Mnie instinctively reached out to shove his arm away. Eugene looked at her coldly and then stood up, holding her arm firmly to prevent her from falling again.


    Mnie was so close to him that she could feel the slight rise and fall of his chest when he spoke. His low voice was cold as he addressed Howard. “Thank you for showing me the full extent of your so- called love for your daughter.”


    Howard’s eyes widened in anger, but the moment he met Eugene’s re, he trembled. He timidly turned to Mnie and immediately regained his bravado again.


    He snapped, “What are you talking about, you ungrateful girl? Who do you think I’m doing this for? I’m doing this for you…”


    The only response he got was the sound of the door of the private room being mmed shut.


    Mnie could not take it anymore. She pulled Eugene out of the private room. Howard’s self- righteousness was unbearable. She felt even worse than when Dn hade looking for her.


    Mnie left the private room and walked quickly to the lobby before stopping.


    She clutched her chest, feeling as if someone had stuffed a ton of cotton into it. She could barely catch her breath.


    It was only when she slowly recovered that she remembered that she was still holding onto Eugene’s


    arm.


    Eugene did not speak either. He lowered his eyes and waited for her to recover.


    Eventually, Mnie slowly let go of him. She let out a frustrated breath and said in a very low voice, I’m sorry about tonight…”


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    She organized her words, but she did not know what to say. In the end, she could only swallow her words and frown in a daze.


    After a while, she said, “You should head back to the hotel first. If Howardes to look for you again, just tell him the truth.”


    She was wrong for getting Eugene involved in her messy rtionship with her father.


    The corners of Eugene’s eyes twitched as he looked at her. “You want me to tell him the truth? Do you think he will stop even if he knows?”


    Mnie subconsciously looked up and locked eyes with Eugene. The air froze for a moment, and she could clearly see the darkness in his gaze.


    Mnie did not know how to respond to that. In her heart, she knew that he was right.


    After what Howard had done so far, it was not hard to imagine him behaving exactly as Eugene had said.


    Mnie did not want to think the worst of him, but Howard certainly did not look like the man he


    used to be anymore.


    She moved her lips and was about to speak when she suddenly felt a pain in her abdomen. Her face turned pale and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.


    Eugene saw the subtle changes in her face. Almost as soon as Mnie could not resist the pain anymore and put her hand on her stomach, his eyes darkened. He reached out to hold her shoulder protectively and said in a tone that did not allow for rejection, “Lee is outside. I’ll take you to the hospital.”


    Mnie did not refuse. She could feel that something was wrong with her body, and she was not going to risk her baby.


    Fortunately, it was past the evening rush hour, so it did not take long for them to get to the hospital. Lee had gotten someone to contact a doctor from a private hospital in advance, and they subjected Mnie to various tests and checkups as soon as she arrived.


    After everything was over, the nurses brought Mnie back to the ward to rest. Finally, the doctor came over with the test results.


    Mnie had been tense these past few days and had not rested well. In addition, she was tired and worked up, so her baby had been affected. She needed some bed rest to recuperate.


    Before leaving, the doctor looked at Eugene and reminded him, “The patient is very weak now. It’s best not to let her get agitated again. She should rest well for the next few days. Don’t let her get out of bed if possible and don’t tire her out.”


    He had assumed that Eugene was Mnie’s husband, so he exined everything in detail.