All Chapters of My Best Friend’s Uncle… and My Baby Daddy: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

In New York City.From the exact moment Eric had touched down in New York, he had been pulled into one relentless meeting after another with no time to rest. The only time he even had a spare moment to catch his breath or think was late at night right before going to bed.Securing this specific phase of the Omni Core contract was his top priority, but he still couldn't help the heavy knot that tied in his stomach the moment he was left alone. He had been in New York for two full days now, and not once had Autumn called to check up on him or ask how he was doing. His anxiety was over the roof as he stared blankly at the presentation slides in the boardroom, his right leg rhythmically bouncing up and down underneath the table. It was a tall tale of his stress.He, Eric Kingston, was nervous. He had never been nervous before in his entire life; nothing in the business world had ever possessed the power to make him feel this way. But the agonizing thought of Autumn’s silence stirred somet

In a quiet café in London, Autumn sat alone in a secluded corner booth, her hands folded tightly on her lap. Underneath the table, out of sight from the casual patrons around her, her hands shook with a noticeable tremor. Her heart was pounding so hard against her ribs that she was terrified that other people might hear it.‘I should have just fled from him. I should have packed my bags and run the second I left the hospital. I am not a detective,’ she thought bitterly, a cold sweat breaking out across the back of her neck. ‘For god sake, I am not Nancy Drew,’ she added,a knot twisting in her stomach. The weight of self-doubt over her reckless decision was already creeping deep into her mind—doubt that she should have ever arranged this meeting in the first place. She was a pregnant woman trying to play a game with a potential murderer. ‘Maybe if I leave right now, before he walks through that door, I can just make up a medical excuse—’ She was already shifting her weight, sliding acr

Back in New York.Eric strode aimlessly back and forth across the floor of the penthouse suite. Sleep had long since evaded him, his mind wired on adrenaline and frustration. He checked his phone for the tenth time in a minute, the screen mocking him with its lack of signal. Gabriel had relayed the situation to him in precise, grim detail just an hour ago. Autumn had stormed out of the house the morning after he left, packing her bags in the early hours of the morning and leaving their son behind with the nanny, the maids, and Chloe.He stopped his pacing, his boots catching on the edge of the rug. He threw his head back, staring at the ceiling as his chest rose and fell with a breath.“I understand she is angry with me, but to leave our son without a parent present...” He clenched the glass in his hand in anger, the knuckles turning shades of white under the pressure. The liquid inside rippled violently. “When I get back, we will have a long, long talk about her reckless behaviors.”

The car sped through the city's center, cutting through the busily congested traffic as the rain hammered down against the roof.“Ma’am, where are we headed to?” The taxi driver's gruff voice suddenly brought her snapping back from her chaotic thoughts.Autumn sat frozen in the backseat, a trembling hand pressed tightly on her belly as she tried desperately to catch her breath, her lungs burning. Her heart was beating like a drum against her ribs.“Oh... that,” she wheezed out, her throat dry and constricted from the sudden sprint.Before he could ask again, she quickly gave him the exact address of the apartment complex she had been staying at. It was the closest place she could think of, and she knew she could reach it in record time, barricading herself inside the building for safety until she could figure out her next move. She leaned back against the worn leather seat, her eyes locked onto the digital meter as the taxi swerved through the wet streets.The minutes bled together un

Emergency services swarmed the wreckage of the car accident, their red and blue lights flashing violently against the trees. Rain continued to pour over the scene as first responders scrambled down the muddy slope. Firefighters threw their weight into the rescue effort, trying to break open the mangled metal to reach the people stuck underneath. The heavy machinery whined as hydraulic jaws cut through the frame. The firefighters dove straight down toward where the crushed wreckage was resting against the brush to evacuate the people stuck inside. Working in unison, they managed to slice through the driver's side door first. They were able to remove the driver first, pulling his limp body carefully onto a spine board before immediately checking his vitals and any signs of life. “Vitals seem stable!” a paramedic yelled over the roaring wind and rain. “Mild concussion. Prepare for transportation!” Without a second's delay, they wheeled the injured driver directly into the back of an a