Chapter 17

Heather Carter was shaking all over, her eyes full of panic as she explained in a cautious tone, "Henry, I was just standing up for you, okay? Everyone knows you and Lena are the real deal. It’s that woman who tricked you. You can't handle that unwanted child yourself, so I stepped up for you." Right then, I really thought Henry Smith would just go along with her. He was always so against marrying me back at the Smiths’ house. If I lost the baby, Howard Smith would stop pressuring him. Case closed. Fine. Let’s go. I wasn’t pregnant anyway. What do I have to fear? After the scene I made yesterday, there’s no way the Smiths would still want Lena in the family. And if the Carter family still had a shred of dignity, they wouldn't let her marry in either. I got up from the floor, expression blank, waiting for Henry to say something. I was already getting ready to go to the hospital with Heather. Honestly, I even got a little smug imagining how priceless their faces would be once they figure