Ch. 1611..1620

Chapter 1611

"Ahh... Josh, don't leave..."

"Josh, we'll meet again next time. Josh, I'll always love you."

"Josh, I must marry you after I'm all grown up. Wait for me..."

"Josh, don't worry. Your fans will always be with you..."

The passion of Josh Batton's fans soon reached his heart while he sat in the car.

Josh slowly hurried over to the window and rolled it down halfway. Then, he started waving at his fans. "Thank you, everyone... We'll meet again next time..." "Bleurgh..." Right then, Annabeth Cates started feeling nauseous again.

To avoid being seen by the fans and inducing unnecessary guesses, she immediately pressed a button to close all the curtains in the car...

Suddenly, it became dark inside the car.

The fans also disappeared from Josh's line of sight.

When Josh heard the sound, he immediately turned around and looked at Annabeth next to him.

Right then, Annabeth was feeling extremely nauseous.

The intense retching left her mind completely blank.

Josh quickly picked up the trash can and placed it before Annabeth as he gently rubbed her back with his other hand.

"Let's go to the hospital. This simply won't do... Tell me. Did you go out earlier because you weren't feeling well?" Josh asked. "Bleurgh... No..." Annabeth retched in the trash can's direction as she shook her head...

However, no matter how hard she tried, nothing would come out...

Soon, her face turned ashen...

Seeing Annabeth retching like this, a thought suddenly occurred to Josh...

He didn't use any protection when he had sex with Annabeth before...

Was it possible that the contraceptive pill Annabeth took failed to work, and she... Ended up pregnant?

When Josh thought about this, he immediately grabbed Annabeth by her wrist. "Are you pregnant?"

Annabeth immediately shook her head. "No... I checked it the first time I retched. I'm not..."

"Really?" Josh frowned slightly.

"Yeah, don't worry... I took a contraceptive pill. So how could I be pregnant?" Annabeth said as she nodded.

Josh continued to caress her back gently with a serious look on his face. "I'm not worried... If you're pregnant, I'll take the responsibility all the way if the kid is mine..." Josh never thought about not taking up responsibility for Annabeth...

If she was pregnant with his child, he had to be responsible.

When Annabeth heard this, her eyes immediately filled with tears. "Idiot. I'm not pregnant. Don't worry...'

"Really?" Josh asked again.

Annabeth nodded...

Josh immediately nodded and looked at the driver. "Take us to the hospital right away..."

Annabeth immediately panicked when she heard this. "You still have an event after this. Are you crazy?"

They couldn't go to the hospital...

If they went, Annabeth would be exposed.

"How can an event be more important than your health?" Josh answered without hesitation.

Chapter 1612

Chapter 1612

Besides, the two of them already shared something so intimate...

Even if Annabeth Cates wasn't pregnant, her health was still more important than any other event.

Health was related to a person's life.

Nothing in this world was more important than someone's life.

When Annabeth heard what Josh Batton said, her heart felt warmed again. Her eyes were filled with tears because she felt touched.

Indeed, Josh was someone she admired greatly. He was very gentle, and he was perfect too.

Annabeth believed that whoever ended up with him would undoubtedly be very happy.

His future child would also be very happy.

Unfortunately, Annabeth and her child had no part in this happiness.

When she thought of this, her tears started flowing out...

Josh's heart clenched tightly when he saw this. "What's the matter? Are you feeling worse?"

Annabeth shook her head. "No, I... I didn't sleep well last night. My eyes feel a little uncomfortable... But, Josh, I'm really fine... My stomach isn't well. I'll be alright after taking some medicine..." Annabeth refused to go to the hospital today.

"No way... You must listen to me this time. You look like you're having a severe stomach ache. We'd better get it checked thoroughly at the hospital..." Josh said.

"I'm really fine... Josh, look at me. I feel better already..." While speaking, Annabeth's nauseousness disappeared completely...

The driver was hesitating slightly.

He looked back and forth between Annabeth and Josh through the rearview mirror. Finally, his gaze landed on Josh's face.

"Listen to me..." Josh said blandly.

The driver was speechless.

