Chapter 264 Bad News for Helen


    He''d love to help her tap into that potential wealth, but Caroline was more stubborn than a mule


    Liam groaned, fingers tapping restlessly on his knee. "She''s impossible. So now what? We''ve got no jobs, and I''m about to default on my damn loan."


    Edwin stayed calm. "She''s making money again. Have Miguel talk to her-see if she''ll lend you some. Just get that loan covered. I''ll figure out the next stepter."


    Liam nodded like he''d already made up his mind. "Yeah. Miguel used to be real close with her. If he asks, I doubt she''ll turn him down."


    Honestly, it was only fair. That loan was never supposed to be his problem in the first ce. If she hadn''t vanished like that, the whole mess would''ve nevernded on his shoulders.


    Right then, Edwin''s phone buzzed.


    He nced at the screen-ina. Without hesitating, he answered and put it on speaker.


    "Edwin, where the hell are you? Get back here right now!" ina''s voice cracked, thick with panic and the edge of tears.


    Edwin''s stomach knotted. "What happened?"


    "Jamie showed up out of nowhere iming the baby''s his. He brought a bunch of neighbors and started shouting about marrying Helen. She''s so humiliated she just locked herself in the bathroom and says she wants to end it all.”


    Edwin''s face hardened. Rage burned just beneath the surface. "Try to calm her down. I''m almost there."


    He ended the call, floored the gas, and the car shot forward like a missile.


    Liam sat in the backseat, silent and stiff, watching Edwin m the gas pedal like he had a personal vendetta against the road. His expression stayed tense, and with everything spiraling out of control, he knew better than to say a word.


    The whole neighborhood had known Helen was supposed to marry rich. Now, they all knew she was pregnant-with a deadbeat''s kid.


    No one took pride more seriously than Edwin. And now, his daughter''s humiliation was on full disy.


    It didn''t take long before they reached the house.


    But the moment they stepped inside, Edwin came to a full stop. The ce was a madhouse-neighbors filled every corner of the living room. There had to be over 30 people inside, and the chatter hit him like a p.


    Geneva spotted him right away and raised her voice, "Edwin, good, you''re back. This er boy, he showed up to propose and insisted we alle to witness it. But Helen refuses to marry num. You''ve gotta say something."


    Edwin''s jaw tightened. He didn''t have the bandwidth for any of this. "Geneva, please. Everyone, go home. This is my house, and I''ll handle what''s mine."


    His gazended on Jamie, and the rage in his eyes was fierce enough to burn holes through him. Geneva


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    Chapter 264 Bad News for Helen


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    hesitated, then tried to talk him down. "I saw them that night, Edwin. They looked real close-like a proper couple. Now that she''s carrying his baby, why not let her marry him? Just ''cause he''s broke doesn''t mean he''s


    a bad choice."


    A woman in the back let out a scoff. "Yeah, she sure didn''t mind when they were in bed together. But now she''s pregnant and acting all high and mighty? Please."


    Another voice jumped in, louder and sharper. "Wasn''t she engaged to someone from the Grayson family? Bet she''s still hoping to snag herself a rich husband."


    "She''s already slept with someone else and is having his baby. What Grayson''s gonna want her now? If she says no to this guy, she''ll end up with someone way worse. A beggar, even."


    Theughter that followed was loud and cutting.


    The room buzzed with mockery and judgment, a storm of whispers and smirks swirling around Helen like


    vultures.


    She snapped. With a scream, she raised the kitchen knife in her hand-the one she had nned to use on herself-and shouted, "Shut up! Every single one of you! Get the hell out of my house, you damn vultures!"


    The neighbors, stunned and shaken, scrambled toward the door. No one dared test her while she had that knife in her grip.


    But she wasn''t done. She pointed the de at Jamie, who was still kneeling there like some tragic Romeo, holding a giant bouquet of roses. Her voice shook with fury. "Why are you still here? You want me to kill you too?"


    Jamie frowned, his voice steady even with the tension choking the room. "Helen, don''t do this. You''re having my child. Why can''t we just move forward and build something together?"


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