CHAPTER 24: CHAPTER 24: FORCIBLY KISSED HER

In the car leaving the CEO, Caleb Landon couldn’t help but speak up:

"I think those two kids are quite endearing, what a pity!"

He sighed deliberately, hesitating to say more.

Adrian Grant was feeling frustrated.

His chest felt heavy.

He suddenly asked, "What’s a pity?"

Caleb Landon tightened his jaw, "It’s a pity that Mrs. Lowell wants a divorce."

"Once she divorces you, she’ll leave with those two, who knows, those little ones might accomplish great things when they grow up."

Moreover, he noticed the kids’ brows and eyes quite resemble their family’s CEO.

But they couldn’t possibly be the CEO’s kids.

The two little ones are only two years old.

Based on timing, they were born two years after Mrs. Lowell went abroad.

So there’s absolutely no connection to the CEO.

Before she went abroad, she surely hadn’t been with the CEO, right!

Caleb Landon felt like he might have overthought it.

"It’s me who wants the divorce, what right does she have to divorce me."

Feeling his pride wounded, Adrian Grant coldly corrected him and angrily said:

"What kind of children can a woman like her raise? Those two little ones are just like their mother, only knowing how to flatter and please people."

No matter how those two kids try to please him, he won’t accept them.

Once Grandpa passes away, he’ll make sure Raina Lowell stays far away.

Seeing the CEO angry, Caleb Landon dared not say more, sensibly driving towards Lowell Manor.

Inside the manor.

The two little ones walked into the kitchen, pitifully apologizing:

"Mom, we’re sorry, my brother and I scared off our stepdad."

Raina Lowell was busy cooking for Adrian Grant.

Hearing this, she stopped what she was doing to crouch down in front of the kids.

"Did that man leave?"

The two little ones nodded, their big eyes glittering.

Raina Lowell breathed a sigh of relief, touched their heads, and smiled.

"It’s fine, it’s best that he left."

The main thing is he didn’t take her along.

This way, she could stay with the kids tonight.

Aurora frowned, annoyed:

"Maybe I didn’t manage it well and scared the stepdad."

Evelyn also said: "Sister, it’s not your fault. It’s me wanting the stepdad to accept us too much that scared him away."

Though Evelyn was the younger brother, he had a strong sense of responsibility.

The stepdad was scared away, he felt it was his fault.

Before Aurora could say anything else, Raina Lowell touched their small faces and gently said:

"Neither of you is wrong; it’s that man’s issue alone, so don’t blame yourselves, okay?"

Evelyn was still somewhat upset and asked Raina Lowell:

"Mom, why doesn’t the stepdad like us? Is it because we’re your kids with someone else?"

Raina Lowell wondered how such young kids had such worries.

Shouldn’t they be naive, happy, and carefree?

Why should they care whether someone likes them or not?

Raina Lowell patiently explained to the kids:

"Don’t call him stepdad. It’s that mom doesn’t like him; you’re both wonderful, mom loves you very much, no need to put on a show in front of him."

"But mom working hard alone to support us feels tough."

Evelyn felt his mom’s pain, his bright round eyes now dimming significantly.

Raina Lowell felt a pang in her heart.

Before, she regretted giving birth to them.

After all, they were the children of a rapist.

With them around, she could never forget that night four years ago.

It was her nightmare.

But seeing them grow up day by day, being well-behaved, obedient, and understanding.

She was glad she kept them.

Raina Lowell hugged her two children close, touched their heads, her voice somewhat hoarse:

"Mom isn’t tired at all; mom is very capable, and raising you is no problem."

"Next time you see that person, don’t try to please him anymore, alright?"

"Okay!"

The two little ones reluctantly agreed with mom.

Raina Lowell quickly prepared dinner.

Ate dinner with the kids, then taught them to read and write.

Thinking she wouldn’t have to leave that night, she comfortably stayed to sleep through the night with the kids.

Unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, Caleb Landon called again.

The other side said helplessly:

"Ma’am, the CEO wants you back at Lowell Manor."

Raina Lowell glanced at the time; it was two in the morning.

She couldn’t help wanting to curse but ended up holding back, annoyed:

"Look at the time now! What am I supposed to do going there? Can’t I just go early in the morning?"

Caleb Landon insisted, "No, the CEO wants to see you now, he’s had too much to drink, I can’t help it."

Raina Lowell didn’t know what madness Adrian Grant was going through again.

Didn’t he not want to see her before?

Wouldn’t it be better for both of them to be apart now, yet he insisted on troubling her in the middle of the night.

Despite feeling uncomfortable inside, Raina Lowell understood clearly that she had to comply with that old man.

Looking at the two sleeping children beside her, she carefully got out of bed without waking them and changed clothes.

Then told Ms. Ford and left.

Unexpectedly, Caleb Landon was waiting for her at the door.

Caleb Landon personally opened the car door for Raina Lowell and drove away.

On the way back, he said more:

"The CEO was in a foul mood since he returned from here, drinking quite a bit solo, probably still because of Aurora and Evelyn, take care of him with a bit more patience."

After all, his wife suddenly emerged with two children from someone else.

No man could accept that, right?

Especially since their CEO is a proud and noble person.

Raina Lowell nodded.

For the sake of her two children, even being around Adrian Grant like a workhorse, she would endure it willingly.

Upon arriving at Lowell Manor, Madam Cole’s sobering soup had just been prepared.

Raina Lowell took it directly to the master bedroom.

Once inside, she saw Adrian Grant lying by the bedside, vomiting.

Even in dark silk pajamas, though slightly disheveled, he still exuded a captivating allure.

Raina Lowell approached him and asked:

"Are you okay? Want some sobering soup?"

Adrian Grant looked up at her, his eyes clouded with intoxication.

Under the light, his handsome, stern face showed more melancholy and pain.

He seemed not to recognize Raina Lowell, just staring at her absently, speechless.

Raina Lowell thought he was quite drunk and held the sobering soup to his mouth.

"Drink this, it’ll probably make you feel better."

Adrian Grant seemed to recognize it as Raina Lowell’s voice, waved his hand, directly knocking the soup away.

Raina Lowell was caught off guard, the bowl fell to the ground, spilling the soup everywhere.

Her irritation peaked, she couldn’t help raising her voice:

"Adrian Grant, are you insane? Madam Cole made it for you late at night."

Adrian Grant extended his long arm, pulled back, forcefully pulling Raina Lowell onto the bed.

He stared at her, his eyes turning crimson.

"Raina Lowell, don’t you love me? Why would you have kids with someone else?"

And then birthing such adorable, bright little kids.

He didn’t deny, those two kids indeed were quite charming.

But they were someone else’s offspring.

He couldn’t, nor did he have the capacity to accept them staying around.

Raina Lowell wasn’t aware and was pinned underneath by the old man.

She didn’t struggle, lying there, coldly observed Adrian Grant’s slightly maniacal demeanor:

"Since you called off the engagement, I haven’t loved you."

"I don’t believe it."

Adrian Grant was truly inebriated.

At this moment, he no longer considered the issue of Raina Lowell having children with another.

He wanted to affirm whether Raina Lowell still loved him.

He restrained Raina Lowell and bent down, forcefully kissing her lips.