Chapter 872
He stripped off his shirt. “Why no, babe?”
Babe.
He had never called her that before.
Her knees nearly gave out “No… We don’t have any…protection.”
“Ran out last night. We won’t need it.‘
What?
+25 BONUS
She had bought three boxes! How were they already gone? At the time, it had seemed like too much. Now, it clearly wasn’t enough.
And he wanted to go without?
“No,” she insisted. “We can’t! I could get pregnant.”
Shaun studied her. “Then have the baby. Bella’s adorable. You love kids, so let’s have one. I’d love that too.”
Bella had apparently boosted the national fertility rate–now Shaun wanted a child of their own.
Halsey’s lashes fluttered. “What do you mean, have a baby?”
“Don’t you want to have my baby?”
“I-”
“Have you ever thought about getting married?”
The question hung in the air.
“You’re quite sharp. And you’re right–I bought the Snowpeak Bloom. So now, the flower you’re looking for is in my hands. What do you say? Interested in meeting up to talk?”
Halsey let out a cold laugh. “Stay right there. I’m coming now.”
She hung up the phone and glanced toward the bathroom. Shaun was still in the shower.
Halsey grabbed a pen and scribbled a quick note. (I’m going out to get something to eat. I’ll be back soon.]
She left the note on the table and walked out of the room.
Before long, Halsey spotted Chelsea waiting for her in the hallway. She stepped forward.
“Looks like you’ve been following us. You seem to know exactly where we are.”
Chelsea smirked. “Of course. Otherwise, how could I have snatched the Snowpeak Bloom out from under you?”
“Where is it?”
Chelsea pulled out a box and opened it. Inside was the pure white Showpeak Bloom.
Halsey immediately reached out. “Give it to me!”
But Chelsea handed the box off to a bodyguard behind her, who walked away with it.
Chelsea smiled. “You saw it, so you know I wasn’t lying.”
Halsey stared at her. “Alright, just say it. What do you want? You took the flower just to make a deal with me, didn’t you?”
Chelsea replied, “You really are straightforward. Since you already know I’m here to negotiate, why bother asking what I want? You should know exactly what I want–I want Shaun.”
Halsey’s heart clenched. Without hesitation, she snapped, “Forget it! I’m not giving him to you!”
Chelsea didn’t say a word.
Halsey continued, “Shaun is a person, not some object you can trade around. Don’t you know that feelings can’t be forced? Shaun isn’t interested in you!”
Chelsea clenched her fists. “That’s only because of you! For three years while you were gone, I was the one by his side. We were doing just fine. But the second you came back, all he could see was you. If you just step aside, I could finally be with him!”
Halsey shook her head. “No! Shaun is the man I love. I won’t give him up to you.”
Chelsea suddenly laughed. “Then there’s nothing more to talk about. I guess he’ll just have to live the rest of his life with that
face.”
She turned to leave.
But Halsey grabbed her arm. “Wait!”
Chelsea slowly turned around and looked Halsey in the eye. “There’s no deal unless you give Shaun to me. Then I’ll give you the Snowpeak Bloom.”
Halsey shook her head. No–she and Shaun were about to get married. She couldn’t give him up to Chelsea.
But if she didn’t, then they’d never get the Snowpeak Bloom–and his face would never heal.
Chelsea chuckled. “You say you love Shaun. Is this what love looks like? That’s pretty selfish of you. You’re willing to let him live the rest of his life with that face just so you can keep him by your side. For the past three years, Shaun hasn’t looked in a mirror
once. Deep down, he can’t accept what he sees. And now, when you finally have a way to help him, you’d rather hold onto him than let him go.”
Halsey snapped, “It’s not like that!”
“Then let’s make a trade,” Chelsea replied. “I give you the Snowpeak Bloom to save him, and you give me Shaun.”
