Hearing Howard Geoffrey’s footsteps, Becca immediately withdrew her hand, with a trace of embarrassment on her face.
Howard Geoffrey spoke coolly, "You better remember the content of the agreement. I don’t want to receive a call from you in the future!"
"Good, I wish you luck."
With those words, Howard Geoffrey turned and left with large strides.
Becca stood rooted to the spot, watching his retreating figure.
Quickly, his figure vanished at the doorway.
Almost instinctively, Becca followed to the door, searching for him.
Fortunately, his figure was still within her sight, only now Roye was opening the car door for him.
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The next moment, three low-profile cars gradually disappeared from Becca’s sight...
After confirming that Howard Geoffrey might never appear in her world again, Becca finally burst into tears, muttering words that even she couldn’t understand, with scenes of the times spent with him flashing in her mind...
Christine Quinn returned after taking Marilyn Quinn to school and, upon opening the door, saw Becca bending down to pack things.
Christine was immediately stunned by the scene before her eyes.
"Oh my... who bought all this?"
Christine covered her mouth, shocked to see the room full of baby products.
Becca, lifting a bag of diapers, stood up and answered, "Howard Geoffrey bought them."
Christine approached the baby products for a closer look, "XX brand crib, XX brand bottles, XX brand clothes and pants... Wow, these are all the best brands in baby products, and Howard Geoffrey bought them all, and bought such good ones!"
"Becca, did Howard Geoffrey leave?" Christine looked around and asked.
Christine murmured, "No wonder he called to explain to me..."
Becca hadn’t heard clearly and asked, "What?"
Christine shook her head, "Nothing... By the way, did Howard Geoffrey say anything when he left?"
"He and I signed an agreement."
Becca briefly explained the content of the agreement to Christine.
After hearing it, Christine let out a long sigh, "Although I feel sad about the outcome for you two, this agreement might not be a bad thing for you. At least you don’t have to hide anymore, and you don’t have to worry about what he might do to you."
Becca also relaxed a bit, "Yeah!"
Suddenly noticing the several bags of diapers beside Becca, Christine hurriedly took them over, nervously saying, "Stop packing, leave these things to me, don’t forget you’re still pregnant..."
"Let me help you, there’s too much stuff."
"No need, go rest in your room, organizing these things will be quick."
By evening, Howard Geoffrey had already returned to New York.
The servant guarding the Geoffrey mansion saw Howard Geoffrey’s car lights from a distance and shouted with joy, "Mr. Geoffrey is back..."
This news quickly reached Mrs. Geoffrey, who was dining in the Geoffrey family’s dining room.
Mrs. Geoffrey had heard last time that Howard had returned to New York from T City, but he hadn’t been home. Missing him greatly, she put down her utensils and came to the front door.
Howard, looking travel-worn, tossed the car keys and briefcase to the servant as soon as he stepped inside.
Mrs. Geoffrey gleefully followed her son, "Son, why didn’t you call mother when you came back this time?"
"Mr. Geoffrey, have you had dinner? Should we prepare it for you?" the servant asked respectfully.
"No, I’m not hungry." Howard glanced at his mother and said coldly, "Mom, come to the study after you finish dinner."
Howard had always been very filial since he was young and rarely spoke to Mrs. Geoffrey in such a stern tone, unless she had done something wrong.
Upon seeing Howard enter the study, the smile on Mrs. Geoffrey’s face gradually faded.
The servant, noticing Howard’s unusual attitude towards his mother, couldn’t help but say, "Was Mr. Geoffrey mistreated outside?"
"He’s not mistreated outside, perhaps he’s angry with me."
Mrs. Geoffrey instructed the servant, "Clear the dinner, I won’t eat anymore."
"But madam, you’ve only had a few bites..."
"It’s okay, throw it away!"
After adjusting her mindset, Mrs. Geoffrey entered the study.
At that moment, Howard was smoking by the study window. Seeing his mother enter, he turned around and extinguished the cigarette in the ashtray.
The study was large, with no trace of smoke remaining.
Mrs. Geoffrey looked at her son and softly said, "I know what you want to ask."
Howard moved to his mother’s side, the anger in his chest subsiding upon seeing her guilty expression. He gently placed his hand on the shoulder that once supported him, softening his tone, "You knew about Becca’s pregnancy all along, why did you keep it from me, and even forbid Roger from telling me?"
"I admit, I didn’t want you to know because I was afraid you’d get entangled with Becca again if you knew about her pregnancy!" Mrs. Geoffrey confessed truthfully.
"Mom, I’ve already agreed to date Alice, what else are you worried about?"
Mrs. Geoffrey’s voice turned choked with emotion, "Son, you must understand mom. I’ve been so hurt by that woman Vivian Lindsey, I can’t accept Becca..."
"Alright, mom, I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable... Forget it, let’s just let go of Becca’s matter!" Howard didn’t say more.
As Howard was about to leave the study, Mrs. Geoffrey suddenly asked, "Son, were you meeting her these past few days?"
Howard paused and answered, "I needed to deal with the child’s matter."
Mrs. Geoffrey asked anxiously, "What did you do?"
"You don’t need to worry about what I did, in any case, she won’t have anything to do with our family anymore."
"So, the child stays?"
Regarding Becca, Mrs. Geoffrey didn’t dislike her, but her deep hatred for Vivian Lindsey made it impossible for her to accept Becca. Moreover, Mrs. Geoffrey always believed there were far better women than Becca for Howard to choose from.
Howard let out a faint "hmm" from his nose.
"The child should be over four months old, right? Do you know the gender?" Even though she couldn’t accept Becca, Mrs. Geoffrey was very concerned about her grandchild.