Chapter 2 Three hours later , Angela returned to the house she shared with Braeden . Braeden fixed his cold eyes on her . " Angela , where did you go ? I couldn't reach you on the phone . I waited for you for two whole hours . Do you know how worried I was ? " Angela looked at Braeden again , her mind filled with the image of him at the airport , arm around Valerie , bending down to kiss her . Once upon a time , she loved it when Braeden kissed her . Now she found it disgusting . Braeden couldn't hear Angela's response , so he got up and walked toward her . " Angela , you know what I hate most is when you go somewhere without telling me where you are . Weren't the previous punishments enough ? " The next second , Braeden's large hand gripped Angela's slender waist tightly . Angela's body stiffened and didn't move , her curled lashes trembling . In the past , the tobacco scent on him had made her feel infatuated and safe . Now it felt dangerous . She knew Braeden's domineering nature and his possessiveness over her all too well . When she was twenty , she had a fight with him and went mountain climbing with classmates . 000 % 00 500 Chapter 2 Braeden went crazy and mobilized helicopters across the city , searching every mountain just to find her . The first thing he did when he found her was lock her in his apartment and keep her there for a whole month . She cried and begged him , but he never let her go . Not until she kept promising and swearing that she would never disappear or make him worry again . After that incident , Angela became afraid of Braeden . She promised him that no matter how they fought , she would never dare play the disappearing act again . At this moment , Braeden's slender fingers lifted her chin . " Angela , speak . Do you want me to really punish you ? " This book had been added on your bookshelf . ered that she was Angela's eyes showed a h preparing to leave him completely , he would probably go truly insane . Not wanting to alert him , Angela said in a trembling voice , " I just … went to the hospital . " She was pregnant , two months along . When Braeden heard " hospital , " his eyes instantly darkened . He kissed Angela's forehead , his voice low and suppressed . " Angela , I know you still want to have children for me , but your fertility is zero . We've tried for so many years - that's enough . I only need you , and my life will have no regrets . Stop going to the hospital . I don't want you to experience that pain anymore . " She had tried IVF no less than twenty times , but never conceived once . She had received so many fertility shots that her arms were swollen from 21.23 % 00 500 all ves Chapter 2 all the injections , but there was still no effect . A moment later , Braeden's phone rang . Angela watched his thick black eyebrows furrow slightly as he rubbed her hair with his hand . " Honey , stop torturing yourself about having a baby . You are my baby . We can be child - free for life , and that's fine . Darling , I have to go out right away for something . Stay home and be good . Don't go anywhere , don't run around and make me worry , or I'll really get angry . " Braeden didn't wait for her answer before leaving impatiently . 7 Angela smiled bitterly . Someone was obviously waiting for him outside . Had he come back just to check if she was home ? Half an hour later , Angela received an audio recording from an unknown number . " Braeden , is Valerie really pregnant ? " " Yes , three months along . Angela can't have children , but our family needs an heir . My grandfather is pressuring me . " The voice on the other end sounded like his friend . " Braeden , back then , you insisted on having Angela , so Sir Hernandez made you give Angela sterilization drugs and wouldn't let you get a marriage certificate with her . Now , with this situation , what do you plan to do ? Didn't you say you loved Angela the most ? " Angela's face instantly turned pale . What ? Sterilization drugs ? Not only did Braeden cheat on her , but he also gave her sterilization 48.57 % 00500 Chapter 2 drugs ? Angela's body ached with excruciating pain as she recalled their wedding night . Braeden had brought her a bowl of herbal medicine . " Angela , this is a fertility medicine that the elders in my family recommended . They said if you drink it on your wedding night , you'll conceive right away . Don't cry after you finish drinking it . " Back then , she had lain shyly in his arms while Braeden fed her every drop of the medicine . IN THE F So from the very beginning , he never intended for her to have children . IN CH In the recording , Braeden's voice continued , " Of course , I love Angela . Otherwise , how could I let Valerie get pregnant ? How could I put aside the blood feud between our two families just to be with Angela ? " My parents died in that car accident because of Angela's parents . All these years , I've tried hard to ignore it , treasuring and spoiling her like a precious gem . Except for children and marriage , which I can't give her - I can give her anything else , including the Hernandez Group . " " What about Valerie ? Is she really just a breeding tool that the old man gave you ? " Braeden paused for a long time before finally saying something . " Valerie has a personality that is as calm as water . I feel very comfortable being with her , very peaceful . This is something Angela can never give me . " " Braeden , it seems like you want the best of both worlds . " 7401