<b>Chapter </b>27


    rk’s nonchnt words made Lucia feel like she had fallen into an icy abyss. She knew all too well that he had the power to follow through, and the Pordscked the means to resist.


    She raised her hand and pped herself hard across the face.


    “Keep going.”


    At first, Lucia felt the sting on her face, but after a while, her cheeks went numb, and she was simply repeating the action mechanically. She didn’t know how long it had been or how many ps she had dealt herself.


    Just as Lucia felt she might pass out, rk finally got up and walked over to her. He looked down at her as if she were an insignificant insect. “Ms. Pord, I hope you remember this lesson. Avoid my wife in the future. Next time, I won’t be so lenient.”


    With that, he walked past her without waiting for a reaction, followed by his bodyguards who had been there to prevent her escape.


    The room was soon empty except for Lucia.


    Her tightly wound emotions finally unraveled, and she covered her face, sobbing uncontrobly. She had never suffered such humiliation in her life.


    “N! I swear I won’t let you off so easily!” Lucia thought resentfully.


    When Lucia got home and saw her swollen face in the mirror, her hatred for N intensified. It had to be N whoined to rk, which was why he came to find fault with her tonight.


    The thought filled Lucia with anger and jealousy. The Jaystons had gone bankrupt and were now beneath the Pords. So why did N get to marry rk while she couldn’t even secure a wealthy heir as her


    husband?


    She resolved to find a man of higher status than rk and crush N under her feet!


    As rk exited the bar, he received a call from his subordinate. Whatever was said made his expression darken considerably, and he hung up before driving straight to Cindy’s ce.


    Cindy was waiting in the living room, not surprised at all by the anger on rk’s face. “There’s no need for you to be angry. I’ve decided to keep the child.”


    rk’s face turned ashen. “Mom, are you out of your mind? If the others find out, you know the


    consequences.”


    “The doctor said that an abortion could be fatal for both mother and child. Besides, if you hadn’t been reckless, this child wouldn’t exist. Let her have the baby, and I’ll handle everything.”


    “How exactly do you n to handle it?”


    “We’ll take it one step at a time. Besides, you and N have been married for years, and she still isn’tThis belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.


    pregnant. Who knows if she can even have children? If she <b>can’t</b>, then Jordyn’s child can be raised by her.”


    rk fell silent. He and N had been intimate often, and they hadn’t deliberately used protection. <b>Yet</b><b>, </b>even after trying for several months, they still had no children. Cindy’s suggestion made him question whether N was indeed infertile.


    Seeing his silence, Cindy continued. “This is decided. Your father and Elijah can’t take over the Sumner Group. The old man won’t kick you out over a woman.”


    rk frowned. “Mom, have you forgotten about Uncle Damon?”


    If Damon wanted toe back and inherit the Sumner Group, all of rk’s efforts over the years would


    be in vain.


    Cindy sneered. “Don’t worry. He doesn’t stand a chance against you.”