Chapter 12

Suddenly, Raymond’s eyes turned inexplicably serious, and he furrowed his brows.

“Fasten your seatbelt.”

Before she could make sense of what was happening, he hit the gas pedal and sped away.

“Hey, where are you taking me?”

Again, Raymond remained silent. He drove her straight to a private clinic, specifically an obstetrics and gynecology practice. Worried, she hastily spoke:

“Why have you brought me here? I’m not going in.”

In the veiled depths of Raymond’s heart, doubt still lingered about whether she truly had the abortion. He yearned for confirmation, the precise truth. Beneath his facade, hidden schemes whirled — motives unknown to all.

“You were never granted a choice.”

Stepping out of the car, he swiftly opened the door, pulling her out.

“What, in Heaven’s name, do you want? Your actions vex me deeply.”

Locking his gaze upon her, Raymond’s icy, emotionless eyes seemed to suffocate the very air between them.

“To