"Listen to me..." Annabeth said.

"Just listen to me," Josh said.

"I said I'm fine. Sir, listen to me..." Annabeth said.

"Who should I listen to?" the driver asked.

"Listen to me... Do as I say immediately," Annabeth said.

Seeing how firm and determined Annabeth was, Josh finally relented.

"Alright, alright. As you wish, but... First, you must promise me that you'll get yourself thoroughly checked at the hospital today once all the work is done... There's a doctor I know. I'll give you his name card later," Josh said.

"Just give this doctor a call and go for a check-up..." Josh added.

"Alright, I've got it," Annabeth answered half-heartedly.

"Remember to do it..." Josh said.

"Okay, I know..." Annabeth said.

With that, Annabeth satisfactorily opened Weibo to look at the list of hot topics again...

On the list of hot topics, those related to Josh attending an event in City L occupied five spots.

They were related to Josh's outfit, his handsomeness, and his popularity. On top of that, the fact that Josh was surrounded by huge crowds and nearly every person in City L was there for him was also mentioned.

Annabeth felt extremely happy on the inside when she read about these hot topics related to Josh.

The number of viewership made it clear how famous Josh was.

There wasn't a single person in the entertainment industry who could contend against Josh in this regard.

"What are you looking at?" Josh glanced briefly at Annabeth's phone screen.

Annabeth pointed at the list of hot topics on Weibo. "I'm looking at hot topics related to you. Josh, you sure are popular."

Josh chuckled. He had long gotten used to compliments like this, and he no longer felt anything when he received them.

Chapter 1613

Chapter 1613

In the next second, Josh Batton slowly closed his eyes. He waited for their arrival at the next destination.

Meanwhile, Annabeth Cates also self-consciously became even quieter...

***

By the time Annabeth and Josh finished attending events in City L and took their flight back to Atlantis, it was already midnight.

Despite the hour, there were still large crowds inside the airport...

At one glance, these were all Josh's fans holding up banners to show their support for him...

Among them, many had intentionally flown here from over a thousand kilometers away just to welcome Josh at the airport.

Despite the long journey and their evident physical and mental exhaustion, they still appeared as if they'd just been given steroids. They remained standing on the same spot as they eagerly waited for Josh to arrive...

Everyone in the airport was excited.

When the fans waiting in the airport saw Josh, they quickly gathered around him and Annabeth...

The bodyguards who came with Josh immediately formed a wall around him and Annabeth, escorting them away from the crowd with difficulty...

By now, Josh was already feeling very tired.

However, because his fans were around, he had to keep his spirits up and show his best side by smiling, waving, and greeting them...

When Annabeth saw how Josh forced himself to smile despite his tiredness, her heart ached for his sake.

However, she didn't say anything. Instead, she silently lowered her head and continued to walk behind him.

Fans continued to shove letters into their hands.

After walking for two minutes, they each had a few dozen letters in their hands. The stacks of letters were huge...

When they really couldn't accept any more letters, the fans finally stopped.

While walking, Annabeth suddenly felt light on her feet. She felt extremely dizzy.

Annabeth began to lose consciousness...

Soon, the sounds around her began to diminish. It felt almost as if she was in outer space.

In the next second, her vision turned dark...

Right after that, she collapsed to the ground...

The moment she fell to the ground, she fainted.

All the letters in her hands scattered around the ground.

All the fans were genuinely shocked by this scene. Everyone began to panic...

Many of them even started shouting for help.

Meanwhile, after seeing this, Josh immediately shoved the letters he was holding into the hands of the bodyguard next to him.

After that, he disregarded everything else and quickly picked Annabeth up in his arms.

Annabeth was carried by Josh, a top-notch celebrity, twice in a single day. In the eyes of Josh's fans, she was undoubtedly the woman most envied by the entire world... While Josh's fans felt panicked and concerned, they also began to feel madly jealous.

Josh held Annabeth tightly and tried to get away from the crowd.

However, so many of his fans were around that it was hard for him even to take a single step forward.

The intense panic in Josh's heart caused Josh to show a cold expression on his face subconsciously. "Get out of the way..." he raised his voice.

