Chapter 176 The Crying Child is Loved
"James, I'm pregnant with your baby. I'm at my most vulnerable right now and need your help. Are you really gonna leave me?"
Bianca looked at him, tears streaming down her face, feeling wronged.
In the past, her tears had always been her best weapon.
But now, James only saw her as manipulative, wondering how he ever thought she was pitiable.
Emily had been lost by her family and suffered greatly outside. The Johnson family should have cherished her the most, but they treated her so poorly. How did he not see that she was the one who truly deserved sympathy?
Did crying always get you what you wanted?
He had been such a fool.
James shook off Bianca's hand, feeling utterly disgusted.
"You've been bullying Emily all along, haven't you? How could I ever think you were kind? You should be grateful I haven't retaliated for Emily's sake. Don't ever show your face to me again. As for the child..."
James's gaze fell on Bianca's belly, a flash of madness in his eyes.
Bianca instinctively covered her stomach, terrified he might actually do something.
James sneered, "You should be thankful you're pregnant. Otherwise, I'd make you pay for everything you did to Emily."
His words were filled with undisguised hostility.
Bianca realized he wasn't just speaking out of anger—he genuinely had this intention.
She had been hit hard today; her reputation was damaged, and Emily was being defended. This had already driven her to the brink of madness.
James's words only fueled her rage, and combined with the pregnancy hormones, her emotions spiraled out of control.
Bianca suddenly laughed, sounding almost insane.
"James, if you really want revenge, you shouldn't just target me. I've always treated Emily this way, and she never complained. Her real issue is your lack of trust. The person who truly hurt her is you. You're the one who should be punished. But Emily's heart is already broken—she doesn't love you anymore. You'll always end up with me!"
Bianca blurted out everything, looking crazed and terrifying.
James didn't know if he was more frightened by her appearance or the truth in her words, causing him to stagger back a few steps.
Fortunately, he steadied himself by grabbing the bed.
James was good at self-deception. He quickly calmed himself down and shifted all the blame onto Bianca.
"No, it's all your fault. You're too good at pretending. You deceived me, which led to my mistakes. It's all your fault. Emily and I have such deep feelings for each other—she loves me. There's no way she'd move on. She's just trying to make me angry. I'll win her back with my sincerity. And you, you'll become a despised rat, hated by everyone!"
With that, James left the hospital room without a second glance at Bianca.
As the room fell silent, the fire in Bianca's chest slowly extinguished, and she realized what she had just said in her madness.
"What did I just say?!"
Bianca wanted to slap herself. She had always been good at controlling her emotions—how did she lose it just now?
If James was her best option, especially since she was carrying his child, she had to win him back.
Bianca grabbed her phone and chased after him. "James, I'm sorry. I was just talking nonsense because I'm scared of losing you. Please don't leave. I'll apologize to Emily, even publicly. James..."
When Bianca ran outside, she saw two bodyguards escorting James into a car.
Panicked, Bianca sent a message to James. "James, what's happening? Who sent these people after you? Tell me, I'll find someone to save you. I'll do anything for you!"
James's face was dark and terrifying as he was forced into the car by the bodyguards.
Although he had the freedom to look at his phone, Bianca's words only made him feel more disgusted.
He realized that ever since he started favoring Bianca and neglecting Emily, his luck had worsened.
Bianca was a curse, bringing bad luck to everyone around her.
He thought of Chase, who had suffered the same fate.
When Bianca didn't get a reply, she tried calling, but James blocked her.
"That bastard! Wait until I win you back—I'll make you pay for today's humiliation!" Bianca muttered darkly.
Since James wouldn't respond to her messages, she decided to go to the Smith Villa. If James was in danger, she would find Kade to save him. She would be James's savior.
If James wasn't in danger, she would wait for him at the Smith Villa. He was the soft-hearted type—she would act pitiful and weak, and he would fall for it.
Her dreams were beautiful, but reality was harsh.
Bianca hadn't even started her journey to the Smith Villa when she received a call from Eli.
"Dad, what's wrong?"
Bianca remembered she had promised to bring glory to the Johnson family. Now, she hadn't succeeded and hadn't even come up with an excuse.
"What do you think happened? Do you really think you can hide what happened at the art exhibition?"
Eli's cold voice came through the phone.
There was no trace of the loving father she knew.
Bianca's worst fears had come true faster than she expected.
She wondered who had informed Eli. Could it be Emily? Had Eli chosen to believe Emily because she had connected with Daniel?
Eli was the most selfish person, only caring about benefits.
Bianca understood this but couldn't show it. Until she married into the Smith family, the Johnson family was her support.
"Dad, I'm sorry. I didn't expect Emily to be so shameless. She conspired with the exhibition organizer to change my name to hers, making me look foolish!"
In the past, Eli would have believed Bianca without question, blaming Emily.
But this time, Eli found his usually obedient daughter unfamiliar. "You're still lying. The truth is all over the internet—there are videos, photos, and analysis. Where are you? Get back here immediately!"
Bianca's heart sank.
The news had already spread online?
She couldn't let her reputation be ruined.
Bianca hung up and quickly checked the news online.
The first post she saw was from the journalist she had hired, and she nearly exploded with anger.
Bianca called the journalist, "What the hell are you doing? I paid you to slander Emily, not me. Do you want me to make you pay back the money and ruin your career in this city?"
Having revealed her true nature, she no longer pretended, radiating hostility that made people instinctively avoid her.