"Don't you dare lie to my face? I don't want you to have my child because you're a monster," His face was right in front of Dinah's eyes now.

Dinah should feel happy that she was so close to him, but she was only frightened after hearing his insult. "I-I'm not lying. It's true!" She wore a sad face and added, "Yeah, you hated me so much because I am not a human and I am not Kylie at all,"

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"I need to check it myself." Stephen grabbed Dinah's clothing and dragged her up.

Dinah strongly believed no one was capable of hurting his own children. She can't also use her own immortal strength to fight against him because she had consumed the medicine Stephen especially made for their clan to retain their human form. If Stephen knew she was pregnant, he would keep this baby no matter how he hated her.

As long as he could be gentle for a moment, it was possible for her to stay by his side.

***

In Garbo Palace.

Dinah used another early pregnancy test strip before Stephen.

"When was your last period?" Stephen looked at the two lines on the strip.

Dinah thought for a while, then said, "The 10th last month."

Stephen snorted, "The 10th? You've been pregnant for 43 days."

"Stephen, no matter how much you hate me, this is your baby, after all." Dinah felt like crying. "Please, if you don't want to see me anymore, I can leave once this baby is out."

"Give me three months. I'll have a B-scan when the baby is three months old. If it isn't a boy, you'll need to have an abortion."

"There is no need to wait for three months." Stephen's voice was very gentle.

Dinah was a little excited. She licked her lips and held Stephen's hand with a smile. "Right, you're a doctor, and you know when to do the test."

Stephen pulled his lips, then turned to walk towards his lab.

Dinah followed him up. She tried a few times, then summoned up her courage to hold Stephen's arm.

Stephen gave her a glance but didn't move her hand away. Dinah was cheered up.

She knew Stephen wouldn't be so unkind because he was going to be a father.

The door of the lab was closed, and Stephen pulled Dinah's hand, walking to a cabinet. He turned his big palm and placed something on Dinah's hand.

Dinah was struck dumb for a second.

"What is this?" She looked at the small white pill.

"An abortion pill." Stephen's face was expressionless.

"No!" Dinah wanted to throw it, but Stephen caught her wrist tight. She couldn't believe her ears. "Why?"

Stephen pressed Dinah against the cabinet and said in an evil voice, "Swallow it, now."

"No, I won't!" Dinah shouted and burst into tears. "Stephen, it's your baby! I'm carrying your baby!"

"I don't admit it!" Stephen forced Dinah to take the pill.

Dinah struggled, but couldn't help swallowing it down when Stephen pinched her throat.

Stephen, however, didn't let her go after she took the pill, but dragged her walking back to the living room.

Agnes showed up at short notice, staring at Dinah, who was crying with a cold face.

"Mrs. Cecil, please, help me. I'm carrying Stephen's baby now. Help!" Dinah got rid of Stephen's hand and ran to Agnes.

Agnes comforted Dinah. "Sure, let me help you."

Dinah hid herself behind Agnes's back at once. She dipped her finger into her throat, trying to get the pill out. Nevertheless, no matter how she dug, she only felt disgusted and failed to spit anything out.

Stephen seemed relaxed, sitting on the sofa. He even didn't bother to glance at Agnes. "Watch on her. I need to see it with my own eyes."

"Yes, sir." Agnes nodded.

Seeing the scene, Dinah was scared and stepped away from Agnes in a hurry. "Mrs. Cecil, what happened? Don't you always want a grandson? I'm carrying one in my belly now!"

Agnes slowly turned with a pair of dulled eyes.

Right, when Dinah thought it was impossible for Agnes to catch her alone, someone heavily hit on her neck, and she fell unconscious on the ground.

"Lord Stephen, all the transfer contracts are effective from now on." The housekeeper put a pile of documents in front of Stephen.

Stephen turned several pages and snorted, "Adolph should find me soon."

"May success come earlier." The housekeeper smiled.

****

Kylie went back to the set the next day.

Ben threw himself into her arms the second she appeared. "Mom, I thought you're mad at me."

"I'm not." Kylie rubbed his soft hair. "Did your father criticize you?"

"My father is very busy, and I haven't seen him for days." Ben looked serious.

Kylie squatted before Ben, looking at his bright eyes. "Does your father treat you well?"

"Yeah, father, think I should grow up to be a real man!" Ben said and clenched his little hand to a small fist.

Although he was just a kid, he took it very seriously.

"Kylie, time to put your make-up on," Fannie said at this moment.

"We can chat a while later." Kylie stood up and walked to the make-up room with Fannie. "Do you have any news?"

Fannie glanced around. Seeing there were no other people by their sides, she approached Kylie's ear. "I heard Dinah is missing. Nate, Ethan, and other teammates have searched for her overnight in vain."

"Is Dinah back?" Kylie was confused.

"She just came back after leaving to fulfill a task with Ethan, but she's nowhere to be found now," Fannie sighed. "Do you think she's safe?"

"Does Stephen know it?" Kylie frowned.

"Nate didn't tell me, but I think he should be aware of it. Dinah is his wife after all," Fannie said. Kylie was worried, but Dinah could always safely come back no matter how dangerous the task was. She probably found out some news about Clown.

Kylie decided to call Stephen after shooting.

However, before she could do that, Stephen called her.

"Kylie, can you come to my place for a while today?" Stephen asked

"Is there anything wrong with my test report?" Kylie said and changed her clothes.

"Nope, but the shares of Empire Hotel. I don't know why Agnes transfers her shares to me all of a sudden," Stephen said on the phone. "You know the shares belong to Ethan, and our relationship is quite tense now. I don't want to cause more conflicts."

Kylie agreed with Stephen on that. Their relationship was like a time bomb now, and a spark could explode it. "How do you want to deal with it?"

"You can come to my place, and I'll transfer the shares to you," Stephen said.