Shield
1318 Words
Lina��s heart beat wildly and she subconsciously covered her lower abdomen with her hands.
In the past few days, she had also fantasized about being able to stay by this child's side and now, she couldn't help fantasizing about marrying Adrian Evans.
Of course, the thought vanished in an instant. She didn't want to marry into a wealthy family, and she didn't dare to imagine what it would be like if the child was born with no connection to her.
She had to admit that Adrian��s words were indeed what she had expected in her heart.
But now that the child is no more, what's the use of talking about it?
Lina didn't know how to answer him and Adrian had already stood up from the sofa.
"I'm going back first; you have a good rest."
He spoke calmly, without the slightest idea of the turmoil going inside the mind of the person lying on the bed. Lina did not open her mouth to stop him.
After all, Lina knew very well that Adrian Evans was only cooperating with her. It was already enough for him to provide her with such a good medical environment for treatment.
After Adrian left, the ward became quiet again. Lina kept staring at the document in her hand in a daze.
The sky outside was getting darker and slowly Lina's thin body was shrouded in darkness, as if it was being crushed by the darkness.
At the same time, at the entrance of the Gal Taylor Hotel in Country M.
Ronny and Adam Blake were anxiously watching every car that came to a stop in front of the hotel.
After some time, a black Bentley parked steadily at the entrance of the hotel. Looking at the person who got out of the car, Ronny��s eyes lit up.
"Dad, hurry up! It's President Evans!"
The father and son duo rushed forward immediately, but they were stopped by the vigilant bodyguards that were standing nearby, before they reached near Adrian Evans.
"Mr. Evans, hello. We are not bad people. Can you please give us a few minutes?" Ronny said anxiously.
He tried various ways to meet Adrian Evans, but he was always rejected by Adrian Evans�� people.
Adrian��s eyes fell on the two of them, and he gestured at the bodyguard to step aside.
The bodyguard stepped aside, still watching the father and son vigilantly.
Adam Blake tidied up his clothes and walked forward, "Mr. Evans, hello. I'm Adam Blake, Victoria��s husband.��
While speaking, he stretched out his hand to shake Adam��s hand, but Adrian just looked at him coldly and had no intention of reaching his hand out.
Adam's hands froze in place, making him feel extremely embarrassed.
He was secretly annoyed that he was being stupid, and felt a little helpless for a moment.
What kind of person is Adrian Evans? He is the proud son of heavens and he never gives face to anyone. What kind of person is he who can shake hands with Adrian Evans?
Ronny held his father's hand and stepped forward anxiously, alleviating Adam's embarrassment.
He looked at Adrian and said, "President Evans, I'm sorry that my mother hurt Miss Jones. But there has been a misunderstanding. I hope you can give my mother a second chance. We sincerely apologize and are willing to bear all the cost of treatment."
The lawyer said that Victoria injured two people and caused a miscarriage of a pregnant woman. If she was really convicted of intentional injury, then the sentence would be severe.
Therefore, they must find a way to obtain the plaintiff's understanding and try to get them to withdraw the lawsuit or at least change it to an accidental injury.
Adrian looked at Ronny.
He was Lina��s husband?
Today, these two father and son wanted to meet him through various connections and Adrian knew this very well.
However, Ronny faked Lina's car accident, and his fingerprints appeared on Lina's parents' car. Would such a man be a dutiful son?
Adrian sneered, "What misunderstanding?"
"That's right, this is a picture of my wife. Don��t you think she looks a lot like Miss Jones?"
Ronny took out his mobile phone and brought it in front of Adrian.
The person in the photo was wearing a long white dress and sitting at the table, with a cup of coffee in front of her. Her eyes had a smile in them, looking very gentle and beautiful.
Ronny didn't have much of Lina's stuff in his phone, and after Lina died, he deleted the remaining ones also. He found this photo from Lina's WeChat moments this afternoon.
Adrian lowered his eyes, and his heart skipped a beat when he saw the photo.
He took the phone in his hands unconsciously. This temperament, this feeling, made a ripple appear in his eyes.
But after seeing the face clearly, Adrian threw the phone to Ronny again.
Ronny was initially apprehensive, not knowing what Adrian's reaction meant.
He hesitated for a while and stopped waiting for Adrian to speak, and said bravely, "I don't know if Miss Jones really looks like my dead wife, but my mother really recognized the wrong person."
"My mother and my wife had a very good relationship. Since my wife passed away, my mother's mood has been very upset. We didn't want her to be too sad, so I arranged for her to travel abroad. I really didn't expect such a thing to happen."
Ronny looked extremely sad as he looked towards Adrian earnestly.
"Mr. Evans, my mother mistakenly recognized Miss Jones as my wife, so she got emotional and accidentally hurt Miss Jones and Ms. Mary. Please forgive her."
"Accidentally?" Adrian��s face turned cold.
"The flight attendants on the plane and the staff at the airport can prove whether what Victoria did was accidental or not. You can tell all these to the lawyer when the court is open."
After finishing, Adrian turned around and left, thinking that Lina's family was really bad at picking men. He had never seen such a shameless person as Ronny.
The flight attendant told aunt Mary very clearly that Victoria bumped into Lina on purpose. Even if Ronny had said that Victoria had mental problems, it would still be better than saying that she was not careful.
Ronny's heart tightened, realizing that he had said the wrong thing.
"Mr. Evans, I'm sorry, you..."
He immediately wanted to defend himself, but Adrian's bodyguards stopped them and he could only watch Adrian walk into the hotel.
The next morning, Adrian came to Lina's ward again.
The bodyguard at the hospital said that Ronny and Adam Blake came to the hospital again and wanted to see Lina. Of course, Adrian wouldn't let them meet her. He directly asked the bodyguards to throw them out and simply made a phone call, hoping to have the trial as soon as possible.
"What are you thinking?" Adrian looked at Lina and spoke.
He didn't sleep well last night. The picture of Lina lingered in his mind, and he thought that he needed to get Lina's answer as soon as possible.
Lina's pale face had obvious dark circles under her eyes, clearly indicating that she had trouble sleeping last night.
Looking at the man sitting in front of her, she felt a little nervous and breathless.
She took a deep breath, looked at Adrian and said, "Mr. Evans, I want to talk to you."
"Say what you want."
"Regarding your need for a wife, do you really need to get married immediately, or you just need a woman to act as a shield to stop your family from pressuring you for marriage?"
Adrian raised his eyebrows, "Is there any difference?"
"If what you need is a person to act along with you, then a girlfriend will be enough. You don't need to get married right away."
"So, what do you want?"
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