Chapter 423: I Am Not Ready Yet

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“He’s a man. Why can’t he?”

Even though she knew that Halle was right, Riya still couldn’t swallow this anger.

She couldn’t help but mutter, her voice filled with dissatisfaction and grievance.

“Why can he step back and find a woman to marry while I have to raise the child by myself. Even if I don’t like him, doesn’t he have to take responsibility for the child?”

Riya’s voice was full of indignation.

Halle sighed and asked, “Are you sure you don’t like Mr. Key?”

“If you don’t like him, why are you pregnant with his child?”

Before Riya could retort, Halle spoke in a gentle voice.

“If the child in your belly is not Mr. Key’s…”

“The child is his!”

Riya replied in a hurry. Halle smiled, “You get pregnant with his child even if you don’t like him. Does that mean you don’t mind having other guys’ child?”

“No way!”

Before Halle could finish her sentence, Riya had already jumped up in excitement.

Then she felt uncomfortable, frowned, and sat back on the sofa.

She lowered her head and whispered, “Not any random guys.”

She didn’t know what she was thinking at this time, but she felt particularly annoyed and didn’t know what to do.

In her heart, she kept telling herself that she didn’t like Stefan. <We grow up together. We are childhood friends.

We are so familiar with each other. How could we be lovers?

We can’t love each other. I can’t love him.>

However, after getting pregnant, her mood seemed to have changed again.

“Maybe it is because I am pregnant. I am in a bad mood.”

“You obviously like it yourself…”

Hilla was stopped by Halle before finishing speaking.

Halle shook her head slightly at her, then looked at Riya and said, “Since you feel that you are not in a good mood because you are pregnant, stay here with us.”

“Rest for two days. Horton would be in the hospital these days. You can think about the question.”

It was just a question of whether Riya liked Stefan or not. Two days should be enough to figure it out.

Riya opened her mouth, but she didn’t know how to refuse, so she could only obediently nod.

Halle smiled. “Then give me your phone. Mr. Key won’t bother you again. You should be able to think more clearly.”

In the past, when Riya quarreled with Stefan, he would come to her immediately.

Even if he waited, it would not be more than a night.

Now Riya suddenly left. Stefan should understand what she meant.

Riya hesitated for a moment, then handed her phone to Halle.

Halle turned off the phone in front of her.

“In the early stages of pregnancy, your mood won’t be stable. For the sake of the child, you must rest well. Don’t let yourself be angry. If Mr. Key really has a fiancée, he shouldn’t have time to look for you in the next two days. You can also organize your feelings.”

“Letting each other alone can be a type of concern.”

Riya listened to Halle’s gentle voice, suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

She couldn’t say why, but she felt even more irritated.

She didn’t want them to let each other alone.

Halle pulled her and said, trying to conciliate, “Drink some milk and rest in the room for the sake of the child.”

The last sentence successfully made Riya silent.

Seeing that Riya had entered the room, Hilla asked Halle anxiously.

“Halle, isn’t this bad? What if Riya really wants to raise the child herself?”

“Stefan will kill us.” she thought.

Halle was a little helpless. “We are just outsiders. We shouldn’t judge them. But I know how it feels like raising a child alone. Even if the Marley family treats Riya and her kid well, it still won’t be easy.”

She still remembered the helplessness she felt when she was alone.

When Emily had a fever, and she held her in the room. There were only the two of them.

She felt worried and fearful. At that time, she was really afraid to be by herself. “But it seems like Riya doesn’t like Mr. Key.” Hilla whispered worriedly and sighed.

It had been so many years that even Hilla, an outsider, had understood Stefan’s love. But Riya just did not accept it.

“If she really didn’t like him, what can we do?” Hilla thought.

Halle pursed her lips. “If that is the case, then she should let Mr. Key go. So at least one of the two would be happy.”

Hilla opened her lips and finally said, “I’ll send a message to Mr. Key and tell him that Riya is here.”

She was afraid that Stefan would suddenly visit at midnight.

Halle was about to give birth. She couldn’t stand their torment.

Halle nodded and reminded. “Tell him Riya needs to stay here for a few more days.” Hilla responded, took out her phone, and sent a message to both Stefan and Bruce. Riya was here, and Halle needed help, so she’d have to stay here too. Hilla thought it would be Stefan who compromised first.

She looked at Riya, who was about to leave, suddenly felt that Halle’s words seemed right.

“Let me send you off!”

Hilla was worried about Riya, so she took the car key, wanted to send her off. Riya reached out her palm. “My phone.”

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong. <What if Stefan bought the ring and proposed to that woman while I was absent? Was he not responsible for the child in my belly?> Hilla returned the phone. Riya said, “I’ll take a taxi.”

Having said that, she opened the door and left.

Hilla turned around and looked at Halle, who had just walked out of the bedroom.

Halle smiled. “Go to sleep. Horton said he is on leave tomorrow. You can go back.”

Hilla said, “Alright, none of you need me.”

The neon lights in River City were still so dazzling.

Riya located Stefan’s villa in River City.

Recently, after she returned to River City, she had been living in this villa.

As the car got closer and closer, Riya became even more nervous.

She wondered what would be the first thing she saw when she entered the villa.

“Would it be a woman’s high heels or a woman’s scattered clothes?”

Riya had never been this agitated before, and she felt that she must have gone crazy.

<It had always been Stefan who came over to beg me and coax me. And now I am the one going to his house, wanting to see what happened.

I don’t like him at all, wouldn’t it be better for him to propose to someone else?

That way, he could no longer pester me. I will be free.

But why do I feel so angry?>

The villa looked dark. There were no lights in it.

