The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 292 - 272. No, don’t hit him!

Chapter 292: 272. No, don’t hit him!

This woman seemed gentle on the surface, but deep down she was very stubborn in her decisions. No one could persuade her otherwise, which is why he had to say those words with such determination.

As expected, when Lina heard his words, she instinctively covered her abdomen with both hands, her eyes, forced to look into his, suddenly filled with an inexplicable panic: "No, don’t abort him! "

Her usually calm voice carried a hint of pleading. Lina was frightened to the point where her blood ran cold. He had his heart set on someone else, and there was no love between them. If she defied him, he might actually go through with it. She knew Mario Jensen wasn’t this type of person, but she couldn’t rule out that there might be another side to him that she didn’t know about.

After all, everyone has two sides, and since he’s human, he’s no exception. With that thought, Lina’s fear intensified, and the voice that emerged from her sobbing lips was shaky with terror: "Fabian, please, the child is innocent, don’t you dare harm it!"

She was the one who made the mistake: taking advantage of someone’s drunkenness and sleeping with the wrong person. If anyone should be punished, it should be her. The child was innocent!

Mario Jensen’s brows furrowed tightly, and his eyes grew colder as he stared into hers. This woman didn’t seem to understand what he meant. Was he trying to abort the child? He wanted her to return with him and not hide here alone, suffering all by herself.

"I won’t make you abort the child, as long as you come back with me tomorrow!" Ultimately, Mario Jensen couldn’t bear the sight of her being frightened by his words.

"Okay, I’ll go back with you!" Lina agreed without hesitation. After saying this, she repeated her concern, "Then you promise not to take away my child when we go back!"

She hadn’t even considered that Mario Jensen might do so. However, when he mentioned it, she instinctively thought that way. This man had always protected her reputation and highly valued it. That’s why they had collaborated for so many years without any scandals. It wasn’t implausible that he would abort her child to preserve her reputation once they returned.

Having said that, she couldn’t help but feel anxious, "Fabian, please promise me. I promise that my value won’t drop after I give birth to the child. I can still shoulder my responsibilities like before... "

"Lina!"

Mario Jensen couldn’t help but yell at her, his deafening roar causing her eardrums to buzz. Her entire body trembled, and Mario Jensen’s grip on her chin tightened. Although his voice lowered significantly, it carried an extra layer of self-mocking melancholy. "So that’s the image you have of me in your heart, a scoundrel?"

He had already said that she could go back with him without aborting the child, but she still didn’t trust him and wanted him to promise!

If he were to say that he still intended to marry her, she wouldn’t have run away in the middle of the night, would she?

Hah!

He must have failed miserably as a man. He loved Ivy Aretha for nearly twenty years, but his feelings couldn’t compare to the few months of Michael Gordon’s love. Wanting to marry the woman who had been by his side for so many years, he didn’t even get a chance to propose because she already had a fixed image of him in her heart!

Is there any man in this world who is more of a failure than him?

"That’s not what I meant!" Lina realized how hurtful her words were as she saw the hurt in his eyes. To an ordinary person, her words might not carry much weight, but to a man who had selflessly saved her life without expecting anything in return, it was an insult.

So, Lina panicked: "I was worried you might worry about my reputation as an unmarried woman with a child and, in your concern, force me to make an undesirable choice!"

The phrase "concern leads to chaos" successfully calmed Mario Jensen’s emotions, and after realizing his impulsiveness, he let go of her chin. "You know that I care about you? Do you have any idea how worried I was when you disappeared, how long I searched for you?"

"Lina, when I saved you back then, I wanted you to live a good life, not to hide away alone and torment yourself. What’s wrong with having a child out of wedlock? Just get married. It’s not that big of a deal. Why would you hide all around the world? You almost got into trouble, do you know that? If someone pushed you next time, you might lose the child. Do you understand?"

’Concern leads to chaos’, this phrase perfectly described his condition now. He had barely calmed down but found himself growing agitated once more, as if all the pent-up frustration and worry he’d experienced since her departure were erupting all at once.

Lina quietly lowered her head, not uttering a word, and listened carefully. Although he was scolding her, the fear she experienced earlier had vanished, replaced by an inexplicable sense of comfort.

After scolding her, Mario Jensen left the room without another word. Lina thought he must have gone out to get some air since he seemed angry, so she didn’t bother him. Ever since becoming pregnant, she felt sleepy all the time. After he left, she went to the bedroom and fell asleep, not waking up until dinner time, still feeling groggy.

When Mario Jensen called her to wake up, she was still somewhat drowsy and reluctant to get up.

"Come on, get up. Eat dinner and then you can go back to sleep!" Mario Jensen picked her up from the bed and carried her to the dining room. As she sat at the dining table, she realized that he had actually cooked the meal himself.

"Why did you bother cooking? Room service from the hotel would have been fine!"

His complexion didn’t look so good. She knew he had been searching for her since the afternoon and was worried that he might be exhausted, so she couldn’t help but be concerned.

"I noticed you didn’t eat much at lunch, so I made your favorite dishes tonight." When he ordered lunch, he had chosen all her favorite dishes, but she still hardly touched any of it. He figured she must have been tired of room service and lost her appetite over the past few months. Fortunately, the kitchen here was well-equipped and ready to use, so he decided to cook her favorite hometown dish himself.

"Fabian... "

If she said she wasn’t moved, she’d be lying. When the man she secretly loved appeared by her side like a guardian angel during her most difficult moments, treating her with care and concern, how could she not be overjoyed to the point of tears?

"Don’t you like it?" Mario Jensen saw her choking back tears and thought her taste might have changed during pregnancy. "If you don’t like it, I’ll call room service for you. Just tell me what you want!"

He might have been too presumptuous when he ordered lunch, thinking that he knew her preferences.

"No, it’s all the food I love. It’s been a long time since I’ve had your cooking!" Lina shook her head vigorously and then hungrily wolfed down the meal. In truth, during these past three months traveling to various countries, the one thing she found hardest to adapt to was the local cuisine.