CHAPTER 7: CHAPTER 7: GRANDPA SENT ME

With this roar, a group of bodyguards wearing sunglasses rushed in, surrounding the Lynch mother and son tightly.

Vivian Lynch looked up and saw the figure of a man.

He strode towards her, emanating a cold and stern aura. As the light dimmed and disappeared, the contours of his handsome face gradually became clear.

Caden Hawthorne snatched the feather duster from Mrs. Lynch’s hand and threw it heavily to the ground, his eyes furious: "Who gave you the courage to harm someone from the Hawthorne Family?"

The powerful aura made Mrs. Lynch and Finn Lynch shrink back involuntarily.

Then, Caden Hawthorne squatted down, gently helping her up.

"After being hit, didn’t know to resist?" His voice was indistinguishable between care and blame.

Anyway, Vivian Lynch felt very at ease, as if she had found something to rely on.

Watching Vivian Lynch staring blankly at him, her eyes brimming with tears, looking as if she was about to cry.

Caden Hawthorne frowned slightly, she shouldn’t be this moved, should she?

Mrs. Lynch and Finn Lynch turned pale as they watched this scene.

Mrs. Lynch steadied herself and shrieked, "Who are you people? Why are you interfering in the Lynch family affairs?"

Finn Lynch, not knowing where he got the courage, echoed, "Exactly, my mom is disciplining my disobedient sister, what does it have to do with you?"

Caden Hawthorne shielded Vivian Lynch behind him, giving a cold snort, "She’s pregnant with my child. Tell me, do I have a say?"

"What?" Upon hearing this, both Mrs. Lynch and Finn Lynch looked shocked.

Finn Lynch stuttered, "You... you’re Caden Hawthorne from The Aethelgard Circle?"

Mrs. Lynch looked incredulous, "How is that possible?"

Caden Hawthorne ignored them, turned to Vivian Lynch, and couldn’t help but ask, "Is this how they usually treat you?"

Vivian Lynch, tears at the corner of her eyes, remained silent.

Seeing this, Caden Hawthorne felt an inexplicable twinge of heartache. He stopped asking more questions and simply picked her up horizontally.

Vivian Lynch felt herself lifted off the ground and fell into his warm embrace.

"Don’t be afraid, I’ll take you away."

Caden Hawthorne’s voice came to Vivian Lynch’s ears, and she weakly nodded, "Mm..."

Vivian Lynch leaned against his chest, tears flowing uncontrollably.

She was like a wounded kitten, pitiful and in desperate need of rescue.

Caden Hawthorne, with a sullen face, looked coldly at the Lynch mother and son, instructed, "Teach them a lesson."

"Yes, Master Hawthorne."

With that, Caden Hawthorne left the Lynch family house with Vivian Lynch in his arms.

Immediately, the cries and pleas of the Lynch mother and son echoed from behind.

Hawthorne, private hospital.

Vivian Lynch lay on the hospital bed, looking at Caden Hawthorne sitting with a cold face, she quietly said, "Thank you for coming to rescue me earlier."

"It was Grandpa who asked me to come." Caden Hawthorne responded blandly.

Vivian Lynch nodded slightly, "I know, anyway, thank you for earlier."

Even without his explanation, Vivian Lynch understood he was called by Grandpa Hawthorne.

After all, his face had ’reluctant’ written all over it.

Originally, she had only called to seek Old Master Hawthorne’s help in sending a couple of bodyguards over.

That way, while angering her foster mother, she could also ensure the safety of the child in her womb.

Unexpectedly, Caden Hawthorne himself came over.

Caden Hawthorne glanced at her, still expressionless, just stood up and said, "Rest well, I’ll call the doctor."

Vivian Lynch couldn’t help but stop him, "Caden Hawthorne, do you hate me?"

Caden Hawthorne paused, didn’t speak, just turned around with a somewhat complex expression.

Vivian Lynch bit her red lip, lowered her head, and said, "Mr. Hawthorne, rest assured, I’ll terminate the pregnancy; it won’t cause you any trouble."

Upon hearing this, Caden Hawthorne stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, looked down at her with cold eyes, and said, "What did you say? You’re going to terminate the pregnancy?"

Vivian Lynch looked up, forced to meet his gaze, nodding seriously, "Mm, the child is an accident."

Besides, she didn’t want the child to be fatherless from birth; she was still young and didn’t intend to become a single mother.

Caden Hawthorne’s face grew more sullen, his grip unintentionally tightened, gritting his teeth as he said, "Vivian Lynch, how dare you! This child is mine too; you have no right to make decisions on your own."

Vivian Lynch winced in pain but stubbornly said, "Mr. Hawthorne, you don’t want this child either, do you?"

Otherwise, why did he just call the doctor over to give her a full-body check-up?

Caden Hawthorne, extremely angry, chuckled bitterly, "Vivian Lynch, are you terminating the pregnancy for me, or for yourself?"

Vivian Lynch was slightly taken aback, "Mr. Hawthorne, what do you mean?"

"What do I mean?" Caden Hawthorne gave a cold laugh, "Vivian Lynch, you went out of your way to call my grandfather to persuade him to have me come over, not just to watch you put on an act and then pressure me to marry you? You keep saying you don’t need me to be responsible, playing hard to get with me, but secretly you contact my grandfather to back you up. I must say, Miss Lynch, you’ve got it all figured out!"

Caden Hawthorne really couldn’t understand how she found his grandfather.

There was only one explanation: she was playing hard to get, aiming to have him marry her.

Caden Hawthorne snorted coldly, in front of him, she pretended to be so noble, yet behind the scenes, she was calculating against him.

"In Mr. Hawthorne’s eyes, am I that kind of person?"

Vivian Lynch’s eyes involuntarily reddened, initially grateful for his rescue.

At this moment, any goodwill she had towards him instantly vanished.

Caden Hawthorne released her wrist, turned his back on her, and coldly said, "In any case, the child must be retained."

What did she take him, Caden Hawthorne, for? A tool to elevate her status?

When she wanted the child, she went all out to make him rescue her.

When she didn’t want the child, she thought one offhand remark would be enough to terminate the pregnancy?

Vivian Lynch looked at Caden Hawthorne’s back and couldn’t help but angrily retort, "Caden Hawthorne, what gives you the right to decide for me? I’m the one who’s pregnant, not you. You don’t understand, keeping the child, for a single mother..."

Before Vivian Lynch could finish her words, Caden Hawthorne coldly interrupted, "That’s not up to you."

The two of them thus stood in a stalemate, neither willing to back down first.

Vivian Lynch’s eyes gradually reddened, overwhelmed by the grievances from the recent series of events, with tears falling one by one.

Her boyfriend cheated with her classmate, her foster parents sold her for money, and she lost herself to a stranger.

She hid outside, afraid to go home, soon discovered she was pregnant, and now was being forced to have the child.

Seeing Vivian Lynch cry, Caden Hawthorne felt an inexplicable pang of guilt, wondering if he had been too harsh just now.

In the end, Caden Hawthorne softened slightly, "As long as you keep the child, I will take responsibility."