The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 669 - 648: There is no doubt that she can’t be allowed to keep this child.

Chapter 669: Chapter 648: There is no doubt that she can’t be allowed to keep this child.

"Really?"

Lina hadn’t figured out how to ask about this issue, so she tried to start with a different topic, "Is Nirina asleep?"

These past few days, Mrs. Jensen had noticed Lina’s tired face, while the little girl was rosy and adorable. Assuming the little one was bothering Lina, Mrs. Jensen had been taking her to sleep in the next room.

"Mom said she should develop a good habit of going to bed early and getting up early, so she took her to sleep!"

As he spoke, Mario Jensen kissed the woman’s lower jaw and neck, his delicate kisses carrying the heat of his breath, seductive whispers in Lina’s ears, "Lina, are you still sleepy?"

She had slept all day; she shouldn’t be sleepy, right?

Looking at her, her complexion seemed to have returned to normal. It had been a long time since they had last been intimate!

"Fabian..."

Usually, the couple was on the same wavelength. Lina couldn’t deny that Mario’s obvious desire stirred her. However, she couldn’t indulge in it given her current situation.

She didn’t know how to bring it up, knowing that Mario would definitely not allow her to keep the child.

"Hm?"

With a low murmur, Mario’s large hand had already slipped inside her silk nightgown, "Is it a lack of interest or unwillingness?"

Either way, as long as she said it, he would accept it!

When it came to matters like this, one should consider the woman’s feelings. Though he baited her, it was ultimately up to her to consent!

"It’s not..."

No sooner had the words "it’s not" left Lina’s mouth than her lips were sealed by Mario’s. In the next moment, he was on top of her, pressing her body under his own. His sudden moves startled her, and as her hand instinctively reached to protect her lower abdomen, she gently pushed against his waist on top of her.

Mario was puzzled by Lina’s sudden movement. Feeling her resistance, he released her lips, "Lina, you said ’it’s not,’ neither a lack of interest nor unwillingness, so why are you..."

"I’m feeling unwell!"

Ever since Mario had expressed his feelings for her, Lina had been using this fallacy more and more. No matter the situation, if Lina said she was unwell, Mario would immediately yield to her.

As expected, Mario jumped off of her as soon as he heard that and asked,

"What’s wrong? Where are you feeling unwell? I’ll call the doctor..."

Just as he was about to say she couldn’t keep enduring it like this, Mario stopped suddenly. His concern was replaced with suspicion. His gaze deepened as he locked his eyes on her, his eyebrows furrowing tightly, as he looked at her quizzically,

"Lina, are you...?"

For a long, long time, when he wanted to be intimate with her, she reacted like this, her expression showed unease. As Mario’s gaze shifted from her face to her instinctively protected belly, he felt that something was off.

"Is it the scar hurting?"

He knew firsthand how painful a caesarean section scar could be. He had watched the doctor cut her belly open and then sew it up again. Afterward, the scar had even become inflamed and feverish. He had seen her suffer, so when he saw her movement this time, his first reaction was that it hurt again.

Of course, he wouldn’t think deeper into it.

It had happened several times, and every time he pressed on her, she just said she was uncomfortable, never specifying why.

"Let me see!"

As he spoke, Mario instinctively tried to lift her silk nightgown but was blocked by Lina’s hand, "The scar healed long ago, don’t you remember?"

By now, six months had passed. If the scar still hadn’t healed, her belly might indeed be unfit to have a child. Lina knew that if she told Mario about her pregnancy now, he’d likely arrange for the surgery to terminate it.

"Then why are you covering your abdomen?"

Saying so, Mario’s face changed as if he realized something.

"Uhm... uhm..."

Lina, who was never good at speaking or making excuses, stuttered as Mario stared at her, taking on a different meaning in his ears.

"Lina, is it because... after the baby, I demanded too much of you, and it hurt you? Now you’re scared, and so...?" He couldn’t bring himself to say the rest of the sentence, but Lina immediately understood. Her face went beet red the very next moment.

Without even thinking, Mario suspected she had developed a health issue.

"Fabian, I don’t have..." Knowing that the topic had come this far, she had to clarify it, or else he would think the worst of her.

"You don’t have what?"

At first, Mario was just suspicious, but now he couldn’t help but smile at her embarrassing situation. Lina’s vulnerability was fascinating to him – there was something fatally irresistible about it.

"I don’t have sexual dysfunction!"

Protecting her dignity was crucial to Lina, especially when the person doubting her was the man she deeply loved. It was an unbearable insult.

"You really don’t?"

Mario’s eyes sparkled with laughter. He had never imagined his goddess could be this cute. Still covering her belly, Lina stuttered, trying to clear her name. "Lina, it’s okay if you do. We can treat it. Many women develop this condition after giving birth if they don’t take care of themselves, or if they resume married life too soon!"

Upon hearing Mario’s words, Lina wished she could die on the spot. If she had that health issue, how could she be carrying their child in her belly?

"I don’t have that condition, and we didn’t start our married life too early!"

Mario had been scared off by the risks of Lina’s pregnancy and had become hesitant to touch her.

"You’re resentful that we started late, so now when I want it, you give me the cold shoulder to punish me?"

Mario admitted he was being wicked. He knew she didn’t have the health issue, yet he couldn’t resist teasing her. He was curious about the reason for her recent strange behavior, which gave him an uneasy feeling that he couldn’t rely on her – and it was a man’s weakness!