At this moment, Josh looked completely different from his usual gentle demeanor.

Even the tone of his voice unintentionally became much colder...

Josh's fans had never seen him like this. They were all instantly shocked...

Many of them even reluctantly made way for Josh.

Seeing that the path before him had been cleared, Josh immediately held Annabeth tight in his arms and ran out of the crowd.

All his fans were stunned by his indifferent attitude. Then, suddenly, everyone forgot about chasing after him.

Chapter 1614

Chapter 1614

Some of the young girls started crying right away-

"Sob-sob... I'm sad. Josh actually shouted at us..."

"Yeah. Josh looked very fierce..."

However, some of the rational fans couldn't stand it anymore when they heard these comments. They immediately argued in return-

"What's wrong with the way Josh reacted? It's a matter of life and death. You people still didn't know how to get out of the way."

"Yeah. The girl fainted. Are you without conscience? Why were you still standing in the way? Josh was already kind enough not to scold you...'

"Yeah... Can brain-dead fans like you get lost? Honestly, you're crazy demons."

Most of the people were rational...

Soon, the voices of rational-minded people blocked out those who were extremely irrational.

"Josh seemed to care about his assistant..."

"I'm not sure if any of you noticed, but the time when Josh gently looked at his phone and typed was coincidentally the time when his assistant left the event venue... Does that mean he was contacting her?" "I think so. That's because after Josh finished typing on his phone, he gave the bodyguard next to him some instructions. After that, the bodyguard went out. He later returned with Josh's assistant..." "Sigh. Could something be going on between Josh and his assistant? Why do I feel like there's something wrong between those two? Did feelings develop because they're close to each other? Sisters, I'm going to die... Sob-sob... I'm jealous..."

The fans very quickly started discussing in a frenzy.

Many of them began to have suspicions about the relationship between Annabeth Cates and Josh Batton.

The more they suspected something was amiss, the worse they felt on the inside. It also made them more jealous.

Many of them dreamed of becoming Josh's girlfriend.

In their eyes, their idol was like their private possession. They'd imagine their idol as their future boyfriend.

When they realized that there was someone their idol liked, or if their idol's relationship with a certain girl was unusual, they'd react as if they'd lost their boyfriend. In fact, they would even start feeling jealous and hating the girl their idol liked.

Meanwhile, Josh successfully carried Annabeth into their car.

After getting in, he immediately placed Annabeth on the soft seat. He then adjusted the chair such that it now functioned as a small bed. Meanwhile, Josh sat next to Annabeth and gave the driver an instruction. "Start driving immediately... Take us to the hospital.”

The driver immediately turned on the car engine and started driving.

"Annabeth... Annabeth... Wake up." Josh repeatedly shook Annabeth's hand and tried to wake her up, but it didn't work.

The luxurious, white Mercedes-Benz began speeding on the road...

Right then, Josh felt very disoriented. He was distraught.

His only hope was that the driver could drive a little faster.

"Hurry up..." Josh started ushering.

"Josh, I'm already driving at top speed. I can't go any faster..." The driver said.

Josh didn't speak again.

Instead, he silently shifted his gaze back to Annabeth's face.

Soon, his mind became blank.

Throughout his life, this was the first time he felt this panicked because of someone else other than his family or Xyla.

Ten minutes later, the Mercedes-Benz arrived at a nearby hospital.

Josh disregarded everything else and ran into the hospital with Annabeth in his arms.

Once they were inside, Annabeth was taken to the emergency unit.

Meanwhile, Josh waited anxiously on a long bench.

Medical staff who walked past couldn't help but let their gazes linger in excitement when they saw this celebrity.

Chapter 1615

Chapter 1615

Some of the nurses couldn't help but begin discussing among themselves.

"What's his relationship with that girl? He seems so worried about her."

"Yeah. It's the first time I've seen Josh this panicked."

"Isn't that girl his assistant? A celebrity and his assistant... You guys should get it."

"I'm feeling dizzy. Stop talking, sisters. I feel heartbroken."

Josh Batton didn't hear what the nurses were saying at all. He didn't care either.

