Chapter 38 Will the child stay or not?
Victoria was shocked, "What do you mean by that?"
"Are you implying that you want to have a child with me?"
In the cramped compartment, Victoria suddenly felt the pressure, as if he was going to crush her with his oppressive gaze. "Why would I think that? I can't have a child on my own," she said, avoiding his gaze, but Brandon became even more suspicious.
He suddenly leaned in,almost pushing her to the door, and her back was already tightly pressed against it.
"I wouldn't choose you to have my child. Understand? If you have any thoughts about it, I advise you to dismiss them now. You're still in the Duncan Family because you're still useful. Don't think that I won't divorce you just because I'm a little nicer to you. And don't think that you can have the child if you get pregnant. If I catch you doing anything suspicious, be careful of your neck!"
His fingertips were close to her slender neck.
Victoria shrank in fear and quickly shook her head, "No, no, I didn't mean that. I was just curious because they were pressuring me. I'm not worthy, I know."
Seeing her like this, Brandon felt that he had scared her enough and withdrew his gaze.
The good atmosphere was suddenly destroyed.
She dared not look at the man who seemed to have disappeared into the darkness like the Grim Reaper and looked ahead.
As for the Duncan Family...
Watching them leave, Fernando had not yet recovered from the humiliation he had just suffered.
He looked angry, making people afraid to approach him.
Until Catherine walked over and said, "What's the point of always going against Brandon?"
"His wife is from a small family, how dare she be so sharp-tongued."
He remembered he was still angry.
"I was surprised too, she seemed quite generous and not much worse than others. I heard she graduated from the School of Architecture and Design at Xi'an Jiaotong University, and she seems to be quite famous."
Fernando's eyes flashed, "Are you serious?"
"Yes, my mother told someone before and was quite proud of it."
Fernando suddenly stood up, "I knew I had been searching for any trace of a designer for so long, but it turns out he hid her in this way. Ha, ha, it's right, she's so inconspicuous that no one would suspect her. And, I've checked all the strange people around him recently, except for these women."
Catherine looked surprised, "What are you talking about?"
Fernando had already walked out quickly, "It's nothing, just company business. I'll go take care of it."
Victoria returned to the villa and quickly went into her room. Touching her belly, she thought that it seemed like she couldn't keep this child. She had thought that he didn't seem as heartless as he appeared on the surface, maybe he would want to raise this child. Although it was a child she had brought upon herself, it was still her first child, and she couldn't help feeling a strange sense of reluctance. Sighing, she prepared to make an appointment for the surgery.
The next day, Heidi called and said that the Miller Family had already moved into the Cosmos Group, and asked her to go take a look.
When they arrived at the mall, Heidi held Victoria and said, "Wow, thanks to you, look at all the big brands in this mall, like Chanel and Hermes. Our brand can be in the same mall as them, which is a huge boost to our brand image."
Victoria looked at the Miller Family's store, which had spent a lot of money on renovations to make it look more high-end. Satisfied with the store, the two of them decided to browse around before leaving.
They entered a shop, and Heidi was in a good mood, ready to buy Victoria a new outfit. Victoria declined, but Heidi insisted that it was a thank-you gift for helping them secure a spot in the mall. Victoria reluctantly agreed.
This shop was one that Victoria used to frequent with Julia, who loved the brand. Heidi probably thought that Victoria also liked it, which was why she brought her here.
Julia used to dress Victoria up and introduce her proudly to relatives. But now...
Victoria tried on the clothes and sighed as she looked at herself in the mirror. "You look so beautiful in this outfit, my darling daughter," she heard Julia's voice say.
Was it her imagination? She opened the fitting room door and saw Julia and Erica standing outside. They both paused for a moment, looking at Victoria in her snow-white dress, her elegant and refined demeanor making Erica's eyes turn red. Julia also hesitated. She used to love this shop's clothes because Victoria looked so good in them, like a little princess. But now, with Erica by her side, they couldn't find anything that looked good.
Has the designer of this clothing changed?
Julia's eyes lit up as soon as she saw Victoria's clothes. "What are you doing here?" she exclaimed.
Heidi heard Julia's voice and popped up from behind.
"Why can't we be here? Of course, we're here to buy things. Oh my, Erica, what are you wearing? You look like a beggar who stole someone else's clothes. It's so ugly. This store doesn't seem to suit you. You better not buy anything," Heidi said.
Erica's face turned red as she looked at Heidi in anger and jealousy.
But then, she glanced at Julia and bit her lip, saying in a choked voice, "Victoria, your clothes look so good... Sometimes, I really envy you. You look good in anything."
Julia's heart also ached when she heard this, but she quickly said, "It's just clothes that look good."
She looked at the salesperson and said, "We want one of the same clothes that she's wearing."
The salesperson hesitated and said, "This is the only one she's wearing."
Julia's heart sank as she turned to see Erica looking at Victoria with a pained expression. But Erica still managed to force a smile and comforted her, "Mom, forget it. I can still look good without wearing this. Let Victoria 1
wear it, she looks great in it..."
Julia looked at her thoughtful daughter.
It was because she hadn't raised her by her side that Erica didn't have the same fair skin as Victoria.
She was sorry for that.
She looked coldly at Victoria.
"Victoria, I've bought so many clothes for you from this store before, and Erica has never worn any of them. Why don't you give this one to her instead?" Victoria was taken aback. This was just like the many reasons she had given Victoria over the past year to let Erica have things.