Hidden Marriage With My Imperfect CEO Chapter 459
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"If you want a divorce from me, I won't make it difficult for you. But if you want to kill my child, step over my corpse first!" Anya's voice was cold.
"Madam, Mr. Aiden just heard the news that you fainted and immediately rushed over here. Mr. Bima sent you to the operating room," Harris said.
Aiden's face looked grim and creepy. His eyes flashed a murderous gaze.
All of the hospital staff immediately lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.
Anya's tears were like a leaky faucet, they kept flowing without a halt. "I don't know what's going on and I don't know who to trust anymore. Aiden, why are you like this? Why do you suddenly hate me like this?"
Aiden felt his chest burn. Until when did he have to feel pain like this?
He wanted to pull Anya's body into his arms and say that he loved her.
He loved Anya very much.
"I never loved you. I'm only interested in your face. But the more I looked at you, the more I realized that you were fake. Something fake will never be genuine," Aiden said in a very cruel manner. After that, he immediately turned around and left.
As if struck by lightning, Anya was frozen in place and couldn't react.
Keara said that she was just a substitute, but she didn't believe it.
However, when Aiden said it with his own mouth, she felt like the most stupid person on earth.
She thought she knew Aiden. She thought she was in Aiden's heart.
She thought Aiden was having trouble and wanted to stay away to protect her.
But reality had hit her hard in the face.
Aiden didn't love her. She was just a substitute for Keara.
For the past six months, Anya had only been dreaming about being a princess who was loved by her prince.
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She had fallen deeply into that dream and didn't want to wake up. But this time, Aiden had awakened her.
"Aiden, wait!" Anya chased Aiden barefoot.
The floor of the hospital corridor was slippery and cold. Anya felt cold and she didn't dare walk too fast.
When he saw this, Harris also felt very sad. He reminded Aiden in a low voice, "Sir, madam is after you,"
Aiden could only close his eyes with a pained expression and took a deep breath. In the end, he couldn't be this cruel to Anya.
He turned and walked towards Anya with wide strides. Without waiting for Anya's reaction, he immediately picked her up.
Feeling her husband's warmth after all this time, Anya immediately hugged Aiden's neck and buried her head in his shoulder, crying like a child.
Without saying anything, Aiden immediately hugged her and led her to the elevator.
The hospital officials did not dare to chase him when they saw Aiden leave. They immediately called Bima and begged him for forgiveness.
Aiden hugged Anya's body, feeling that his wife's weight was lighter than before.
Every day, Hana always called him and reported Anya's condition.
Anya couldn't sleep, she didn't eat properly and worked like crazy.
Aiden really missed her. Every night, he always came home quietly to look at Anya from a distance, but he didn't dare tell her.
At this time, Anya's tiny body was in his arms. He looked at the woman he loved the most and wished he could take care of her for life.
In the car, Harris immediately gave Aiden a blanket so that Aiden could warm Anya's body.
With teary eyes Anya said, "My feet are cold."
"If you know it's cold, why don't you wear shoes?" Aiden rebuked her harshly, but his hands tried to cover Anya's feet gently.
Aiden's hands felt warm, not just on her feet but also her heart.
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Anya leaned back in her chair and looked at the handsome face of her husband. "Forgive me."
"What for?" Aiden asked expressionlessly.
"I shouldn't have doubted you. You are the father of this child, there is no way you are so cruel and want to kill it. I panicked so much that I slapped you earlier," Anya straightened her body and reached out her hand to touch Aiden's cheek, which she slapped earlier.
Just when Anya's hand was about to touch his face, Aiden immediately avoided her.
"You can't give birth to this child," Aiden said coldly.
Anya's hand stopped moving, shaking while hanging in the air for a long time. Then she slowly lowered her hand. "No, I don't believe it. I won't believe everything you say now. I know how much you love this child. I know you are also looking forward to their birth. What really happened? Why did you suddenly change?"
Aiden took out his cell phone and opened a photo. Photo of Anya and Raka kissing under an apple tree.
There, Anya's lips show a smile filled with happiness.
"What is this?" Anya felt confused. Why was there such a photo? She never kissed Raka at all!
Aiden sneered when she heard her question. "Are you saying this photo is fake? Have you never met Raka?"
"I did meet him, but I never kissed him!" Anya said.
She did meet with Raka when she and Aiden separated.
At that time, Raka wanted to visit Nico and happened to pass by the apple orchard. When he saw Anya there, Raka stopped to greet her.
Anya felt grateful to Raka for helping her to investigate Aiden's kidnapping case, so she gave Raka some apples.
"I never knew that you could be this happy when you were with Raka," Aiden's voice sounded very cold and his sharp eyes stared straight at Anya.
"We didn't kiss. I was just picking some apples!" Anya shook her head exasperatedly. Didn't she know how her photo turned out like this?
"There's no need to explain. I myself have eyes and can see," Aiden's face looked stiff. He did not want to listen to any explanation from Anya's lips. "It's better to get rid of the baby in your womb. After all, no one knows whose child it is,"
"How can you say that to our child? This is your child. I don't have any relationship with Raka. I don't know what happened to that photo, but I swear I will never betray you!" Anya didn't know how to prove her innocence.
She never betrayed Aiden.
Aiden was the only man she loved!
Aiden held Anya's chin a little hard. "Why are you crying? Your tears will not make me forgive you. If Raka doesn't want to let you go and you still want to be with him, you can come back to him!"
"No, Aiden! I'm begging you! Can't you trust me a little?" Anya's voice was hoarse. Her heart was broken and filled with sadness.
At this time, they had arrived in front of his house. Aiden removed his hand from Anya's chin, making Anya feel a little relieved, thinking Aiden had forgiven her. But Aiden turned away and said, "Get out of the car,"
"I don't want to go out!" Anya shook her head and hugged Aiden's arm tightly. "Why don't you believe me? Only you are the only one I love. The photo is fake. Trust me,"
"Anya, I hate shameless, traitorous women," Aiden pushed Anya's body impatiently and forced her to get out of the car.
After that, he left her alone...
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