Chapter 4 The Child is Yours
Killian didn't recognize Silas, but he felt he looked somewhat familiar.
Killian glanced indifferently at the cramped apartment, standing at the doorway without entering, his gaze finally landing on Lila.
"Killian, we were just discussing some matters, nothing else," Lila explained calmly.
She didn't want to be misunderstood.
"And this guy..." Killian looked at Silas and chuckled, "Is he your other sugar daddy?"
Killian, being a man himself, could easily tell what was going on between the two inside.
Lila's face turned pale.
"Mr. Hart, you've got it wrong. Miss Voss and I are just friends. Something happened at Lila's home, and I came to check on her," Silas said with a friendly smile, walking to the door and extending his hand to Killian.
Regardless of Killian's purpose for being here, Silas couldn't afford to leave a bad impression.
Killian didn't care who Lila was alone with in this apartment. He was only here because Eleanor had threatened him to bring Lila back.
But hearing a man's voice inside earlier, Killian felt a pang of jealousy.
So, the child in Lila's belly wasn't his after all! She even brought this guy home.
Seeing Silas's polished appearance now, Killian's mood soured further.
"You're done here. You can leave now," Killian ignored Silas's extended hand and walked straight into the apartment.
Silas was curious about how Killian knew Lila, but didn't dare linger, leaving with a puzzled expression.
"Mrs. Hart sent you to pick me up?" Lila asked boldly.
Killian glanced at the shabby old sofa but didn't sit.
He sneered, "Did I interrupt your good time?"
"I told you, I have nothing to do with Silas. He was forcing me earlier..." Lila felt disgusted and repulsed, recalling the incident.
"I wonder how many men like Silas you have. How many am I, huh?" Killian knew Lila's first time was with him, but he felt uneasy and deliberately said this to humiliate her.
Lila shot Killian a cold look and retorted defiantly, "How many do you want to be?"
"I must say, Lila, you are truly filthy," Killian mocked her mercilessly.
Lila couldn't bear to listen, but she had no grounds to retaliate.
Lila laughed self-deprecatingly, "I went to the hospital for a recheck today."
Killian's expression darkened as he looked at her.
Lila clung to her last hope, "Killian, if this child is yours, would you not want it?"
Killian's lips curled into a malicious smile, "Don't worry, you won't be able to give birth to it."
Killian and Lila's encounter was an accident. Killian had given Lila money, and they were even. As for the unexpected child, Killian had no intention of keeping it.
"So, don't even think about using that to marry me. You'd need to be lucky to pull that off."
"I understand," Lila smiled faintly, "I'm not pregnant. The last test result was from urine I bought from a pregnant woman to make you marry me."
Lila suddenly realized that men like Killian were no different from Silas. She'd rather raise the child herself than gamble her child's future on a man.
Killian's gaze briefly fell on Lila's face, his eyes growing sharper.
Lila was too cunning, trying to use pregnancy to force him into marriage!
No one had ever dared to play tricks on Killian before!
Killian sneered, his voice icy, "A woman like you isn't afraid of anything, huh?"
Lila laughed bitterly, "In my current state, death would be a relief."
Downstairs, Silas hadn't left yet. He watched as Lila got into Killian's car.
Silas slammed the Porsche's steering wheel in frustration.
Why did she obediently get into Killian's car? Was Killian the one who got her pregnant?
Silas didn't truly care for Lila, but seeing her get into Killian's car made him feel uncomfortable.
Killian dropped Lila off at the Hart family estate and left.
The servants arranged a new room for Lila. She didn't think much of it and took her towel into the bathroom.
The physical exhaustion washed away, but the emotional fatigue remained.
Her phone on the nightstand kept ringing with unfamiliar numbers. Lila knew they were from Silas.
She couldn't understand what Silas wanted. He had ruthlessly attacked the Voss family, ignored their relationship, and left her in the lurch for half a year.
Was Silas doing all this just to humiliate her?
But Silas didn't understand that no matter how desperate Lila was, she would never bow to him again.
Lila could end Silas's life immediately, but that would be too easy for Silas.
She turned off her phone.
Maybe it was because of the pregnancy, but Lila fell asleep in the bathtub.
The sound of footsteps woke her up.
"Killian!"
Lila groggily opened her eyes to see Killian leaning against the sink, looking down at her.
Thinking she was dreaming, Lila rubbed her eyes.
"What are you doing in my room?"
Hearing Killian's cold voice, Lila quickly covered herself with her arms.
Killian's room?
"Get out!"
Killian's gaze fell unabashedly on Lila, his dark eyes dimming.
"This is my bathroom. You should be the one to leave."
Lila almost curled up entirely. She wasn't wearing any clothes."Can you turn around?"
Seeing Lila like this, Killian chuckled, "You're giving me orders now?"
Knowing she couldn't reason with Killian, Lila reached for the towel.
The water in the tub splashed with her movements, making her fair skin glisten with droplets, looking very enticing.
Killian's Adam's apple bobbed.
Lila's body could arouse his desire.
He couldn't remember that night, so this felt like the first time.
Lila couldn't reach the towel, her fair skin turning slightly red with urgency.
"Can you hand me the towel?"
Lila didn't dare meet Killian's intense gaze, pitifully asking from the edge of the tub.
Killian bent down gracefully, picking up the towel, his voice hoarse, "Come and get it yourself."
Lila was furious at Killian's behavior.
Thinking about their previous intimacy, Lila decided not to be shy and stood up directly from the tub.
Killian's body stiffened, his gaze shifting away from her alluring curves.
"Thank you."
"If you're so indifferent, why not stay undressed?"
Killian tossed the towel into the tub.
Lila was so angry that she wanted to slap Killian. She grabbed the soaked towel from the tub and wrapped it around herself.
The wet towel clung tightly to her curvaceous body, adding a touch of allure.
Killian suddenly approached, his black shirt getting wet from the towel. Lila could feel the muscles beneath his shirt.
"Trying to seduce me?"