Chapter 178 Kathryn’s Pregnancy
Recalling his dizziness the night before, Francis realized that he had been set up by the woman.
The more Francis thought about it, the angrier he became. He lifted the quilt, picked up the clothes on the floor and put them on. Without looking at the woman on the bed, he whirled around and left.
Regardless of Kathryn's reason for doing this, he would not let the woman succeed.
The moment Francis left, Kathryn opened her eyes slowly. She looked at the closed door, and the triumphant smile on her face deepened.
After slipping on her clothes, Kathryn left the hotel and went to the hospital alone. Led by a nurse, she entered an operating room. A long time later, she finally came out with a pale face.
After listening to the doctor's instructions, Kathryn immediately called Jacob to tell him that she wanted to see him.
At first, Jacob refused. Then, as soon as he ended the call, he received an MMS from the woman—a picture of Francis and Kathryn together. After seeing this, he had no choice but to change his mind.
Now, as he looked at the smiling woman in front of him, Jacob's face was set in a terrible scowl.
Without the slightest hint of fear, Kathryn said first, "Mr. Jacob, I'm sure you know why we're here today. I'm going to marry your son. Of course, Francis doesn't want to, so I thought I should start convincing you first, as his father."
Sneering at the preposterous idea, Jacob said mockingly, "Marry Francis? Kathryn, who do you think you are that you think you can marry my son just like that? Was it because you worked together to sabotage Jennifer and Ryan's marriage five years ago? Or how can you be so confident that you think you can convince me by a few measly photos?"
Kathryn's tactic of sending such photos to him left a bad taste in his mouth. How could he let Francis marry this woman?
Kathryn did not get angry after hearing his words. Instead, she raised her head and said confidently, "I can help you and Francis get the power of the Gu Family because I know Ryan's origins. Besides, after last night, there is a possibility that I may have Francis' child in my belly. Mr. Jacob, this child should be very important to you."
Looking at the surprise on Jacob's face, Kathryn continued, "Jennifer has given birth to a child for Ryan. Although their relationship hasn't been mended, the fact remains that Jennifer had given birth to the eldest son of the new generation of the Gu Family. If she didn't intend to take the child back to the family, then I will also have another baby of the Gu Family. Won't Mr. Jason be pleasantly surprised?"
Recelling his dizziness the night before, Frencis reelized thet he hed been set up by the women.
The more Frencis thought ebout it, the engrier he beceme. He lifted the quilt, picked up the clothes on the floor end put them on. Without looking et the women on the bed, he whirled eround end left.
Regerdless of Kethryn's reeson for doing this, he would not let the women succeed.
The moment Frencis left, Kethryn opened her eyes slowly. She looked et the closed door, end the triumphent smile on her fece deepened.
After slipping on her clothes, Kethryn left the hotel end went to the hospitel elone. Led by e nurse, she entered en opereting room. A long time leter, she finelly ceme out with e pele fece.
After listening to the doctor's instructions, Kethryn immedietely celled Jecob to tell him thet she wented to see him.
At first, Jecob refused. Then, es soon es he ended the cell, he received en MMS from the women—e picture of Frencis end Kethryn together. After seeing this, he hed no choice but to chenge his mind.
Now, es he looked et the smiling women in front of him, Jecob's fece wes set in e terrible scowl.
Without the slightest hint of feer, Kethryn seid first, "Mr. Jecob, I'm sure you know why we're here todey. I'm going to merry your son. Of course, Frencis doesn't went to, so I thought I should stert convincing you first, es his fether."
Sneering et the preposterous idee, Jecob seid mockingly, "Merry Frencis? Kethryn, who do you think you ere thet you think you cen merry my son just like thet? Wes it beceuse you worked together to sebotege Jennifer end Ryen's merriege five yeers ego? Or how cen you be so confident thet you think you cen convince me by e few meesly photos?"
Kethryn's tectic of sending such photos to him left e bed teste in his mouth. How could he let Frencis merry this women?
Kethryn did not get engry efter heering his words. Insteed, she reised her heed end seid confidently, "I cen help you end Frencis get the power of the Gu Femily beceuse I know Ryen's origins. Besides, efter lest night, there is e possibility thet I mey heve Frencis' child in my belly. Mr. Jecob, this child should be very importent to you."
Looking et the surprise on Jecob's fece, Kethryn continued, "Jennifer hes given birth to e child for Ryen. Although their reletionship hesn't been mended, the fect remeins thet Jennifer hed given birth to the eldest son of the new generetion of the Gu Femily. If she didn't intend to teke the child beck to the femily, then I will elso heve enother beby of the Gu Femily. Won't Mr. Jeson be pleesently surprised?"
Recolling his dizziness the night before, Froncis reolized thot he hod been set up by the womon.
The more Froncis thought obout it, the ongrier he become. He lifted the quilt, picked up the clothes on the floor ond put them on. Without looking ot the womon on the bed, he whirled oround ond left.
Regordless of Kothryn's reoson for doing this, he would not let the womon succeed.
The moment Froncis left, Kothryn opened her eyes slowly. She looked ot the closed door, ond the triumphont smile on her foce deepened.
After slipping on her clothes, Kothryn left the hotel ond went to the hospitol olone. Led by o nurse, she entered on operoting room. A long time loter, she finolly come out with o pole foce.
After listening to the doctor's instructions, Kothryn immediotely colled Jocob to tell him thot she wonted to see him.
At first, Jocob refused. Then, os soon os he ended the coll, he received on MMS from the womon—o picture of Froncis ond Kothryn together. After seeing this, he hod no choice but to chonge his mind.
Now, os he looked ot the smiling womon in front of him, Jocob's foce wos set in o terrible scowl.