Every second and minute seemed to pass very slowly.

Each minute was torture to Josh.

Approximately ten minutes later, the emergency unit's door suddenly opened.

A doctor walked out.

When Josh saw the doctor, he immediately stood up and walked up to him. "How did it go? What's wrong with her?"

"She's not in a dire situation. She's only pregnant. The reason she fainted was due to her low blood sugar...

"Many women suffer from hypoglycemia during the early stages of pregnancy. She'll only have to monitor her blood sugar level. After that, she'll be fine," the doctor explained carefully.

Josh was stunned when he heard this...

"How long has she been pregnant?" Josh asked.

"Approximately twenty-five days..." the doctor said.

Josh immediately recalled when he had sex with Annabeth...

After some logical reasoning, Josh arrived at a conclusion.

The child was his.

That was because the time was just right.

This child couldn't possibly have been her boyfriend's. That was because Annabeth had been with Josh for work over the next few days after they had sex. She hadn't gone home to see her boyfriend at all. When Josh thought of this, his eyes filled with shock.

At this moment, he felt mixed feelings that he couldn't quite describe.

This child came too unexpectedly for him.

Josh felt a little thrown off.

All of this hadn't been planned...

Soon, Josh recalled how Annabeth refused to come to the hospital to get herself checked. She also seemed distracted during the day.

Josh suddenly realized something...

Immediately after that, he started recalling what happened in the car.

Back then, Josh also suspected that Annabeth might be pregnant when he saw her retching. So that was why he had asked if she was pregnant...

Consequently, Annabeth had denied it without hesitation...

Josh figured that Annabeth probably had found out way earlier that she was pregnant. That was why she didn't allow him to take her to the hospital. She was afraid that he might find out about this. Perhaps, Josh thought, Annabeth didn't tell him about this because she didn't want to trouble him. She had probably planned to get an abortion on her own.

When Josh thought about these, he suddenly felt deeply touched.

"This silly girl..." Josh murmured to himself softly. There was a helplessness in his tone as well as his eyes.

Josh had never seen a girl more idiotic than Annabeth.

If this had happened to an ordinary girl, she'd not have let Josh get away with it.

Chapter 1616

Chapter 1616

Most women would cling onto men for dear life after they slept together...

If the women became pregnant, they would naturally be even harder to get rid of.

After all, it was a great opportunity to turn their lives around.

But what about the silly girl, Annabeth Cates?

After they had sex, she let Josh Batton go. In fact, she didn't even try to blackmail him for money.

What did she do after finding out she was pregnant?

Not only did Annabeth not tell Josh, but she even tried to hide it. After that, she would sneakily get an abortion so as not to cause Josh any trouble.

Josh knew very well that girls like Annabeth were scarce these days.

Whenever Josh thought of Annabeth's face, he would feel guilty, and his heart would ache.

"Mr. Batton... What are you thinking about?" the doctor asked.

Josh immediately came back to his senses. He quickly looked at the doctor's face. "Is the inference made on the pregnancy timeline normally accurate?" Josh asked.

The doctor nodded. "I don't know about others, but I'm an expert in this. So naturally, my inference would be accurate..."

With this, Josh became even more confident about his assumptions.

"Are you the kid's father?" the doctor asked.

As soon as the doctor finished speaking, the emergency unit's door opened again...

Josh immediately looked at the door.

Right then, Annabeth was brought out by a few nurses...

She was still unconscious, and a glucose drip was attached to the back of her right hand.

Under the white light, her face appeared awfully pale.

Josh's heart went out to her when he saw her.

At this moment, Josh felt as if his heart had been pricked by something.

He immediately stepped forward and looked at Annabeth's face. "Isn't she already on a glucose drip? Why is she still unconscious?"

The doctor quickly walked over to Josh. "She'll eventually wake up after the glucose level returns to normal. Don't worry. Logically speaking, she should've woken up long ago... I'm guessing she must be too tired. That's why she's still not awake...

"Let's take her to the ward first... Don't worry..." the doctor added.

"Are you sure she's fine?" Josh looked at the doctor. He seemed very concerned.

"Yeah..." The doctor nodded.

