Chapter 451

Richard was a decisive man, having served the Black Family for years with some skill, but at this moment, he found himself unable to meet Nina's gaze.

Nina's eyes were like sharp arrows, piercing straight through his chest.

The blood was quickly drawn, and because Nina had been tense, the area around the needle was bruised and swollen.

Seeing this, Richard's face grew even darker.

To avoid being disturbed, Jason went to the guest room to conduct the test.

Nina sat on the sofa, clutching her arm, her face pale.

Richard stood nearby, his eyes fixed on Nina's face, unable to look away.

But after the blood was drawn, Nina never looked up at him again.

About five minutes later, Elodie voiced, "I'm going to the bathroom."

Richard didn't respond, as if he hadn't heard.

Elodie maneuvered her wheelchair and left.

As soon as she was gone, Richard immediately walked to the sofa, squatted in front of Nina, and reached out to grab her hand. Nina gave his hand a wide berth.

She clutched her arm and looked at him, "the blood has been drawn. What more do you want?"

Richard felt a pang in his chest, his Adam's apple bobbing, "let me see your wound."

Nina sneered, "do you want to see the wound on my arm or the one in my heart?"

Richard pressed his lips together and suddenly grabbed Nina's hand.

He used a skillful force, appearing strong but not hurting Nina.

Seeing the needle mark, now even more swollen, Richard frowned.

He thought, 'Jason must be out of his mind to be so rough!'

"Let go of me!" Nina was stunned for a moment; she could feel the pain and tenderness emanating from Richard at this moment.

Nina was all too familiar with this sense which had accompamied her through every passionate night.

But sweetening the pill was no longer suitable for a woman of Nina's age and experience.

If Nina were a little girl, she might easily forgive Richard.

But what Richard had just done had left her heart utterly disappointed.

At least for now, Nina couldn't forgive him.

Nina tried to pull her wrist out of his grasp, but Richard held on tightly.

Richard gave Nina a deep look, then lowered his head, pressing his lips to the bruised area.

In guest room, Jason had just placed Nina's blood into the machine when he heard the door open.

He turned around to see Elodie wheeling herself in.

He nodded slightly, "Ms. Black."

Elodie glanced at him first, then her eyes lightly swept over the machine on the table, "how is it?"

"I just put the sample in." Jason replied.

"What are the results?" Elodie asked.

"It will take twenty minutes to get the results." Jason reckoned.

Elodie impatiently raised her eyes, interrupting him, "I asked for the results, not the time."

Jason immediately understood her meaning, "what results does Ms. Black want?"

Elodie smiled with satisfaction, "can you give me whatever results I want?"

Jason lowered his head, "Of course. Whatever you want, no matter how difficult, I will help you achieve it."

"Good. Jason, listen, no matter what the results are, you must say that Nina is not pregnant."

Jason nodded, "I see."

Elodie deliberately went to the bathroom to wash her hands, staying for about twenty minutes before returning to the living room.

She put on a smile, but when her eyes swept over the sofa, she found that both Nina and Richard were gone.

Elodie felt uneasy and angrily asked the maid, "Where's Nina?"

"She went to the bathroom."

"Who took her? Richard?"

The maid shook her head, "No."

"Then where's Richard?"

"I don't know." The maid was also confused.

They could keep an eye on Nina and monitor her every move, but they couldn't follow Richard.

As the master of the house, it was impossible for Richard to report his whereabouts to the maids.

Elodie stared at the sofa for a while, then suddenly asked, "Which bathroom did Nina go to?"

"She went to the bathroom at the far north end of the first floor."

Elodie frowned, "That's the farthest bathroom in the house, hardly ever used. There are several bathrooms on the first floor; why take her there?"

Elodie's eyes were almost murderous, and the maid shrank back, saying, "Mr. Mille ordered it, saying you didn't like Nina and it was best not to let her run into you, so they took her to the north bathroom."

Elodie gritted her teeth and beckoned the maid with her finger, "Come here."

The maid walked over.

Elodie said, "Kneel down."

"Yes, Ms. Black." As soon as the maid knelt down, Elodie slapped her hard across the face.

"Ms. Black!" The maid clutched her burning cheek, tears welling up in her eyes.

Elodie looked at her with disdain and scolded, "Idiot!"

Then, Elodie maneuvered her wheelchair towards the north bathroom, but finding it too slow, she ordered the maid, "Push me there! Quickly!"

The maid didn't have time to be sad and quickly stood up, pushing Elodie to the north bathroom.

The bathroom door was tightly closed, with no sound of water from inside.

Elodie turned the handle, but it wouldn't budge; the door was locked from the inside.

She knocked on the door, "Richard, are you in there?"

There was no response from inside.

Elodie grew more anxious.

She had a nagging feeling that Richard had taken Nina there while she was away.

Elodie went crazy with jealousy, thinking about Richard possibly pinning Nina against the wall and kissing her wildly.

Elodie believed Richard was hers.

After tomorrow's wedding, Richard would be her husband.

Yet on the eve of the wedding, Richard was being seduced by his ex-girlfriend.

If this got out, she would be a laughingstock.

As long as she caught Richard being unfaithful, he would owe her.

Elodie knew Richard well. Part of the reason Richard was marrying her was due to Bruno's pressure, and another part was to protect Nina.

With Nina's appearance, Richard's heart was clearly unsettled.

For a responsible man like Richard, Elodie only needed to do two things to keep him by her side: get pregnant with his child and make him feel forever guilty towards Elodie.

Nina clearly understood these two points as well, which was why she came with news of her pregnancy.

Elodie knocked on the door urgently, making a lot of noise.

The more there was no response from inside, the more agitated she became, her face even starting to contort.

Even the maid was frightened by her expression and tried to calm her down, "Ms. Black, maybe we should wait outside? Nina didn't look well before going to the bathroom; she said her belly hurt."

Elodie glared back at the maid, "Go find the key!"

The maid looked troubled.

Although she was Elodie's inside person, this was Richard's house, not the Black Family's.

"What? You don't take orders from me anymore?" Elodie asked angrily.

The maid, fearing Elodie's punishments, was about to get the key when the bathroom door opened.