Chapter 31 Misunderstood again
"No, Victoria has already taken the contraceptive pill, so it shouldn't be a problem," Victoria quickly denied in his mind.
The next day, at the Griffin Family, Erica looked gloomy. "I don't know why, but someone suspects that Dylan and I were together when Victoria was still around. They're saying I'm a homewrecker... Mom, I don't want to get engaged to Dylan anymore. It's not good for our family's reputation. Sob..."
"Who would dare say such things?" Julia asked angrily.
"I vaguely heard that it was Heidi who said it," Erica replied.
"The Miller Family's eldest daughter?"
Julia slammed the table in anger. "It must be Victoria instigating her behind the scenes."
"It may not necessarily be related to Victoria," Erica said anxiously.
"How is that possible? They've been together since childhood. Don't be too naive," Julia pulled her hand and reminded her, "Also, breaking up with Dylan over such a small matter is not acceptable. Dylan is such a good man, not easy to come by. He's the only one who will inherit the family business, and his family has a lot of influence. If you let go of him, many people will come to snatch him away."
"But now everyone is saying these things... I don't mind being scolded, but I don't want to drag my parents and the Griffin Family into this," Erica's eyes were red and her voice choked up.
Julia looked at her with great pity. "Don't worry too much about it. Let Mom handle it... Oh, and when you have your engagement party with Dylan, invite her and her man to come. When everyone sees them celebrating with you, it will prove that your relationship is good and all those rumors are false."
Erica's eyes lit up, but she immediately looked worried again. "But... Victoria hasn't let go of Dylan yet. She still likes him. Will she come?"
Julia's eyes narrowed. "She must come. Mom called her back, didn't she? She'll naturally tell her. Besides, we haven't met her man yet. Let her bring him along to meet us."
The next day, Victoria came to the Griffin Family. Julia looked at Victoria sitting on the sofa and asked directly, "Why didn't your man come with you? I heard he's doing well now."
Victoria's eyelids flickered. "He's busy," she said.
She still hadn't figured out why Julia had called her back. Was it out of concern for her? Victoria's eyes brightened with a glimmer of hope, but then Julia continued, "Even if he's busy, he should come and visit his in-laws. And besides, Erica and Dylan's engagement is coming up soon. You should ask him to come with you to the engagement party. I've already prepared a dress for you."
Julia pulled out a dress that looked quite outdated and set it aside. Victoria was no less beautiful than Erica, and in fact, growing up in the Griffin Family, her skin was as smooth and delicate as porcelain. Erica was two shades darker than her, but at the engagement party, Erica would be the star of the show. How could Victoria upstage her? So the dress was dull and the style was outdated.
Looking at the dress, Victoria's eyes flickered. After a bitter moment, her heart turned cold.
What was she hoping for? Ever since her parents had asked her to marry a vegetable for thirty million dollars, she knew what she meant to them. Just a pawn.
With this in mind, she began to understand why they wanted her to bring her husband to the party.
"You want me to bring my husband and tell everyone that I left Dylan first?" she asked.
Erica had intentionally spread rumors that Victoria had married for money.
Julia was taken aback by Victoria's directness. In a fit of anger, she slammed the table, causing the small table next to the sofa to shake. "Victoria, don't you want to come? You know the situation with the Griffin Family. The alliance with the Clark Family is necessary. Sacrificing a little for the sake of the family is nothing, right?"
Was she trying to drag Victoria into the family's interests by not listening to her?
"Isn't my sacrifice enough?" Victoria's voice was filled with sadness.
"Gratitude outweighs kindness. You've heard that before, right? Now it's time for you to repay your debt. It's just a little difficult for you. Has your conscience been eaten by dogs?"
"I have already married a vegetable man to repay your kindness. At that time, I said that I no longer owed you anything," Victoria stood up.
"Enough, stop talking about the vegetable man. He has already recovered, and you marrying him is another favor from our family to you! Otherwise, with your family background, do you think you could marry into a family like theirs?"
Giving 30 million to their own vegetable man to get married, it must not be a small wealthy family.
Victoria looked at Julia angrily. She didn't know before that her own mother could be so shameless.
"Well then, thank you for finding me a good family, Mom. Since I'm doing well now, what does the Griffin Family have to do with me? I won't bother you anymore."
Victoria was always the kind of person who would treat you better if you treated her well, but she wouldn't give you a good face if you treated her badly.
In her anger, she could say anything.
After speaking, she knew that Julia's expression wouldn't be good, and she walked out without looking back. Julia didn't expect her daughter to be like this, and she trembled with anger.
"You little slut, you think you're something now that you're married? Your husband was even someone I found for you... Hmph, just you wait."
Erica had been quietly watching from behind and quickly came out when she saw what was happening.
"Mom, does Victoria not want to do it? I think... let's forget it."
Julia suppressed her anger and said directly, "Forget it? That's impossible. She hasn't grown up yet. Even her in-laws were found by me. If she thinks they can be her backing and let the Griffin Family do whatever they want to me in the future, she's wrong."
"What do you want to do, Mom?" Erica didn't understand.
Julia said, "Her biological parents don't even know that she has married into a good family, right?"
Erica's eyes flickered. She knew all too well how greedy her stepmother was, and with a useless son in the family besides her, what would they do now that Victoria had married into a wealthy family?
Victoria felt very aggrieved as she left. Her mood was still not good, and as she walked, she felt her stomach churning. She decided to take the opportunity to go to the hospital for a check-up. The last time she had only used a pregnancy test, which was naturally unreliable.
After having her blood tested at the hospital, Victoria looked at the four-week pregnancy displayed on the screen with a heart full of helplessness. It seemed that the result was still the same.
"Do you want to have an abortion?" The doctor looked at her with a cold tone, without any warmth.
"Yes, can I have one now?"