You can give birth and raise your own child!"
Seeing Lenora still gloomy-looking, Sophia sighed, saying, "Don't dwell on this for now. As a pregnant woman, you need to keep your spirits up. It's not worth harming yourself or the child in your womb over a jerk!" Lenora paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, "You're right."
Right now, the baby in my belly is of utmost importance. No matter what happens, I must maintain a positive attitude to welcome the child in me. Everything else isn't important.
Zachary departed from the Fuller residence, driving Harrietta to the kindergarten before taking a detour to Galaxy Bay.
What should have been a thirty-minute drive was dragged to a fifty-minute one by him.
The car soon rolled to a halt in front of the mansion. Zachary leaned back into his seat, hands resting on his knees. He closed his eyes and let out a deep, weary sigh. How should I break it to Nora? What should I do if she insists on parting ways with me after finding out?
Knock, knock...
The car window was tapped twice from the outside.
Coming back to his senses, Zachary opened his eyes and rolled down the window.
"Mr. Fuller, why are you sitting in the car instead of going in?" Miranda asked curiously, her hand gripping grocery bags.
Zachary responded with a question of his own, "Is Mrs. Fuller at home?"
"Mrs. Fuller isn't home. She's gone out with Hattie."
Hearing this, Zachary unconsciously felt a sense of relief. "You should go back first."
"Oh, okay."
Zachary raised the car window, taking out his phone to find Lenora's number. His thumb hovered over the dial button, yet he couldn't bring himself to press it for quite some time. After a long while, he pressed the back button, put away his phone, and drove off to the company.
I'll tell her when I return in the evening.
In the Chairman's office of Fuller Group, Miles hesitated slightly after he was done reporting work.
Zachary was looking at the documents, but his mind was elsewhere. He asked, "Is there anything else?"noveldrama
"Ms. Wilkin had come by earlier..."
Zachary suddenly looked up. "What is she here for?"
"It seems like she was looking for you..."
Zachary stayed silent.
So, when I told her that I was at the office, she knew I was lying? After she found out I wasn't here, where would she go if she wanted to look for me? The Fuller residence...
A pang of unease struck Zachary's heart, and a lump formed in his throat. With a snap, he closed the document folder in a state of panic. "Why didn't you say this earlier?" Miles was momentarily speechless.
Zachary dialed his driver's number. As soon as the call connected, he immediately asked, "Is Mrs. Fuller still with you?"
"No."
"She visited the company, didn't she? Where did she go after that?" Zachary held onto a sliver of hope in his heart, hoping that Lenora had gone somewhere else.
"She went to the Fuller residence," the driver replied.
At that moment, Zachary held his breath, shutting his eyes in profound sorrow. It felt as though his heart had sunk to an all-time low.
She found out. She must've found out...
Hearing no response from the other end, the driver pondered for a moment and continued, "It seems like Mrs. Fuller didn't go in. She just stood at the door for a bit, then returned to the car." Zachary's lips curled into a bitter smile.
So, she must've heard something. That's why she'd leave immediately without even heading in.
"Where did she go after leaving the Fuller residence?"
"She has gone to Nova Residences."
The driver mentioned the name of Sophia's residential area.
"I got it."
Zachary promptly hung up the phone.
Listening to the continuous beeping sound from the handset, the driver somehow felt like he had forgotten something.
Only after putting down his phone did he remember that he had forgotten to tell Zachary that Lenora was pregnant.
Without even having the time to shut
down his computer, Zachary slid back his swivel chair, stood up, and strode out, instructing Miles, "Postpone today's noon meeting and the conference in the afternoon. We'll talk about it again in a couple of days."
"All right."
Zachary drove swiftly toward Nova Residences.
This time, he dared not delay any longer.
When Zachary's call came through, Lenora was in the midst of catching up with an old client.
Ever since she left Fuller Group,
there had been a constant stream of job offers for her. Positions in
advertising, public relations, and marketing were all on the table, However, at that time, she wasn't interested in settling into a traditional career path, so she politely declined them.
Just a while ago, she posted a job request for a photographer position on her Instagram, along with some of her recent works. Soon after, a previous client approached her with an offer to be an advertisement photographer, where she could take full charge of shooting the commercials.
When Lenora saw Zachary's number suddenly appear on her phone screen, her heart skipped a beat.
She pressed her lips together, then hit the answer button. "Hello? What's up?"
"Nora... I'm at the entrance of the eighteenth floor. Could you... come out and see me?"
"Weren't you on a business trip?" Lenora asked him in return.
"Nora, I was wrong. I shouldn't have lied to you..." Zachary's voice sounded somewhat flustered. "I-I just... didn't know how to face you... You know everything, don't you? Come out, I can explain it to you..."
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