Chapter 1545

Nathan's temper flared the moment someone dared to speak ill of his wife, causing his voice to drop to an ominous, threatening growl. "Lucas!" Lucas, caught off-guard, quickly clarified, "I meant no disrespect. I was just saying your wife is smart, that's all." Nathan said, "Their video call is over, and so is this conversation. We'll talk some other time." The line went dead with a harsh beep, and this left Lucas fuming. He knew Nathan had called just to rile him up, but he was powerless to retaliate. As Lucas stared into the sky, he felt his mind haunted by the words Nathan had thrown at him: "Leave the father, keep the child." The thought that Stella might want only the child, not him, burned in his heart like a fire. But then, the idea that Stella might want a child with him, to make him a father, seemed better than having no connection at all. With this thought, Lucas found the bitter words easier to swallow. Meanwhile, Stella, just off the video call and wide awake, found