CHAPTER 160: CHAPTER 160: KEEP THE WEDDING LOW-KEY

"Josephine, I... I’m really sorry."

Josephine Thompson smiled gently and interrupted him softly, "You don’t have to say that, I know you didn’t mean to."

"I went to the hospital for a check-up today; they said the baby is healthy."

Nathaniel Gallagher wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes, "Really? That’s good!"

"Nathaniel Gallagher, do you really like children?"

"Of course."

Josephine Thompson: "Well, I’ve been thinking, I’ll leave the child to you!"

Nathaniel Gallagher: "What’s going on? Didn’t you want the child?"

Josephine Thompson sighed, "I’m afraid I won’t be able to educate well, so you should teach them yourself! With you as their ’role model,’ the child will surely be as outstanding as you."

"Haha, do you really think so?"

"Of course, you’re the most outstanding man I’ve ever met; I definitely hope your child will be like you."

"Oh! Rare to hear you praise me like that. Whatever you decide is fine, once the child is born, you can raise them if you want, or leave them to me if you don’t; it’s all right."

Josephine Thompson nodded, "Alright, it’s settled then! I’ll hang up now."

Nathaniel Gallagher smiled comfortably, "Okay, call me if you need anything."

"Alright, goodbye."

"Yes, you hang up first."

Josephine Thompson said no more and directly hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone.

She sat in the car for a long time, feeling as if in an icy pit, her heart aching to the point where she couldn’t breathe.

"...Nathaniel Gallagher, you keep deceiving me over and over again."

"Since this is the case, let me deceive you once; it’s not too much, right?"

After murmuring to herself.

She closed her eyes in desolation, tears streaming down!

"Baby, don’t blame mom for being heartless; it’s just... you didn’t come at the right time."

After shedding the last tear, Josephine Thompson’s shattered heart gradually solidified into impenetrable ice!

...

The Rose Garden.

After hanging up the phone, Nathaniel Gallagher was extremely happy.

Everything was developing as he had planned.

Both fish and bear paws.

He wanted them all.

With a smile on his face, Eleanor Churchill looked at him with a smirk, "Nathaniel, what’s making you so happy?"

Nathaniel Gallagher came back to his senses, hugged her gently, and kissed her hard on the cheek, "We’re getting married soon, of course I’m happy."

"Next Friday, we’re hosting a wedding, have you got the list of people you want to invite ready?"

Eleanor Churchill looked at him lovingly and said understandingly, "Nathaniel, you’re getting married for the second time after all, and when you divorced Miss Thompson, it became quite a scandal."

"So, our wedding doesn’t have to be too grand; keep it as low-key as possible."

"How can that be okay? I promised you that we could have a grand wedding."

"Haha~ as long as you remember, that’s fine; besides, I don’t really care about these ceremonies."

Nathaniel Gallagher’s smile dimmed slightly, his fingertips caressed her temple, "I’ve been unfair to you."

Eleanor Churchill gently shook her head and buried her face in his embrace, "As long as we’re together, these things don’t matter."

She paused, her voice deliberately soft, "It’s just... what do you plan to do about Miss Thompson?"

"Her?"

Nathaniel Gallagher laughed mockingly, with certainty in his tone, "Once the child is born, she’ll naturally leave."

In his eyes.

Josephine Thompson was always soft-hearted and naïve; as long as he tied her up with the child and Henny, he could always control her.

Eleanor Churchill’s lips curled into an almost unnoticeable smile, wrapping her arms around his waist, "As long as you know what to do. By the way, I’ve sent almost all the wedding invitations, just family relatives and a few close business partners, so there won’t be too much attention."

"You handle it," Nathaniel Gallagher pinched her chin, a confident calm in his eyes, "After the wedding, we’ll go on a honeymoon; I’ll make it up to you."

Eleanor Churchill happily agreed, but the corner of her eye glanced out the window.

The roses were blooming brilliantly, red as if about to bleed.

Miss Thompson treats emotions so purely and obsessively.

Hehe.

If she knew the truth, she would definitely leave Nathaniel Gallagher voluntarily.

She doesn’t even need to lift a finger to destroy Josephine Thompson.

Want to fight with her?

Josephine Thompson is still too green.

After a while.

She gently pushed Nathaniel Gallagher away and got up to pour a cup of warm water, "Have some water; look at how wide your smile is."

Nathaniel Gallagher took the cup, his fingertips touched the cool surface. As he drank, he suddenly thought of Josephine Thompson’s unusually calm tone when she hung up.

He always felt something wasn’t right.

But the doubts quickly faded; he was too happy to think deeply.

...

The next day.

Josephine Thompson went to The Antiquarian Market, as usual.

"Today, everyone may have to work overtime, and all the processes must be accelerated."

Ruby reported the progress, "Don’t worry, President Thompson; all the employees started working overtime last night."

Josephine Thompson maintained a calm face, decisively sitting at her desk, starting to deal with the tasks at hand.

"Pack everything that can be packed, and send them to Northwood as fast as possible."

"Also, place all the counted artifacts into the safe; those to be auctioned, send them to the auction at the fastest speed."

"Alright, President Thompson."

"However, why the rush? It’s almost New Year, many employees are about to go on holiday, it’s possible..."

Josephine Thompson stared at the computer, "It’s precisely because New Year is coming that we need to swiftly wrap things up here in Audenburg."

"The exhibition in Northwood, we won’t be able to attend the opening ceremony. The subsequent exhibitions and auctions must keep up the pace."

"Okay." Ruby said no more and quickly went to work.

The employees at The Antiquarian Market were also busy working.

"What’s happening these days? Why is President Thompson constantly having us work overtime? And why is it so urgent?"

"I heard President Thompson plans to withdraw from the Audenburg antiques market and shift focus inland. All three treasure galleries in Audenburg are closed, with the collections either being auctioned or placed in safes."

"Looks like President Thompson really intends to leave Audenburg."

"What about us? Are we all going to be unemployed?"

"Now, we don’t know, we’re just following orders and doing the job."

The company’s employees were also restless, unsure of what was happening.

It seemed like President Thompson was planning an escape.

Not only did she close all three treasure galleries, but she also transferred all the stock from the other shops.

...

Josephine Thompson finished her tasks, and it was already eleven o’clock at night.

"President Thompson, it’s so late already; you really should rest, and you’re pregnant, you can’t withstand this kind of pace."

Josephine Thompson did not answer but silently opened Nathaniel Gallagher and Eleanor Churchill’s wedding invitation.

Today is already Thursday.

In another week, it will be their wedding.

This time...

She is determined to give them a ’big gift.’

She wants Nathaniel Gallagher to live in pain forever.