Billionaire’s Runaway Bride

I shook my head, with the faces of Aviva and Cyrus appearing repeatedly in his mind.

Were those two children related to me and Aimee?

But why didn’t she ever mention it?

If not, why did I feel so familiar with them when I saw them?

I used to think it was because they had likable personalities. But even when they were following Aimee to exclude me, I never thought of getting angry with them.

It was as if, from the moment he saw them, he had treated them as equal to Lundy…

Now, I could only see them as full of doubts.

And there was their father who had never shown up and was forbidden from being mentioned by Aimee…

I forced myself to put aside my thoughts and looked sternly at Dexter. “Explain clearly, what’s going on!”

He smiled. “You don’t think that Aviva and Cyrus are Aimee’s children with another man, do you?”

Feeling like he had hit the nail on the head, my face turned cold.

Dexter frowned and looked at me, his tone changing, “I suddenly regret it. How could Aimee agree to be with you? You still don’t trust her until now.”

Perhaps because of Dexter’s implication, in my mind, even the faces of Aviva and Cyrus seemed to overlap with my own face.

“Those two children are yours and Aimee’s children. Otherwise, why do you think they are so supportive of you?” Dexter finally chose to reveal the truth.

“But from the looks of it, Aimee hasn’t told you yet. As for why she hasn’t, I think it’s probably because she doesn’t trust you enough, just like your thoughts about her.” Dexter finished speaking and sneered sarcastically, “Mr. Carter, you’re just like that!”

Veins bulged on my forehead, and I was filled with suspicion. “Are you saying that Aviva and Cyrus are my children? What evidence do you have?”

Aimee had clearly said that Aviva and Cyrus were both one year younger than Lundy! Could it be that… she had been lying since then?

Dexter’s expression also darkened. “I worked with Aimee during her first year abroad. I know when she was pregnant and if she had contact with any other men during that time. The father of those children can only be you!”

His words were like a thunderbolt, exploding in my ears.

Were those two children really mine?

For a moment, I didn’t know whether to feel happy or sad.

I was happy that Aimee had never been with other men, and that those two children were indeed mine.

But I was sad that she had kept it a secret from me all this time.

Was I that unreliable to her?

Otherwise, why would she keep the truth about our children from me?

It would have been understandable if she had hidden it from me when we weren’t together.

But now that we’ve come this far in our relationship, why would she still keep it a secret?

Dexter’s tone turned colder. “If you don’t believe me, you can do a paternity test. I have no reason to lie to you about this, it doesn’t benefit me at all!”

After he finished speaking, he sneered, “Mr. Carter is so suspicious, it’s no wonder Aimee didn’t want to tell you the truth!”

I snapped back to reality and suppressed the complex emotions stirring inside me, but my voice still tightened out of control. “I will confirm this matter with her myself. You don’t have to worry about it. Instead, why don’t you tell me why you love her yet sabotaged her experiments?”

He glanced at me and remained silent for a few seconds before responding, “Why would I want to hurt her? I love her so much. The only person I wanted to harm was Dave. As for you, ever since I met her all those years ago, I knew how much weight you held in her heart. She couldn’t let you go, even after everything you did to her. To prevent her from going back to you out of pity, I worked hard to convince the doctor that her child had passed away and went through great difficulties to bring the child back to you from abroad, just to cut off any possibility of her returning to you. Mr. Carter, you are such a proud person. How could you accept a woman who abandoned your own flesh and blood again?”

As a result of Dexter’s situation, chaos reigned in The Moonlight, and Aimee was busy for a long time before everything in the club returned to normal. This gave me the opportunity to finally focus on my proposal.

Today was the day I had prepared for the proposal.

Bill hurried over, “Sir, the backyard decoration…”

At the mention of the backyard, I took a deep breath to calm myself and walked over.

In the backyard, all of the expensive flowers and plants had been replaced with inconspicuous medicinal herbs. A few small strings of colorful lights hung on the villa wall.

“As per your instructions, we just did a simple decoration.” Bill explained cautiously.

I scanned the area, imagining what it would look like at night, and my eyes gradually softened. “This is good enough. Did you bring it?”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

He quickly pulled out a delicate velvet box from his pocket and handed it to me.

I opened it and looked inside, unable to stop myself from smiling.

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Aimee’s pov

I’ve been really busy lately, and after finishing up my work and relaxing, I suddenly came down with a low-grade fever which I knew was caused by overworking. Today, Penn had something to do, so I brought the two children to the Cater’s mansion to play with Lundy. In the afternoon, we played for a while and then I fell asleep with Lundy in my arms. I didn’t sleep for very long. Around seven or eight in the evening, I woke up in a daze. Lundy was sitting with Aviva and Cyrus on the carpet, their heads together, whispering something to each other. “Mummy, you’re awake!” Aviva was the first to notice me waking up.

Soon, the little ones climbed up from the carpet as if nothing had happened and gathered around the bed.

“What are you talking about?” I yawned and looked at Lundy. “When did Lundy wake up? I had no idea.”

Lundy smiled, his eyes crinkling. “Lundy took a nap at noon! So he wasn’t sleepy in the afternoon. He only slept for a little while before he got up!”

I patted the little one’s head and smiled. “You guys must be hungry. Let’s go downstairs and have some food!”

Cyrus tugged at my arm, anxiety etched on his face. “Mommy, we’re so hungry! Let’s go eat!”

It wasn’t until I checked the time that I realized it was almost eight o’clock. No one had even called me down for dinner.

“I’m sorry, you must be starving. Mommy slept too soundly.” I got up from the bed and led the kids downstairs.

When we arrived at the dining table, no one else was there, and there were a few dishes set out on the table. I felt a little embarrassed.

I had not expected to sleep through dinner time, but luckily it seemed that some food had been left for us. After finishing dinner, I wanted to take the little ones upstairs to rest.

Cheryl suddenly appeared in the living room, smiling brightly at me. “Miss Miller, the young master is waiting for you in the backyard.”

I was taken aback and instinctively looked at the little ones next to me. I wondered when Penn had returned and what he wanted from me. I also wondered if it was convenient to bring the children along.

“We want to go with you, Mommy!” Cyrus clung to my hand without hesitation.

On the other side, Lundy spoke with a baby voice, “Lundy wants to go too!”

Aviva stood by their side without saying anything, but her eyes said it all.

I had no choice and looked at Cheryl. “He did not say that the children could not go, right?”

Cheryl recalled and shook her head, making way for us to go to the backyard.

I held one child’s hand while Aviva walked ahead of us. The four of us quickly left the villa and were met with darkness.

I felt a little lost. Wasn’t Penn waiting for me here? “Penn?” I called out, confused.

The next second, a dim light illuminated the backyard, gradually growing brighter. Slowly, the features of the backyard came into view.

“Dendrobium, jasmine, honeysuckle… I can name almost every flower and know that they don’t worth much, but they play an indispensable role in Chinese medicine.” These flowers appeared in the backyard of the Carter’s mansion and to me, it was nothing short of shocking.

“Penn, what is this?” I asked.