CHAPTER 143: CHAPTER 143: SHE DEFINITELY WON’T AGREE TO HAVE THE CHILD

"Julian Grant, you’re really asking for it..."

Nathaniel Gallagher’s chest felt like it was burning with a vat of vinegar, both sour and scorching. He wished he could immediately tear Julian Grant into pieces and scatter his ashes to the wind.

[Josephine, if you don’t get back to me, I’ll come find you now]

Nathaniel Gallagher took a deep breath, struggling to suppress his anger.

His mind raced.

He quickly typed on the screen, pretending to be Josephine Thompson, and sent a message to Julian Grant:

[Julian Grant, stop disgusting me and harassing me. I will only ever love my husband, Nathaniel Gallagher. I can’t love any other man, especially not you. Kill that delusion of yours and stop bothering me.]

"Whoosh—"

After the message was sent.

Nathaniel Gallagher exhaled slightly, feeling a bit better.

Today, he intended to eliminate Julian Grant’s inappropriate thoughts once and for all.

On the other end of the line.

When Julian Grant received the message, his mind exploded, and his heart instantly felt like it had fallen into an icy abyss.

After a while.

The soreness in his eyes gradually faded, and suppressing his frustration and discomfort, he called her again.

"Beep, beep, beep..."

Nathaniel Gallagher immediately hung up and edited another cutting message:

[Why are you so despicable? Can’t you understand human speech? Even dogs are more understanding. I’ve made myself clear, yet you still insist on being shameless?]

After reading the message, Julian Grant’s heart was once again hit by a thunderous blow.

He couldn’t be bothered to type and directly sent a voice message:

"Josephine, what’s wrong? Please, just answer the phone, okay? Did I do something wrong again?"

Nathaniel Gallagher: [Stop harassing me, OK]

Julian Grant: "Josephine, what on earth happened? Why did your attitude towards me change so suddenly? You even brought me that precious Shengli Dynasty Jade God yesterday, which proves I mean something to you. Did my mother say something hurtful to you?"

"Josephine, no matter what my mother said, don’t take it to heart. I love you, and nothing will stop me..."

Hearing his heartfelt confession, Nathaniel Gallagher was even more enraged, his face contorted in anger!

"Damn it..."

"Did she really give that ten-billion-dollar Jade God to Julian Grant??"

His lungs were about to explode with anger.

It felt like a sledgehammer repeatedly striking his heart, shattering it into pieces.

When he was dating Josephine Thompson.

He never saw her so generous, willing to give him a ten-billion-dollar gift.

And now, she handed it to Julian Grant without a blink.

"What a stupid woman, she’s not even married to him yet and already throwing herself at a man. So foolish."

Josephine Thompson had a pure character and took her feelings very seriously and faithfully.

Once she decided on a man in her heart.

She truly would be willing to give everything for that person.

When they first got married, the Gallagher Family was about to transition, and he made a big move to acquire several listed companies, causing a break in his capital chain and creating a temporary financial crunch.

She directly provided him with over ten billion in funds to address the urgent need.

After he managed to turn things around, he promptly returned the money to her. This revealed that she was indeed a good woman who wasn’t concerned with money and perhaps a little naive and easy to trick.

And now...

It seemed another man was about to lure her away.

How could he accept his own naive little darling being deceived by someone else?

After considering for a few seconds.

He replied: [That was sold to you, not gifted. Either pay up quickly, or return the item]

"..." Julian Grant, upon receiving the message, trembled, and his phone slipped from his hand, hitting his face.

He wasn’t interested in her gift.

But...

He thought he had truly moved her and that she had indeed accepted him.

"...Josephine, I... I’ll pay up. Please just pick up the phone now, I just want to hear your voice once more."

"What on earth happened? If I’m going to die, at least let me die knowing why."

[Nothing happened. I just don’t love you, and I no longer want to be entangled with you. Return the item, or I’ll accuse you of fraud]

[Have a bit of self-respect, don’t cling to me like a dog]

After sending the messages.

Nathaniel Gallagher, in a fit of rage, deleted Julian Grant’s contact from his WeChat and then blocked all his numbers.

Receiving the messages, Julian Grant felt as if the sky had fallen.

He couldn’t understand.

How did her attitude change so quickly?

"Beep, beep..."

He instinctively made a video call, but it displayed a red exclamation mark.

"Josephine, do you hate me so much?"

His heart instantly went cold as he looked at the Jade God on the table, his hope extinguished.

"Cough, cough... cough, cough..."

"Young Master, what’s wrong with you?"

"Oh my God, go get a doctor quickly, the Young Master has fainted..."

...

Nathaniel Gallagher was there.

Even after deleting Julian Grant’s WeChat, he still felt unsatisfied and continued checking her call records with other men.

Half an hour later.

A pediatrician, with a thick stack of test results, found him excitedly.

"President Gallagher, good news, tremendous news."

"What news?"

The doctor looked thrilled: "The young master’s leukemia was misdiagnosed."