Only then did Josh finally relax...

He then shifted his gaze back to Annabeth and helped the nurses with taking her to the ward.

A few of the nurses were all flabbergasted to see Josh.

They were all charmed by his good looks.

Although they worked as nurses in the hospital, they were all Josh's fans.

None of them would've thought that they could be in such proximity to their idol.

Now, the man of their dreams was right in front of them. They could see every tiny detail of his face.

It was too exciting!

When they saw how Josh treated his assistant this well, they were all jealous.

However, none of them dared to show it.

With reluctance, they accompanied Josh and Annabeth into the VIP ward...

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Chapter 1617

After arriving at the ward, Josh Batton naturally picked Annabeth Cates up and put her on the large, soft bed.

Meanwhile, a nurse nearby hung Annabeth's drip bottle above the bed.

When the nurses saw their idol holding another girl and showing concern for her, their hearts ached...

After standing in the same spot for a long while, the nurses gave Josh a long briefing about things he ought to pay attention to before reluctantly leaving...

Once they had left, the large ward suddenly became quiet.

Josh looked deeply at Annabeth before pulling up a chair next to her. He silently observed her drip bottle.

Although Josh was clearly very tired, he didn't feel sleepy at all after the frantic episode of taking Annabeth to the hospital.

After looking at the drip bottle for a while, Josh shifted his gaze back to Annabeth's face.

Soon, he made a crucial decision from the bottom of his heart...

It was a decision related to his and Annabeth's future.

When the glucose content in the drip bottle reached the halfway mark, Annabeth slowly opened her eyes.

As Annabeth did so, she realized she was in the hospital. Josh was also next to her. Annabeth immediately started to panic.

She tried to recall everything that happened before she ended up here...

Having recalled everything, Annabeth subconsciously took a deep breath. Her heart felt tense.

She suddenly didn't know what to say.

Since she was in the hospital, the doctor must have found out that she was pregnant.

After the doctor made his diagnosis, he would naturally also tell Josh about it.

What would Annabeth do? How would she deal with all of this?

"Josh..." Annabeth subconsciously said.

"Hey... Annabeth, is there anything you'd like to tell me?" Josh asked.

When Annabeth heard this, she felt even more certain that Josh knew about her pregnancy.

Oh god! Why was she so careless? Why did she faint for no reason at the airport?

"How... How did I end up fainting?" Annabeth asked carefully after taking another deep breath.

"Is this what you want to say to me?" Josh asked.

Annabeth immediately clenched her fists tightly and looked carefully at Josh. "I... I'm pregnant..."

"Indeed, you knew all along. If that's the case, why did you lie to me when I asked you about it?" Josh asked.

"Annabeth, the kid's mine, right?" Josh continued.

Annabeth subconsciously shook her head. "No... No, the baby belongs to my boyfriend."

"The doctor said you've been pregnant for twenty-five days. Based on this, we can infer that your pregnancy started on the day we had sex... After that day, you never encountered your boyfriend. Instead, you've been with me at work this whole time," Josh said.

"No... This isn't it..." Annabeth said.

Despite how far things have gotten, Annabeth was still trying to muddle her way through.

She didn't want to weigh Josh down...

"Then, what is it?" Josh asked.

"The doctor might... He might have been wrong about the time of the conception. The pregnancy timeline is only an inference... I... I took some contraceptive pill after we had sex. I can't possibly be pregnant with your child..." Annabeth said.

"If it's impossible, why were you afraid to tell me that you were pregnant?" Josh asked.

"I... I wasn't afraid. I just felt that it wasn't necessary. I don't see the need to tell you about everything. Do I?" Annabeth asked carefully as she lowered her head.

Josh immediately shook his head helplessly when he saw Annabeth behaving like this...

 

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Chapter 1618

"I know the child is mine... You chose to keep it a secret only because you didn't want to cause me any trouble..." Josh Batton said.

Regardless of what Annabeth Cates said, he still believed in his assumptions.

Based on the timeline, his inference wasn't wrong at all.

However, Annabeth still tried to change Josh's mind. "Honestly, the child isn't yours... Josh, stop overthinking, will you?"

