Chapter 287

The mess that happened to the Goodwins all started because she misjudged Oliver Larson and let him in—it was her mistake. Getting a second shot at life felt like some divine mercy, and Celeste Harper saw it as her chance to make things right. After all the love and care her parents gave her for over twenty years, she owed them that much. Alexander Lytton, always one with a short fuse, didn’t hide his irritation. “If your parents could see you now, so timid and meek, they’d probably break through their graves. What’s so great about staying with the Shaws? Just come home with me.” “Alex, this isn’t like before. I’m pregnant.” That made his dead-serious expression falter for the first time. He blinked, then glanced toward her stomach through the sheet—there wasn’t even a hint of a baby bump yet. “Our family can more than afford to raise one kid. When the time comes, the little one can take over Goodwin Corp, and you’ll have done right by your folks.” “But this child is Ethan’s.” Alex narr