After a wealthy woman went bankrupt, her live-in husband became her sugar daddy.

Chapter 224 Regret

"Zhao Ning, I clearly rejected you when you confessed your feelings to me before. Besides, we've only had a few meals together, and we've hardly ever spent time alone together. Why are you here today to slander me and ruin my reputation?"

My original intention was to wait for him to admit it, and then present the evidence to Jiang Yichen.

To everyone's surprise, Zhao Ning insisted, "Momo, what are you talking about? Have you forgotten all the good times we had? What benefits did Jiang Yichen give you that made you so distant now? No matter what, I will never abandon you and the child. After all, this is my flesh and blood."

"what are you saying?!"

"You know what I'm talking about? I have all the photos of our past dates, and I won't hold your betrayal against you, as long as you come back. I'm begging you, Momo."

"Neuropathy!"

The doctor just told me to stay calm, and to prevent this jerk from driving me crazy, I just turned off my phone and ignored him.

Jiang Yichen left, and I felt rather bored on my own. But when I stopped, the image of Jiang Yichen asking the doctor about amniocentesis kept popping into my mind.

After much hesitation, I decided to go downstairs for a walk to clear my head.

"Mom! Gu Mo is only after the Jiang family's money and status. Look at today's press conference, her boyfriend even showed up at her door. How can such a promiscuous woman become Mrs. Jiang? How can you be so stubborn!"

As soon as I went downstairs, the old lady's shrill voice entered my ears.

It's obvious that she must have found out about today's press conference and came to whisper in her grandmother's ear.

"Hmph, I believe Momo! I won't watch! There must be some misunderstanding here!"

Although Grandma's voice was somewhat aged, it was firm and strong, and one could still hear a hint of her dislike for the older woman.

I stopped in my tracks, and the tears I had been forcibly suppressing at the hospital began to flow again.

My partner of many years, the one who always says he loves and respects me, doesn't believe me.

Yet an old man who has no blood relation to me is willing to trust me steadfastly.

"Gu Mo! I've finally caught you!"

The older woman turned her head and saw me standing there, stunned, at the bottom of the stairs. She then began to hurl insults at me with sharp and sarcastic remarks.

"You shameless woman, how dare you stay in the Jiang family? Do you know how much trouble your bad habits have brought to our family? Today, as the matriarch, I'm determined to kick you out, you femme fatale!"

After she finished speaking, she instructed the nanny to kick me out, and some people even rushed into my room and threw my clothes down.

"Let me see who of you dares!"

Grandma gave an angry shout, and the servants stopped what they were doing.

"Mom! What time is it? You're still protecting this woman!" The woman's face was contorted with anger.

"Momo is the granddaughter-in-law that Yichen brought back, and she is the only granddaughter-in-law I recognize! None of you are allowed to touch her!"

Grandma slammed her cane against the marble floor a few times.

Overwhelmed with emotion, she clutched her chest after shouting and collapsed, exhausted.

I reacted quickly and caught Grandma in my arms. "Grandma!"

"medicine……"

I frantically climbed up to the second floor, found Grandma's heart medication, and hurried back.

"Grandma, don't worry, I won't leave, and I won't let you worry."

I comforted her while patting my grandmother's back.

After she calmed down, I helped her sit on the sofa.

"Auntie, it seems you've forgotten the lesson I taught you before."

I have absolutely no intention of showing any leniency towards people like this older woman.

"If Jiang's father knew about your aggressive side, wouldn't you be the one kicked out first?"

The older woman was intimidated by my imposing manner and retreated several steps, but then she remembered the evidence she had in her hand, puffed out her chest, and said, "Stop pretending! Do you think Mr. Jiang would believe your one-sided story about a woman pregnant with another man's bastard child?"

"I have proof!"

After saying that, he took out a video of Zhao Ning at the press conference.

I don't know where I got the courage, but I took three steps forward in two, snatched his phone, and then smashed it on the ground.

With a loud "bang," the phone shattered into pieces.

A shard of glass accidentally cut a patch of skin on my lower right jaw, and I wiped away the blood without a second thought.

Seeing my reaction, the older woman covered her mouth in fear and took a step back.

"Auntie, I was brought in by Grandma and Jiang Yichen. Even if I'm to be kicked out, it's their decision to leave or stay. When did it become your place to speak? Are you proving with your actions that you have more and more say in the Jiang family now?!"

"She's gone mad! She's gone mad! You crazy woman! Grandma, look at your good granddaughter-in-law! Look at her now, she doesn't look like a woman at all!"

"What kind of woman am I? Is it your turn to speak?"

The woman had barely finished speaking when she was stopped by a voice from the doorway.

Jiang Yichen rushed back, covered in dust and grime. He hadn't even had time to change his shoes. He walked up to me and touched the injury on my face with concern.

I took a step back and shook my head to indicate that I was fine.

"Auntie, I seem to remember reminding you that if you want to live peacefully in the Jiang family, you should stay away from me and my woman!"

"Yichen, what are you saying? I'm only thinking of you. This fickle woman hasn't even entered the family yet, and she's already fathered another man's child. If you get married, you'll be wearing a green hat all the time."

As soon as she finished speaking, the quiet air began to freeze, making me shiver involuntarily.

For those close to him, Jiang Yichen's anger simply makes him somewhat unapproachable.

But for the older woman, Jiang Yichen's gaze was so terrifying that her legs went weak, and she wished she could kneel down and beg for mercy.

In an instant, her arrogance was extinguished by nine-tenths.

"I've said it before, I believe in Momo, unconditionally. I don't need an outsider like you to stir up trouble!"

My heart suddenly clenched.

For me right now, the more Jiang Yichen protects me and proclaims that he believes in me, the more...

My heart would ache even more.

"Hmph, is that so?" I snorted coldly.

Jiang Yichen turned around, puzzled.

"If you truly believed me, why did you go behind my back to ask the doctor when you could have an amniocentesis? Jiang Yichen, you're so hypocritical."

I thought I could endure it and pretend I didn't know.

But no matter how much I try to convince myself, I just can't do it.

Jiang Yichen froze on the spot after hearing this, feeling guilty like a child who had made a mistake, and hurriedly asked cautiously, "You...you know about Momo?"

His attitude further confirmed my suspicions.

I gave a cold laugh and didn't answer.

"Oh dear, Yichen! How come even you don't believe Momo!"

Grandma spoke with a look of disappointment and frustration.

Even though Grandma is the real member of the Jiang family, she's now willing to stand behind me and support me.

"That's not how it is, Momo, I..."

"Jiang Yichen, if you really don't believe me, then there's no point in us remarrying."

His eyes looked even more aggrieved. "Are you going to back out over such a small thing? I don't agree!"