"Alright... If you say this child isn't mine, would you dare do a test with me right now? With how advanced medical technology is now, we can already carry out a DNA test on the baby after twenty-five days of pregnancy, such as in your case..." Josh said.

When Annabeth heard this, she panicked...

To the best of her knowledge, this test couldn't be done within twenty-five days.

It would have to wait until the baby was much larger...

Or did she remember wrongly?

From Josh's facial expression, it didn't look like he was lying.

Annabeth felt frantic...

She subconsciously took in a breath of cold air. "This isn't necessary... This kid really does belong to my boyfriend..."

After saying that, Annabeth subconsciously crumpled the bedsheet tightly.

Josh was able to catch her tiny reaction.

Annabeth had been with him for quite a long time.

Through the time spent together, he had gotten to know Annabeth sufficiently well.

Whenever Annabeth felt extremely nervous, she would grab onto something tightly.

Based on her subconscious reaction, Josh felt certain that Annabeth was panicking. She only panicked because she was lying.

Josh smiled a little before naturally placing his hand on her lower abdomen. "You're lying..."

Annabeth shook her head and raised her voice without realizing it. "I'm not..."

At this moment, it felt as if her heart would leap out of her chest.

Josh's gaze and his palm seemed to carry with them an endless supply of electric current. It was enough to cause Annabeth to forget about breathing. Her heart raced.

"You grab onto things when you're extremely nervous... For example, you held onto the bed sheet earlier, and you're only nervous because you're lying," Josh said.

"I really wasn't..." Annabeth said.

"Since you weren't, I'll take you with me to get the test done after your drip is finished. What do you think?" Josh asked.

Annabeth felt even more panicked.

She had no idea how to answer that.

Right then, Josh was giving her a lot of pressure.

It made Annabeth feel even more frantic. "No. What if my baby gets hurt by getting the test done this early? My boyfriend and I plan to welcome this child into the world. If the baby gets hurt, my boyfriend and I would both be sad."

"Oh, if that's the case... Give me your boyfriend's number. I'd like to congratulate him since I'm your superior..." Josh said calmly. His gentle gaze never left Annabeth's face.

At this moment, Annabeth felt as if Josh was cornering her, and she felt suffocated...

She even forgot how to breathe.

Annabeth never expected Josh to ask for her boyfriend's number...

She had made her so-called boyfriend up.

Where would she find a number for Josh to call?

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Chapter 1619

If Annabeth Cates had known this day would come, she would've found someone to act as her boyfriend in advance.

"My boyfriend must be asleep now. Let's do it tomorrow," Annabeth said.

"You've been coming up with all sorts of reasons to stall me. This only proves that you're lying... Annabeth, you can't hide the truth from me..." Josh Batton said.

The way Annabeth tried to deny Josh's claims multiple times made him feel even more certain about his assumptions...

Meanwhile, Annabeth also knew that there was no way she could hide the truth any longer.

Josh was way too smart.

He was the kind of man who could see through everything once he'd found a single loophole.

Annabeth immediately let out a long, helpless sigh. "Fine, this child is indeed yours. I was planning on getting an abortion behind your back... That's because I want to be with my boyfriend...

"If my boyfriend discovers that I'm pregnant with someone else's child, it's over for us... I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want to cause you any trouble...

"Since I'm capable of sorting this mess out on my own, there's no reason for me to drag you down with me, too..." Annabeth explained carefully.

Now that his assumptions were verified, Josh began feeling mixed emotions.

He looked earnestly at Annabeth. "I thought about this long and hard earlier... I've decided. Annabeth, if you're reluctant to get an abortion, I'm willing to take up responsibility for the both of you... "We can get married right away... As for your boyfriend, I can compensate him," Josh added.

Although this wasn't fair for Annabeth's boyfriend, and Josh felt sorry for that man, this was their only way if Annabeth decided to keep the child...

Now, everything had changed drastically, all because of the blunder on that evening...

When Annabeth heard this, she felt extremely touched...

For an instant, she nearly felt persuaded.

