He Returns to a Surprising Pregnancy

Rage had Austin Bell gasping and wheezing for air. "You had an affair and got yourself knocked up by that cheating bastard! Now, you even have the nerve to talk back!"Tell me! Who's the father of that monster inside you?"Annoyed, I frowned. "Watch your manners.""I was gone for a year and came back to find you carrying another man's child!" Veins bulged on his forehead as he stormed closer.I took a step back. He swept his arm across the table, scattering the potato chips I'd been snacking on across the floor."And you have the audacity to live under my roof! Have you no shame?" he added. I let out a cold laugh at his outburst and retorted, "Why wouldn't I live here? I'm counting on your mom to attend to my needs and take care of me during my pregnancy."As for you, look at you coming back broke and desperate. What do you want this time?"Austin's hand slapped me across the face before I could even finish. My cheeks burned instantly as I stared at him in shock.His eyes wer

I spat a mouthful of blood at Austin before clenching my jaw and hissing, "Grateful your ass!"Let me tell you right now, I'm the woman Eric—"Before I could finish, Austin slammed his fist into my stomach, and the pain was so suffocating I had to bite down on my teeth."Still spouting nonsense? I'll show you exactly what happens when someone dares to disgrace the Bells!"As he raised his fist to strike my belly again, I desperately pleaded, "Please… don't hurt my baby."Austin was startled before his expression twisted into angry, gleeful cruelty. "Well, I could refrain from killing that monster in your stomach."He strode into the room and returned with a piece of hot iron which glowed red from the fire. "A whore like you should be marked so everyone knows you've cheated."My head snapped up in horror, only to see Austin glaring at me. "That's what you get for cheating on me. Do it, or I'll beat that thing in your belly out of you right now!"He raised his fist. Some neighbor

Eric's eyes were bloodshot as his head snapped to Austin and Rachel.On the way back, he'd heard about what they had done. But he was too worried about me and decided to wait until I was safe before dealing with them. But the two were still causing more trouble and fanning the flames!Both were startled by his reaction, but before they could respond, Eric knocked them to the ground with two heavy blows. Pinning Austin beneath him, he struck forward, driving punch after punch.When Jenna tried to intervene, he knocked her aside with a few sharp slaps.The thought of how I was tormented by Austin and Jenna fueled his rage, and every blow he struck carried full force. He wouldn't stop raining blows on Austin until the latter's head swelled hard, while Jenna cried helplessly on the side.Austin whimpered and cursed. "You can't be serious about beating up your brother over some worthless whore!""What's going on, Eric?"It wasn't until their mother—Sandra Patterson—returned that Eric

"In your dreams!" Sandra snapped. "The two of you heartless, ungrateful wretches showed up and beat Rachel up so badly it nearly cost the baby's life! How dare you come ask for money now?"Austin could only turn his pleading gaze to Eric. "Eric, we cleared this up earlier, didn't we? It was all just a misunderstanding.""You're right. It was," Eric said with a faint, light laugh. Jenna and Austin exchanged a quick smile, assuming their request was as good as granted.But I knew better. On the surface, Eric might seem like a gentleman, but deep down, he was not the softest man I knew who'd show mercy.Sure enough, his expression twisted into a menacing glare. "You tormented my wife and came here begging for handouts? What am I doing, charity?" "How could you say it like that? I meant well, Eric. And Rachel survived, didn't she?" Austin protested. He then shot a disdainful look at my daughter. "And let's be real, you've just had a daughter, and I'll definitely have a son someday.