Nathaniel Gallagher’s heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly stood up, "What?"

"After repeated tests, we found a malaria infection in the young master’s blood."

"Malaria infection?" Nathaniel Gallagher’s pupils shrank, and his fingers unconsciously clenched his phone, knuckles turning white, "You mean, Henny doesn’t have leukemia?"

The doctor nodded quickly, handing the test results to him, unable to hide his excitement: "Yes, President Gallagher! We conducted three tests. It’s confirmed that it’s a malaria infection causing a leukemia-like reaction, not actual leukemia!"

"This condition is very rare, initial symptoms are very similar to leukemia, hence the misdiagnosis."

He pointed to the test report’s results to explain: "Look, this is the malaria test report. Once we use targeted medication, the condition can be quickly controlled. It is completely curable, with no lasting effects."

Nathaniel Gallagher grabbed the test results.

His eyes locked onto those crucial words, his heart clamped by a giant hand, and then suddenly released the next second, overwhelming joy almost drowning him.

He looked over them three times to make sure he hadn’t misread, "This is fantastic, truly incredible."

"Henny is fine... My son doesn’t have leukemia..."

"Doctor, start treatment now; use the best medications and treatment plans, no matter the cost."

"Don’t worry, President Gallagher, we’ve already prepared the treatment plan, and young master can start medication now." The doctor winced under his grip but didn’t dare break free, quickly reassuring him.

Nathaniel Gallagher released his hand, took a deep breath, and tried to calm his surging emotions: "I’ll go see Henny now."

He turned and headed towards the pediatric ward, taking only a couple of steps.

"Click!"

The emergency room door swung open.

And the doctor responsible for Josephine Thompson’s emergency care stepped out.

Seeing this, Nathaniel Gallagher hurriedly approached to inquire, "Doctor, how is Josephine? Is she alright?"

The doctor slowly removed his mask, his expression complex: "...President Gallagher, Miss Thompson is pregnant."

After all, Nathaniel Gallagher and Josephine Thompson were already divorced.

Thus, the doctor hesitated to congratulate him and wasn’t sure if the child was his.

Boom...

Nathaniel Gallagher stared at the doctor for a few seconds in disbelief, his expression obsessive and excited, "What... what did you say?"

Feeling nervous, the doctor couldn’t decipher his reaction, stuttering: "...Miss Thompson is pregnant, very early stage..."

Nathaniel Gallagher seemed to be frozen by a spell, standing rigidly, his ears buzzing.

The doctor’s words were like an explosion in his mind, leaving him stunned for a long time.

"Pregnant, Josephine is pregnant?"

Nathaniel Gallagher suddenly looked at the closed emergency room door, his heart pounding almost to the point of bursting from his chest.

The doctor noted this and finally concluded he was delighted, quickly nodding: "Yes, the test results are accurate, about three weeks along. Miss Thompson’s body is somewhat weak, and combined with emotional agitation, it led to fainting. She needs proper rest and to avoid stress for the pregnancy."

Three weeks...

Nathaniel Gallagher silently calculated; it was the night he forcibly kept her.

The child is his! His and Josephine’s child!

Immense joy instantly flooded him, surpassing the euphoria upon learning of Henny’s misdiagnosis.

He let go of the doctor, striving to suppress the urge to laugh heartily.

Heaven hasn’t treated him poorly after all.

Not only is Henny alright, but he will also have another child with Josephine.

"Thank you, doctor, thank you! Can I see her now?"

"President Gallagher, Miss Thompson hasn’t woken up yet."

"It’s alright, I just want to take a look."

Nathaniel Gallagher pushed open the emergency room door and walked quietly to the bedside.

Josephine Thompson was still asleep, her face pale like a porcelain doll.

He sat beside her, joyfully outlining her features with his gaze, finally resting on her flat belly.

There, a small life was being nurtured, a child belonging to him and her.

"Josephine, we have another child... Did you hear that?"

"This time, we must protect him well. Like we protected Henny... No, we need even more care."

He looked at her sleeping face, emotions complex in his eyes—from relief to a strong sense of determination.

What does it matter if they are divorced?

What does it matter if she has feelings for someone else? Now she’s carrying his child, it’s fate’s intervention, the strongest chain binding her back to him.

As he laughed...

He suddenly couldn’t laugh anymore.

"She hates me so much; will she be willing to give birth to this child? If she insists on aborting, no matter how cautious I am, I can’t prevent it!"

"And Eleanor won’t accept this child. If she finds out, she surely..."

Nathaniel Gallagher dared not continue thinking.

Knowing if Eleanor Churchill found out Josephine Thompson was pregnant with his child, she wouldn’t be able to accept it. She might again harm Josephine.

In deep thought and struggling.

"Cough cough..." Josephine Thompson blinked awake, groggy.

Nathaniel Gallagher snapped back to reality, gripping her hand tight, "Josephine, you’re awake?"

Josephine Thompson took a moment to clear her vision and see Nathaniel Gallagher’s face, "Let go..."