However, Annabeth quickly recollected herself and shook her head. "No... I love my boyfriend. I've told you about this before..."

When Josh heard this, his frown deepened.

After taking a deep breath, he slowly shifted his gaze to Annabeth's lower abdomen...

The child belonged to Josh.

If the delivery were successful, this child would be able to stumble toward Josh and call him Daddy in a few years...

Soon, Josh imagined a plump little girl learning how to walk as she stumbled toward him. In his mind, she hugged his leg tightly and looked up at him with her large, soulful eyes while she called him 'daddy'...

After thinking about that scene and realizing that a newborn's life was about to be taken away, his heart ached painfully.

However, since Annabeth didn't want to keep the child, and she wanted to continue being with her boyfriend, Josh would have to respect her decision.

Despite how reluctant he felt...

The decision to give birth and become a mother was always a woman's decision.

After all, women were the ones who would have to go through pregnancy and birth-giving.

This had always been the way Josh thought.

It was also something that his parents had taught him since he was a child.

Blood ties and familial relationships were truly mysterious.

Although Josh hadn't even met his child, his emotions were already easily stirred by the unborn child.

"Have you made up your mind?" Josh asked.

Annabeth nodded. "Yes. I want to be with my boyfriend, Josh. I'm sorry... I really love my boyfriend. I'm begging you... Please let me do what I want, alright?" she begged.

Chapter 1620

Chapter 1620

'You and I aren't fated to be together. We shouldn't force ourselves together for the sake of a child.

'If you're forced to be with me despite not loving me, how would you be happy?' Josh Batton thought.

He slowly nodded and let out another long, helpless sigh. "Alright... As you wish," he said as he looked at Annabeth Cates' face gently.

Since Annabeth didn't want this, he wouldn't force her...

He chose to respect her decision.

"Annabeth, I'll compensate you... I'm sorry for making you go through this," Josh added.

However, Annabeth immediately shook her head. "I don't want any compensation... You don't have to feel sorry for me either. Just pretend nothing happened..."

"I've already found out. So how can I just pretend as if nothing has happened? I'll take care of all the check-ups and surgical fees... From today on, you can go on a break... Just do as I say," Josh said.

"I can take care of everything myself... You're a top-notch celebrity. If word gets out, we're both finished..." Annabeth said.

"Don't worry. I'll look for a doctor I'm familiar with... Everything will be done secretly. Annabeth, if you don't stop nagging, I'll change my mind..." Josh said.

How could she let Annabeth handle this kind of stuff all on her own?

The child was a product of both their actions.

Hence, this was a matter between the two of them.

How could he not play any part in this at all?

"Alright..." Annabeth nodded helplessly.

The most important thing right for Annabeth now was to get an abortion...

When she thought of the child, she subconsciously rubbed her lower abdomen. Her heart ached...

Beep, beep, beep-

Right then, Josh's phone started ringing.

Sharon Lindt was calling.

When Josh saw this, he quickly stood up and walked over to the balcony to pick the call up...

Outside the window, the night scenery was beautiful. Josh was on the tenth floor.

From up here, everywhere looked beautiful and magical, with green and red lights lit up.

"Mom... Why are you calling at this hour?" Josh asked.

"Are you asking me why I'm calling? I heard that your assistant passed out, and you brought her to the hospital. After that, it is found out that she is pregnant. Is that true?" Sharon asked. Josh wasn't too surprised to hear this...

When he came to the hospital, he didn't pay too much attention to other stuff. That was because he was panicking too much. He also didn't make sure to give orders regarding secrecy. Hence, it was only natural for the news to spread.

"A lot of people are guessing you might be the child's father. On top of that, everyone said you're far too concerned about your assistant...

"Your fans are heartbroken..." Sharon added.

These things were all within Josh's expectations. He didn't feel anything in his heart at all.

"Hmm." Josh pinched his forehead helplessly.

"Tell me the truth. Is that kid really yours?" Sharon sounded a little excited.

At the same time, Sharon was looking at the League of Legends client screen on her phone in a luxurious study as she held her phone...

There was a look of indescribable excitement and hopefulness on her face.

"No..." Josh said.