Chapter 344
After a while, he patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile, “That day will come. I‘m sure of it.”
In the Klein family.
Recently, Seth and Julia had been getting along well. Julia even moved into his villa in Seacisco. The media made a big deal about it, and their love affair instantly became a hot topic.
Leaning against Seth‘s chest, Julia drew circles on his chest with her fingertips. Her voice was soft, almost angelic.
“Are you planning to make my live with you like this for the rest of my life? Hiding here in your villa? Like I‘m a vampire who can‘t go out in the sun?”
Being flirted with like this, Seth felt a little turned on. He grabbed her restless hand and pointed at the teeth marks on his arm.
“Look at all these bite marks. You must be a vampire, since you have such sharp teeth. Come on, show me your fangs!”
Then he tried to pinch Julia‘s chin playfully.
“Meanie!” Julia turned her face away, hammered his chest, and giggled. Then she batted her eyelashes at him bashfully.
“My parents have been asking about our relationship. What should I tell them?”
“Don‘t worry. I‘m going back to Sugden this week to make it clear to my wife.”
Seth coaxed Julia softly, rubbing her shoulder dotingly, but the warmth in his voice didn‘t reach his eyes. Now that he had this silly woman wrapped around his finger, it was time for him to go back to Sugden to divorce Tasha.
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Ever since Seth had gone to Seacisco to temporarily take charge of the Klein family‘s business, he had seldom come back to Sugden. The few times he did come home, he was only there to fulfill his duty as her spouse and have sex with her. He and Tasha had been married for so many years, but they didn‘t have any children.
Before, Elissa used to urge them to have a baby. Now that Elissa was in jail, it was the Javis family‘s turn to urge them. As soon as Seth stepped foot inside the house, Tasha walked up to him and took his coat and suitcase, smiling tenderly.
“You must be tired after the long flight. Go get a shower and get changed. The dinner will be waiting for you when you‘re done showering.” Tasha‘s tone was gentle and considerate.
He had never felt attached to anyone in his life, including his own wife. To put it bluntly, he didn‘t feel an ounce of love for Tasha.
After taking a shower, he jogged downstairs. Tasha had already served several dishes on the table.
She was the textbook definition of a good wife. While she wasn‘t particularly stunning, she was charming in her own way, not to mention kind. After they got married, Elissa had always praised Tasha as a good wife to Seth.
“What‘s on your mind?”
Over dinner, Seth glanced at Tasha, who was sitting next to him. She looked particularly excited. The smile on Tasha‘s face became brighter. Shyness flashed across her face. She put down the fork and started to say, “Here‘s the thing,”
Seth actually didn‘t give a damn about whatever she had to say, nor did he have the patience to listen to her. He interrupted her abruptly, saying, “Whatever it is, it can wait. Let‘s have a divorce.”
All the color instantly drained from Tasha‘s face.
“Why?” Seth didn‘t bother to make up some excuse. He put down his utensils, crossed his arms over his chest, and asked frankly,
“Haven‘t you seen the news lately? Do you really want to hear it from me? Alright. I‘m having an affair.” Tasha couldn‘t believe her ears. Tears welled up in her eyes and a lump formed in her throat.
“The media always makes stuff up. I thought that the news was fake…” Her voice trailed off. She stood up, went back to their bedroom, and brought a piece of paper to Seth.
“I‘m pregnant. That was what I wanted to tell you just now. It turns out I was ovulating the last time you came home.”
Seth took the pregnancy test report and looked at it with a frown.
After a moment of silence, he said, “Then we‘ll divorce after you give birth to the baby. I‘ll raise the child and compensate you for your trouble.”
Tasha was dumbfounded. “It‘s my child, too. How could you suggest such a thing?” She couldn‘t believe what was happening.
Was Seth out of his mind?
Before Tasha could graduated from college, her family had arranged for her to marry Seth. Although the Klein family held a certain level of prestige in Seacisco, Tasha initially was against this arrangement.She couldn‘t bring herself to marry a total stranger.
However, after meeting Seth several times, Tasha found that he was a handsome man with a gentle personality. He had always treated her well, like a proper gentleman.
As she admired both his good looks and personality, Tasha gradually developed feelings for Seth.
Ever since they got married, Seth had been devoted to his work.
On the other hand, he thought that Tasha‘s main duty was to be a good housewife.
Moreover, he wanted a child as soon as possible, so he asked Tasha to stay at home and focus on getting pregnant.
At the time, Tasha was about to graduate from college. She didn‘t want to have a baby so soon. She was still so young and wanted to work for a few years.
If she had a child, she would be restrained in all aspects of life and her career planning would also but put to an abrupt halt.
Tasha had voiced her opinions to Seth, but he seemed a little unhappy to hear them.
After thinking for a long time, she finally decided to give up on her dreams and devoted herself to the family. She pulled out of fashion design, which surprised even her parents.
Truth be told, Tasha was gifted when it came to fashion design.
In her pursuit of such a career, she had even given up on the chance of studying business management abroad.
Now, she just gave up her dream for Seth.
It seemed that she really loved him very much.
At the time, Tasha was so absorbed in the joy of finding her Mr. Right that she felt it was worth it to sacrifice so much for Seth.
Some time ago, Seth went to Seacisco to take care of his family‘s business. He only came back once a month.
Given the circumstances, she had thought it would be difficult to get pregnant, which worried her.
But a few days ago, she suddenly felt sick and vomited a lot.
After getting checked at the hospital, she was told that she was in fact pregnant.
The news brought Tasha endless joy.
Little did she know that Seth was planning to divorce her as soon as he came back home.
And even after she told him that she was pregnant, he didn‘t change his mind about the divorce.
Ever since they got married, Seth had been consumed with his work. He was ambitious and only cared about his own career.
Even after they got married, he didn‘t really spend much time with Tasha. She used to think that Seth valued his career too much, but she understood him in a way. She also believed that after they had a child, Seth would slowly change.
He would learn to be a good husband, a good father. It never occurred to her that Seth was such an unfeeling person.
“Are you really going to do this to me?”
Tasha looked at Seth with tearful eyes and asked in a trembling voice. Seth plucked a napkin from the table and dabbed at his mouth slowly.
Then he tossed the napkin and said, “Have I not made myself clear? This is not a discussion. I‘m just informing you.”
Tasha was rendered speechless. She was too shocked to even cry and simply stared at Seth blankly.
