Chapter 141:
I froze at the mention of Caroline. What was she doing here? Did Herbert send her? If it wasn’t for him telling her I was here, she wouldn’t have been able to find me.
“Mrs. Wharton, do you want to see her?” Miranda asked.
“Herbert asked her to come. How can I not see her?” I responded.
Miranda didn’t answer. She simply went to open the door.
I was curious about why Caroline was here. Had she been with Herbert these past few months? If so, she must be feeling frustrated. After all, a few months had passed and Herbert still hadn’t divorced me.
A few minutes later, Miranda led Caroline into the villa. I sat on the sofa as Caroline smiled at me and took a seat opposite. I noticed the baby clothes Miranda was holding and then looked at Caroline.
Caroline spoke with a smile, “I bought some clothes for the baby. I don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, so I chose colors that both can wear.”
There was no hint of awkwardness in her voice, and it sounded as if she was already very close to my child. It made me feel uncomfortable.
I immediately turned to Miranda and said, “Miranda, why haven’t you poured coffee for the guest yet?”
“Yes, I was negligent.” Miranda quickly set down the things and went to the kitchen. My meaning was clear: This was Herbert’s villa, and I was the hostess here. No matter the situation, Caroline was still a guest. I didn’t want her getting too comfortable.
Caroline looked around the villa and smiled.
“This villa is worse than Herbert’s seaside villa. In the past, he and I used to spend several days there.”
Her words were clearly meant to provoke me. I wasn’t going to entertain her, so I focused on the baby clothes on the table and said, “I’ve already prepared the baby’s clothes and supplies. Thank you for your kindness, but you can take them back.”
Caroline laughed even more.
“Is that so? If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have spent so much effort bringing it here. Anyway, I can use these clothes when I take care of my baby in the future.”
What did Caroline mean by that? “What do you mean by that? I don’t need you to take care of my baby!” I snapped.
“You don’t know yet? Hasn’t Herbert told you yet?” Caroline seemed surprised.
“What do you want to say?” I asked impatiently. I could tell Caroline had some malicious intent, but I had no idea what her plan was. Did she come to humiliate me? I didn’t think that was her only reason—after all, humiliating me would serve no real purpose.
The next moment, Caroline said, “Since Herbert hasn’t told you yet, I’ll tell you. After you give birth to the child, he will divorce you. Once he marries me, I will naturally be the mother of this child. I will definitely take care of him.”
I was instantly enraged by her words. I pointed at her and said angrily, “Don’t even think about stealing my child!”
“This is Herbert’s decision. You must listen to him,” Caroline said. My anger was overwhelming, and I couldn’t calm down.
“Don’t use Herbert to oppress me. Even if I divorce him, I won’t give him the child.”
Caroline suddenly rose to her feet.
“Bella, a noble family like the Wharton Family will never allow their bloodline to be left wandering outside. Given Herbert’s influence, will he let you take the child away? Stop dreaming! You should kneel down and beg me right now. Perhaps I’ll feel sorry for you. In the future, when I take care of your child, I might let you see him once or twice. But if you yell at me again, don’t even dream of seeing your child in the future!”
Bella’s POV:
