Chapter 345
Anathea glanced at Xander, a flicker of pain flashing in her eyes. But she knew very well that Xander was officially listed in the family register as a legitimate Sinclair by blood. They wouldn’t do anything to him.
She was the one they were really targeting tonight.
“You spoil the kid too much,” Holden said helplessly, throwing an arm around Eleanor’s shoulder.
“Well, he’s Gregory’s son, our grandson, and Lennox’s great–grandson. Of course, we need to be more tolerant,” said Eleanor. Then, she looked at Anathea’s belly. “As for the other one, whether or not it carries Sinclair blood remains to be seen.”
Seeing this, Charlotte immediately stepped forward and pulled out the hospital reports, raising her voice to Lennox. “Lennox! The baby in Anathea’s belly isn’t Gregory’s! It’s some bastard child from some random man, and she’s trying to pass it off as a Sinclair!”
At her words, Lennox struck the ground forcefully with his cane.
Charlotte fell silent at once and looked at Anathea gloatingly.
Lennox’s sharp gaze swept over Anathea, his voice filled with undeniable authority. “So, she really is a jinx.”
“Lennox, if word of this gets out, it won’t be good for our family’s reputation,” Eleanor uttered.
Lennox pondered for a moment. “Then, what do you suggest we do?”
Upon hearing that, Eleanor looked at Anathea, a slight curve forming on her lips. “Why don’t we take care of it early before it becomes a bigger problem?”
A flash of lightning lit up the sky. As Anathea lifted her eyes, she met Eleanor’s meaningful gaze.
At that moment, she finally understood Eleanor’s real intentions behind setting up that trap at the luncheon.
It wasn’t just about hurting the baby through the food. It was about forcing Anathea to admit her pregnancy publicly, then exposing that the baby wasn’t Gregory’s.
Only then could she justify getting rid of Anathea completely.
She’d executed one move after another, pushing this scheme forward.
This was the true venomous heart hidden beneath Eleanor’s fake kindness.
“Exactly, Lennox! Maybe it’s because of a jinx like her that I haven’t been able to conceive! We absolutely not let her give birth to that bastard. We need to take care of it immediately!” Charlotte dabbed at her tears with a handkerchief.
Lennox said nothing, but Holden raised his hand slightly.
Immediately, the bodyguards started walking toward Anathea.
“What are you doing?” Anathea tensed up in an instant and took a step back, only to find more bodyguards blocking her path behind.
She clenched her hands. “We live in a society ruled by law!”
“I don’t care. Once you’re part of the Sinclairs, you follow our rules” Holden sneered and looked at Lennox. “Dad, if you don’t want to get involved, leave it to me. There’s no need to dirty your hands.”
At that, Lennox set his cane between his knees and rested his hands on it.
Then, he closed his eyes, saying slowly, “Go ahead, then.”
Anathea’s heart immediately sank, but she forced down the tremble in her voice and shouted, “I already called the police before
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“The police?” Holden let out a short laugh, then his face turned cold.
“We’ll see who’s faster, then. Them or us?”
Anathea felt her scalp go numb, and what Lennox said next chilled her to the bone.
“Just deal with the bastard. Leave the woman barely alive. Don’t kill her. We don’t want our name to be tainted.”
Just one emotionless sentence sealed the fate of both her and the baby inside her.
No! She couldn’t just sit there and be slaughtered!
Anathea gritted her teeth and turned to run. But before she could even step over the threshold, Peter grabbed her hair without
mercy.
“Trying to leave? Not a chance!”
