I Asked for a Baby Six Years and He Gave Her Two Instead Chapter 06
Overwhelming anger and grievance surged overÂ
me like a tide.Â
I shook my head with a laugh,Â
“No.”Â
Ethan frowned. “What do you want?”Â
“Making a scene won’t do you any favors.”Â
“If you hadn’t insisted on taking that job at the top–secret lab, I never would have done theseÂ
things.”Â
“I needed someone to take care of me too–not toÂ
be left alone forever.”Â
I dropped my head, a bitter laugh bubbling up.Â
It grew louder, hysterical, until my eyes swam withÂ
tears.Â
“You were the one who submitted my resume andÂ
persuaded me to take the job there, Ethan.”Â
“You were already with Chloe before you marriedÂ
me–so stop pretending!”Â
“Afraid your parents would see your true colors.Â
halfway through?”Â
“You dumped your own mother in another city. YouÂ
used my name to support your other family. AndÂ
you made me care for your mother.”Â
“How can you say these things with a straightÂ
face?”Â
Veins throbbed on Ethan’s forehead, but he forcedÂ
a calm tone,Â
“Elena, keep being the country’s pillar, keep shining.Â
at the lab, hold onto your glory and future. I’ll stay with my family, with my kids–we won’t interfereÂ
with each other, live our own happy lives. Isn’t thatÂ
good?”Â
Chloe cried as she tugged at Ethan’s collar,Â
“You can’t leave us! Tell her, make her go!”Â
“If this blows up, what will happen to the kids! OurÂ
kids…”Â
Ethan murmured soothing words to Chloe, vowingÂ
he wouldn’t leave.Â
But seeing I still refused to back down, his faceÂ
darkened completely.Â
He stepped forward, lowering his voice to aÂ
blatant threat,Â
“Elena, don’t forget who you are.”Â
“You’re a government employee. If this gets out, you’ll be the first to lose everything.”Â
“They’ll say a state–trained researcher who can’t manage her own life has no business guardingÂ
state secrets.”Â
At that, I shot up and slapped Ethan hard acrossÂ
the face,Â
“You’re threatening me?”Â
Ethan didn’t get angry–instead, his gaze turned sharper,Â
“If you dare expose this, the lab will investigate you first. Your glory, your achievements–they’ll all become jokes. Your entire future will be ruined.”Â
Then his expression shifted to one of pained resignation. “I’m sorry. What choice did I have?Â
You were always in that place. How was IÂ
supposed to live? I’m a man. I have needs.”Â
“Listen to me. Let’s settle this privately. I’llÂ
compensate you, we can part amicably. You keep being the national hero, I’ll stay with my family–noÂ
interference.”Â
My vision went dark. From overwhelming anger, a metallic taste rose in my throat.Â
“If you insist on making a scene, your years of never coming home from the lab will beÂ
considered marital cold violence. You’ll still loseÂ
the lawsuit!”Â
I snapped my head up,Â
“Marital cold violence? Ethan, how dare you say that? Who betrayed first? Who cheated? You know exactly what you’ve done behind my back!”Â
I took a deep breath and leaned back on the sofa,Â
“It’s fine. I hope you’re still this tough in a littleÂ
while.”Â
Ethan looked confused,Â
but Chloe’s eyes darted as she processed myÂ
words.Â
She called over her tearful older daughter,Â
“Sweetheart, beg Auntie to let our family stay together.”Â
“Tell Auntie we can’t be separated!”Â
The little girl obediently cried in front of me.Â
Her shrill sobs made my head spin.Â
Mrs. Bennett stepped forward, herÂ
work–roughened hand closing over mine. “DearÂ
girl, we can’t do without Ethan.”Â
“You’ve made something of yourself. You don’tÂ
need him. Can’t you just… let us be?”

