Chapter 90 They Are My Children
No wonder he insisted on helping me hold the child back at the warehouse. He had this idea in mind all along
She calmly locked eyes with Colton. “What do you want me to explain?”
Colton quietly observed her for a moment, then suddenly leaned in closer. “It must be Mr. Collings who dared to pull a stunt right under my nose, right? His son recently racked up a huge gambling debt, and he’s currently at his wits‘ end… Did you give him money?”
Cynthia neither confirmed nor denied it.
A surge of anger welled up from the depths of his heart. He gripped Cynthia’s wrist, a ruthless look in his eyes. “Cynthia, how dare you bear my children and then deceive me with lies? Huh?”
Cynthia cast her gaze downward.
Back then, she was brought to Astoria in a state of confusion. From the words of Anthony, she learned about her identity and her mother’s past. By the time she realized she was pregnant, she had already missed the optimal time for an abortion.
Especially after discovering that she was carrying twins, she found it even more impossible to make such a decision. In the end, she chose to have the children.
Upon her return to the Shelley family, she found herself surrounded by numerous adversaries, with countless overt and covert schemes designed to entrap her. In such a hostile environment, Cynthia held on, treating the children in her womb as her beacon of faith to persist against all odds.
She couldn’t afford to fall. Her children still needed her.
“I to
A faint glimmer sparked in Cynthia’s eyes as she reflected on the past. you before, they are my children, my children alone.”
Colton recalled the words Cynthia had spoken to him in the car, and his expression grew increasingly grim.
Every time he thought of Cynthia lying alone on the hospital bed, her face pale as she waited for life to slip away, a wave of indescribable anxiety surged within him.
“Do you
think I will let children of the Zeller family wander in the streets?” Colton gritted his teeth as he spoke to Cynthia.
Cynthia’s expression subtly/shifted. She looked at Colton warily. “What are you planning to
do?”
