Chapter 611 "Yeah, Steven's angry," Jessica said. "He toldhe won't givea cent for living expenses anymore." Chloe brushed it off. "Don't worry about it. He might refuse to take care of an unborn child, but I'm still his mom. He wouldn't dare cutoff. Once he sendsmoney, I'll make sure to send syour way." Jessica was overwhelmed by a sense of gloom. It would be great if things were really as bright as Chloe believed. "But he said he wouldn't give you anything either," Jessica said.
"No way." Chloe stayed calm. "Even if he resentsfor something, I'm still his mom. There's no way he'd stop supportingover something so trivial." "He literally said so just now," Jessica said. "Why don't you call and check?" "Fine." Chloe still seemed unconcerned. "But he's probably still worked up. He'll likely tellthe sthing he told you. Still, I'll make an effort to calm him down. He is my son, after all." Chloe ended the call and immediately dialed Steven, her hands trembling.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe had never blown up at her, no matter what she did. What made this tdifferent? All she did was suggest he get a vasectomy was that really enough to set him off? Chloe tried calling him repeatedly, but each tshe dialed, she received the smessage that the line was busy. A creeping unease began to settle in.
She quickly borrowed the nanny's phone and tried again. This time, the call went through.
"Who's this?" Steven's voice was flat.
"It's your mom!" Chloe exclaimed, still in disbelief. He had actually blocked her number her dearest son! "Did you actually block me?" Steven didn't bother denying it and calmly replied, "Yes." Chloe's agitation spiked. "Why would you do that?" "Don't you already know?" Steven's voice carried a chilling composure.
Chloe was left utterly speechless.
Steven continued, "You should've known what would happen when you threatened to jump off at building to getto do what you From now on, I won't listen you say." "I did it for your good," Chloe argued.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"I don't need it," Steven responded icily. "And I won't support Jessica, either. Whether she keeps the child or not is her decision-it has nothing to do with me." Only then did Chloe realize things might have spiraled completely out of her control. "Who will take care of you when you're old?"
"If Zachary is willing to forgive me, I'll still have him as a son. If not, grow a diligrow old by myselfy Steven said as if reaching a painful realization.
Chloe was on the verge of tears. "You're throwing away all my good intentions! Who do you think I was doing this for-telling you to get a vasectomy? It was so you could have another child!" doit
"You didn't do it for anyone but yourself," Steven said, his words sharp and deliberate: "It was all about feeding your need for control. The moment you threatened to jump, you knew I'd cave and give up my right to have children. "I'm sure you felt pretty triumphant when I went through with the surgery, didn't you? Proud that you'd found yet another way to manipulate me." "That's not true!" Chloe cried, her voice breaking.
"It doesn't matter if it's true or not," Steven replied, his tone icy. "You need to understand that from now on, we're done."