Chapter 14
Katherine was soon out of breath, unable to keep up with the kiss. Her chest heaved in rapid, shallow breaths.
Noticing her discomfort. Derrick immediately snapped out of the daze. He gently supported her body, sliding his hand down to her chest, saying. “Take a deep breath. Open your mouth and breathe deeply”
Katherine followed his instructions, her chest rising and falling with each breath. Luckily, it was just a brief moment of difficulty breathing, and she soon began to feel better. She sat up straight, her eyes fixed intently on Derrick.
At nearly thirty, Derrick suddenly found himself unable to meet her eyes, instinctively looking away.
But Katherine wasn’t about to let him escape. She cupped his face and turned him back to her. “Look at me. What did you feel when I kissed you?”
It was an audacious question, but Katherine couldn’t care less. She thought, ‘Who cares about modesty when we’ve already slept together? What’s the point of pride? It’s already gone.
But there was someone even less concerned with modesty than her. Derrick’s deep gaze locked onto her, his eyes tracing every inch of the lips that had just kissed him so forcefully. He answered with just one word, “Pleasure.”
Katherine’s eyes widened in shock as she stared at him. “What did you just say?”
She pointed at Derrick, momentarily at a loss for words. She thought, ‘How could he have the nerve to say that?”
And then came something even more embarrassing. Derrick suddenly cupped the back of her head, tilting his head back to kiss her again.
This kiss was more intense than the last. In just a fleeting moment, Katherine felt as though all the air had been sucked from her lungs.
She pushed him away with all her strength, coughing violently. Derrick, as before, gently patted her chest, trying to ease her discomfort.
But as soon as Katherine recovered, he kissed her again. He climbed onto the bed, his arms enveloping her as he pinned her beneath him, kissing her even more recklessly.
By the end, it was hard to say whose lips had split, the faint taste of blood lingering in their mouths.
Katherine was finally let go. Her eyes were blank, the tears shimmering in them, looking as if she had been thoroughly mistreated. She stared at the ceiling, muttering, “Derrick, you jerk.
“Yeah, I’m a jerk,” Derrick replied, his fingers lingering on her swollen lips. His gaze was intense, almost as if it could drown her. “Katherine, you kissed me first. You started this, and now you have to satisfy me.”
He gradually wore an obsessive expression, continuing to say things that could strike fear into anyone who heard them, “I gave you a chance. I thought about letting you go.
“But now I regret it. Whether you hate me or despise me, you’ll never escape from me.”
Katherine angrily turned her head away, feeling speechless. She thought, ‘He knows I was the one who made the first move, so why is he acting like this is forced?
“Why can’t we just talk this out and have a sweet, simple relationship? Why do we have to hurt each other like this?
Katherine had planned to take control and put Derrick in his place, but in the end, she found herself the one losing
She licked her burning lips and was about to try to intimidate Derrick with a stern face. But as soon as she opened her mouth, a sharp cramp twisted in her stomach, and she began to gag.
Katherine quickly rolled over, sat up, and pushed Derrick aside as she rushed toward the bathroom.
Derrick immediately got up and followed her, watching as Katherine sat on the floor, clutching the toilet while vomiting violently. Her fingers were clenched tightly around the edge of the toilet, her knuckles pale with strain.
He stood by, watching. His resolve to terminate the pregnancy reached its peak. He thought. Even if it means knocking Katherine out, I still have to get rid of the baby”
Katherine hadn’t eaten anything all day and was emotionally drained. After vomiting, she collapsed on the floor beside the toilet,
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fainting without Derrick even needing to intervene.
Derrick picked her up, rushing downstairs as he ordered, “Get the car. To the hospital.”
When Maeve saw Derrick carrying Katherine, she gasped and quickly went out to contact the driver.
Ethan rushed over, lifting Katherine’s eyelid to confirm she was still conscious before letting out a sigh of relief. “It’s probably low blood
sugar.”
Seeing the remnants of vomit at the corner of Katherine’s mouth, Ethan added, “She’s throwing up more often now. We can’t delay arty “longer.” If they kept delaying. Katherine could be in real danger.
Derrick’s face was set in a hard expression. “I know. No need for her consent. I’ll arrange the surgery for tomorrow.”
He thought, “As for how Katherine will react when she wakes up, I don’t care. If she wants to kill me to make up for the baby’s loss, so be
They went to the same hospital as before, and Harper quickly conducted an examination on Katherine. It had only been a day, so there wasn’t much change in Katherine’s condition–just low blood sugar.
Even though Harper knew Derrick was a shareholder, she couldn’t help but scold. “Your wife’s already weak. How can she not eat? This tidiculous.
Harper thought, ‘All her numbers are still below normal levels, and yet she isn’t taking care of herself. Does she have a death wish!
Derrick listened in silence, not arguing. He thought, ‘It’s my fault. From the moment I got Katherine pregnant with this baby, I made a terrible mistake”
Once Harper finished speaking, Derrick gave his answer. “We’ve m
made the decision. We’re getting rid of the baby. When can the surgery be arranged!”
Harper stared at him for a moment, shaking her head. “It’s not certain yet. It depends on the mother’s condition.”
Derrick frowned, and for a long time, he didn’t speak.
After receiving glucose, Katherine woke up not long after. She felt weak and mentally drained.
When she realized she was in the hospital, she immediately raised her hand to cover her abdomen, nervously scanning her surroundings. When she saw Derrick walk in, she forced herself to sit up.
“You’re still getting an IV. Don’t move around.” Derrick’s voice was low as he quickly walked to the bed, pressing her shoulder down to make her lie back.
Katherine locked eyes with Derrick, her fingers clamping around his wrist like a vise. As she tightened her grip, blood began creeping back up the IV tube from the force.
“What are you doing?” Derrick yelled, easily breaking free and pinning Katherine’s hand back to the bed. Soon, the blood flowed back into her vein, and he finally relaxed.
Derrick then furrowed his brows, his gaze sharp as he glared at Katherine. “How could you do this to yourself?”
Katherine’s eyes shifted, taking in Derrick’s agitation and anxiety in front of her. Her voice was hoarse, with a slight choke. “Derrick, if you dare get rid of my child. I’ll kill myself.”
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