Loredana exerted great strength to wipe her face. She never felt so close to desperation.
Cormac grabbed her wrist and then cupped her face in his hands to make her look at him. Their eyes met and Loredana saw in his eyes a woman in a mess.
However, Cormac saw in her eyes a crazy man who had never been so crazy.
He wanted this woman.
“We will be a legitimate couple. As for your children, I will pay to have them looked after by some else.”
“Impossible!” Loredana rejected immediately.
There was no room for discussion.
“We can have a child too. A child that belongs to us two…”
“Ridiculous!” Loredana broke away from him, “You have never been a parent, and you don’t know how important a child is to his mother. In my eyes, they are my life. You are asking me to give away my life.
Don’t you find it ridiculous?”
Cormac’s eyes were overflowed with waves, “Are they so important to you?”
“Yes.”
Loredana didn’t hesitate at all.
Cormac pulled his collar and laughed wildly and wickedly, “You are right. I have never been a father.
You can bear a child for me too and let me be a father. Let me know what it is like to be a parent.”
Loredana could no longer find any words to describe him. She unfastened her safety belt and opened the door to get out.
She couldn’t communicate with this man. After she got out and walked a few steps, suddenly Cormac held her waist and carried her up. Loredana was so scared that she screamed and hit Cormac’s back,
“What are you doing? Let go of me!”
Cormac opened the back door and put her in the car. Then he pressed himself upon Loredana and used one hand to fixate her restless hands upon her head. His another hand pinched her chin, “Impossible?
But what if I hide your children away and isolate them from you forever? Have you thought about that?
You know I am capable of that.”
“Bastard!” Loredana glared at him in fury.
Cormac wasn’t angry. Instead, he smiled, “I don’t mind being more of a bastard.”
Then his hand, which was pinching her chin, moved along her jaw, neck and her delicate clavicles and didn’t stop…
Loredana shook her head, “No…”
“How did you preserve yourself?” Cormac lowered his head and put his lips close to hers, flirting and asking.
From her face to her ear root, all was red because of shame and shyness.
Her whole body was trembling.
She was full of anger.
“Have you given it some serious thought?” Cormac asked with his mouth beside her ear.
“Maria was the one responsible for the car accident. If I don’t want her to be imprisoned, you can do nothing about it.” Biting her ear, Cormac continued to persuade her, “If you accept my proposal, I will help you to bring her into justice. What do you say?”
Loredana closed her eyes in desperation. Tears dropped down from her eye corners and disappeared in her hair.
“I can agree to be with you and not bring up divorce any more, but I have to be with my children too.
And something more. You want me to bear your child? I am afraid I will let you down. My body was damaged and is infertile now. If you agree to this, I will say yes. If you don’t…”
“If I don’t agree, what will you do?” A layer of red covered Cormac’s eyes. She was infertile now?
He exerted force on his fingers.
Loredana frowned due to the pain, but she pursed her lips tightly and made no sound.
“The world is so big. I don’t believe that there is no room for me. If I really can’t get away from you, I will give up my life. How about that?”
Cormac stared at her for two seconds and finally compromised.
Cormac dared not to push too far. All he wanted was this woman. If he drove her to death, where would he find another Loredana?
Cormac sorted out her clothes, “Starting from now, you can’t be too close to other men. If I want to see you, you must show up in my sight at your earliest convenience.”
“Okay.”
“I will drive you back.” Cormac stood up and sorted out her clothes which was a bit in mess.
Loredana didn’t move.
Cormac started the car and began driving.
The landscape outside was backing swiftly.
“Will you really help me?” Loredana asked. Then, afraid that he didn’t know what she was talking about,
Loredana added, “Help me upend the case.”
After all, Cormac and Maria had a history.
Loredana wasn’t sure.
“Yes.” Cormac answered with no more explanation.
If he said yes, he would do it.
With her head leaning against the car window, Loredana thought that was it.
This man was too powerful and aggressive. She couldn’t fight him.
Right now, he agreed to help her, and she didn’t need to get separated from her children. That was nothing bad about it.
In this country, if she was under his protection, it would be good for her.
Cormac grabbed the steering wheel with one hand and covered her hand with another.
“Your hand is so soft.” His mouth corner raised up.
Loredana’s fingers were thin and soft as if they didn’t have bones. They were just as soft as her body.
Whenever he was holding her in his arms, impulse of a man would take control.
Loredana pretended she didn’t hear it.
Soon, the car entered the neighborhood.
Beside the road, Maxina, who was with two children, was blocked by a man. The man was talking to her.
Maxina was reluctant to talk to him.
But the man was persistent.
When the man turned around, Loredana saw his face.
Garrett?
Why was he here?
Loredana opened the door immediately. After she got out, she thought about something and turned around to look at Cormac, “Go back now. I am afraid your presence will upset my mother.”
Cormac saw the people in front of them too. He was the one who brought up the divorce before, so
Maxina had every reason to detest him.
Besides, Garrett was here too. It would be inappropriate if he followed Loredana.
Cormac nodded. He laid his eyes on the little girl in Maxina’s arms. The little girl had black hair which was combed into two ponytails. She had a fair and innocent face. Under the curly eyebrows was a pair of bright, big eyes. She looked like a delicately-carved doll. She was like an angel.
Then he looked at Loredana. Out of consciousness, he held the steering wheel tighter.
He had to admit that Loredana had two lovely children.
The boy was smart and the girl was adorable.
“You are not in such back luck.” Though abandoned by her father, she still had her mother. And now she even had two lovely children.
“What?” Loredana looked at him in confusion.
She didn’t understand what he meant by that.
Cormac reached his hand to move a string of hair from before her eyebrows and eyes to behind her ear, “Nothing. Go ahead.”
Loredana froze and then nodded, “Okay.”
The she closed the door and walked quickly towards Maxina. She dragged away Garrett who was pestering Maxina. Loredana stood before Maxina and glared at Garrett, “What do you want?”
“Lola…” Garrett looked at his daughter. The hands that were hanging beside his body were closed together now, “Your father was wrong.”
Six years ago, when the company was facing the plight, Annabelle stole the money and ran away.
Beulah was still in prison now because of what she did back then.
When Garrett was faced with the plight, it was Loredana who had always been neglected by him that helped him.
At present, Loredana didn’t want to argue about who was wrong and who was right any more. She had let it go. She said with peace, “Don’t come find us anymore.”
Then he carried up her son and Maxina carried Simona in her arms.
Garrett run to catch her, “Lola.”
“If you keep pestering us, I will call the police?” Loredana’s face darkened.
Garrett looked at Simona who was in her arms and said with his eyes a bit red, “These are your children?”
“Yes.” Loredana’ patience was wearing thin.
“They look pretty. Just like you.” Garrett still wanted to chat, “I don’t have other meanings. It is just that I saw your mother today…”
Then he looked at Maxina, “and knew you were back. Call me whenever you need me.”
He quickly took out a name card from his pocket and handed it to Loredana.
Loredana didn’t accept it.
Garrett looked embarrassed, “You can think me as a friend. Maybe you will need my help someday.”
Loredana looked at him.
He had aged much in these years. His hair on the temples were already white. She left in an emergency that year and didn’t know how he toiled through the plight.
Loredana reached her hand to the name card and took it.
Garrett smiled and got out of Loredana’ way quickly.
His action was so humble. He looked like a child who had committed a mistake and acted carefully trying to fix it.
It would be a lie if she said she felt nothing for him.
He was her father by blood.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.
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