Riya took a deep breath and pressed the password of the villa door!

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Riya opened the door.

Her hand was sweating.

“Will I see it?” she thought.

She clearly saw it today. In the jewelry store, Stefan held the woman’s hand and put a ring on her finger.

Stefan would always bring Riya gifts when it was festivals or when he returned from a business trip.

After all these years, Riya had a room that was filled with gifts from him.

Sending Riya gifts had become Stefan’s habit.

Riya never thought much. But now that she thought about it, it seemed every gift was her preference.

She liked every gift he sent.

“He knows me better than I do.” Riya thought. She suddenly lost the courage to open the door. <What if…he really brought that woman home?

What am I going to do? Be Angry? Slap him on the face?

But even if I killed him, what could change?>

Riya had come back excitedly, but now she was suddenly at a loss.

She had long lost the courage she had before. Staring at the door handle, Riya gradually furrowed. “Damn it, why am I so insecure?” she thought. “Why are you standing here?”

A voice coming from above Riya’s head.

She raised her head subconsciously.

She didn’t know when Stefan had appeared.

“Didn’t you say you wouldn’t be coming back today?”

Stefan sounded calm, emotionless.

Riya frowned. “You don’t want me to come back?”

Stefan pursed his lips. “I do.”

Riya rolled her eyes and pushed him away, wanting to get in.

Stefan stood in front of her, but he didn’t let her in immediately.

“What is that? Is there really a woman hiding in the room?” Riya thought.

“Did I disturb your wonderful night?” said Riya, with a cold smile.

For a moment, Stefan said nothing but stared at her.

Riya suddenly felt even angrier.

“You don’t have to hide it. I saw it all today. This is your home. I didn’t want to live here. I’m just here to pack my stuff.”

Riya had a cold expression on her face. Stefan stared at her, feeling confused.

“Why?” he asked, pursing his lips.

He thought they had been fine for the past two months and couldn’t figure out what happened.

“Women are myths.” He thought.

Riya smiled coldly as if she didn’t notice the disappointment on his face. “Why? Don’t you know?”

“No,” Stefan replied, not knowing what had he done.

“Why are you mad at me again?” he wondered.

Seeing Stefan’s innocent expression, Riya became even angrier.

She didn’t want to say it out because it wouldn’t do anyone good. But Stefan forced her.

“You met that woman, right?”

“Which woman?”

Stefan put on a long face, frowning.

He had seen a lot of women today and did not know which one Riya was talking about.

Seeing him thinking, Riya was about to explode in anger.

“I’m pregnant with your child, and now here we are, arguing for another woman.

Guys are all jerks.” Riya cursed inside.

“What? It has only been a few days. You even forgot about your date?” Riya’s voice was full of dissatisfaction and jealousy.

She couldn’t help thinking about what she saw when she came out of the pharmacy today. Stefan was walking into the jewelry store with another woman.

He had opened the door for her affectionately. He was so chivalrous that she almost couldn’t recognize him.

Stefan had never been cordial to women.

He ignored every woman, not to mention being chivalrous.

But today, she saw it.

He acted like a gentleman, not in front of her, but another woman.

Riya gritted her teeth, wondering why she had lost to the other woman.

“They had only met twice, and they were already planning to get married.” she thought.

“Date?”

Stefan was slightly stunned. A trace of unnaturalness flashed across his face. “You’re talking about her. You saw it.”

She observed him, captured every little expression of him while clenching her bag with all her strength.

<What a nut!

You want to keep both of us.

I knew you were lying when you said you like me.> Riya thought.

“Yes, I saw it. What else do you want to say?”

Stefan took a deep breath and leaned to the side. “Come in.”

Riya thought, <You don’t even want to hide it anymore.

You want to show me your true color.>

Riya gritted her teeth as she looked at the door that was opened.

If it was in the past, she would rush in, grab her stuff and leave proudly in the face of that woman.

But…

“It’s just some clothes. I have a lot of them. I’ll just buy some new ones.” Riya turned around and was about to leave. However, Stefan grabbed her wrist.

He stared at her, frowned slightly.

“It’s so late. Where are you going?”

“I said I won’t come back to sleep tonight.”

Riya smiled and stared at the open door, but she couldn’t calm down. “It’s too late. Stay at home!”

Stefan tightened his grip on her wrist, not letting her go.

“If I go in now, that woman should have the time to escape.” Riya thought.

Stefan dragged her into the room.

She smelled the rich fragrance of flowers the moment she stepped into the room.

The room was all red.

There were rose petals on the ground, and the surroundings were decorated with roses too. It looked exceptionally romantic.

Riya was stunned.

She didn’t expect Stefan and the woman would be so wild.

<Even petals!

It almost looks like a proposal.

What would happen if I didn’t come back?

You are probably having sex with that woman now.> Riya painfully thought. “This is exciting enough. Where is she? You don’t want to introduce her to me?” Riya shook off Stefan’s hand and scanned the entire room.

“Did the little goblin hide behind the curtains? Maybe the wardrobe.” she thought. “Whom?”

Stefan said in a deep voice. Then he grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms.

Lowering his head, his breath landed on Riya’s face. Then he whispered, “There’s only you here and me. Who else are you looking for?”

Unfortunately, Riya had returned too early. He had not finished preparing.

Riya pushed Stefan away and walked upstairs.

She didn’t believe that she couldn’t find any traces of that woman.

The moment she opened the bedroom door, her eyes were dazzled. The room was full of balloons. The ground was full of debris and decorations.

Stefan’s voice came from behind her. “I was going to propose to you, but I am not ready yet.”

“You should not have come back now!” he thought.

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