Chapter 15

Hayden's foot that was on the gas pedal froze as he sneered. "So what?" Penelope didn't flinch. "You don't care? What about Jacqueline, then? This is her sister and her lover's child. She's so kind. Do you think she'd be okay with this baby growing up fatherless and unwanted?" Hayden's fingers on the steering wheel tightened until his knuckles turned white. His eyes narrowed dangerously as he hissed, "How are you still shameless enough to bring her into this?" He got out of the car and shoved Penelope into the passenger seat. "Fine. Then we'll get rid of it," he said flatly. Penelope's face blanched, and she clutched his wrist tightly. "You can't do this! If Jacqueline knows about this, she'll never forgive you!" At the mention of Jacqueline, Hayden finally turned his head slightly and gave Penelope a cold sideways glance. "She'll never know. And if you dare say one more word, I won't hold back, even if you're her sister," Hayden said mercilessly. Penelope had been so used to h