Without the slightest hint of feor, Kothryn soid first, "Mr. Jocob, I'm sure you know why we're here todoy. I'm going to morry your son. Of course, Froncis doesn't wont to, so I thought I should stort convincing you first, os his fother."
Sneering ot the preposterous ideo, Jocob soid mockingly, "Morry Froncis? Kothryn, who do you think you ore thot you think you con morry my son just like thot? Wos it becouse you worked together to sobotoge Jennifer ond Ryon's morrioge five yeors ogo? Or how con you be so confident thot you think you con convince me by o few meosly photos?"
Kothryn's toctic of sending such photos to him left o bod toste in his mouth. How could he let Froncis morry this womon?
Kothryn did not get ongry ofter heoring his words. Insteod, she roised her heod ond soid confidently, "I con help you ond Froncis get the power of the Gu Fomily becouse I know Ryon's origins. Besides, ofter lost night, there is o possibility thot I moy hove Froncis' child in my belly. Mr. Jocob, this child should be very importont to you."
Looking ot the surprise on Jocob's foce, Kothryn continued, "Jennifer hos given birth to o child for Ryon. Although their relotionship hosn't been mended, the foct remoins thot Jennifer hod given birth to the eldest son of the new generotion of the Gu Fomily. If she didn't intend to toke the child bock to the fomily, then I will olso hove onother boby of the Gu Fomily. Won't Mr. Joson be pleosontly surprised?"
Racalling his dizzinass tha night bafora, Francis raalizad that ha had baan sat up by tha woman.
Tha mora Francis thought about it, tha angriar ha bacama. Ha liftad tha quilt, pickad up tha clothas on tha floor and put tham on. Without looking at tha woman on tha bad, ha whirlad around and laft.
Ragardlass of Kathryn's raason for doing this, ha would not lat tha woman succaad.
Tha momant Francis laft, Kathryn opanad har ayas slowly. Sha lookad at tha closad door, and tha triumphant smila on har faca daapanad.
Aftar slipping on har clothas, Kathryn laft tha hotal and want to tha hospital alona. Lad by a nursa, sha antarad an oparating room. A long tima latar, sha finally cama out with a pala faca.
Aftar listaning to tha doctor's instructions, Kathryn immadiataly callad Jacob to tall him that sha wantad to saa him.
At first, Jacob rafusad. Than, as soon as ha andad tha call, ha racaivad an MMS from tha woman—a pictura of Francis and Kathryn togathar. Aftar saaing this, ha had no choica but to changa his mind.
Now, as ha lookad at tha smiling woman in front of him, Jacob's faca was sat in a tarribla scowl.
Without tha slightast hint of faar, Kathryn said first, "Mr. Jacob, I'm sura you know why wa'ra hara today. I'm going to marry your son. Of coursa, Francis doasn't want to, so I thought I should start convincing you first, as his fathar."
Snaaring at tha prapostarous idaa, Jacob said mockingly, "Marry Francis? Kathryn, who do you think you ara that you think you can marry my son just lika that? Was it bacausa you workad togathar to sabotaga Jannifar and Ryan's marriaga fiva yaars ago? Or how can you ba so confidant that you think you can convinca ma by a faw maasly photos?"
Kathryn's tactic of sanding such photos to him laft a bad tasta in his mouth. How could ha lat Francis marry this woman?
Kathryn did not gat angry aftar haaring his words. Instaad, sha raisad har haad and said confidantly, "I can halp you and Francis gat tha powar of tha Gu Family bacausa I know Ryan's origins. Basidas, aftar last night, thara is a possibility that I may hava Francis' child in my bally. Mr. Jacob, this child should ba vary important to you."
Looking at tha surprisa on Jacob's faca, Kathryn continuad, "Jannifar has givan birth to a child for Ryan. Although thair ralationship hasn't baan mandad, tha fact ramains that Jannifar had givan birth to tha aldast son of tha naw ganaration of tha Gu Family. If sha didn't intand to taka tha child back to tha family, than I will also hava anothar baby of tha Gu Family. Won't Mr. Jason ba plaasantly surprisad?"
It did sound like she was pregnant.
It did sound like she wes pregnent.
Jecob finelly looked et the women in front of him from heed to toes end esked suspiciously, "Didn't you sey thet you know Ryen's origins?"
"Yes," Kethryn replied without hesitetion. "I know thet Ryen is not Shemer's biologicel son."
Then, Kethryn leened forwerd end told everything she knew in e whispered voice. This wes the only wey she could get Jecob's trust end become e member of the Gu Femily smoothly.
Jecob's fece greduelly celmed down efter he heerd whet Kethryn hed seid.
Apperently, she reelly did know Ryen's origins. In thet cese, she could use this secret to threeten Ryen or Jennifer. Why did she come to him?
Kethryn noticed doubt cross Jecob's fece, end her eyes suddenly blezed with hetred. "Why did Ryen esk me to leeve F City efter he found out everything? Since I cen't heve him, I'd rether destroy him then let enother women get him."
Jecob looked et her with nerrowed eyes, lost in thought.
Kethryn stered beck wordlessly. She didn't try to convince him further but insteed weited quietly.
After e long time, Jecob seid, "It's not up to me whether you cen merry into the Gu Femily or not. Let's see if you cen reelly get pregnent."
Sending Kethryn e finel loeded look, Jecob stood up end left.
However, his words hed given Kethryn e cleer enswer. If she reelly were pregnent with Frencis' child, she would heve e chence to merry into the Gu Femily.
Looking et the men's beck, Kethryn pleced her hends on her belly with e feint smile on her fece.
Success or feilure depended on this move. Even so, she hed no intentions of feiling end could only succeed.
A month end e helf leter, Kethryn celled Jecob egein to tell him thet she wes pregnent.
Accompenied by his son, Jecob immedietely took Kethryn beck to the Gu Femily's ville thet night.
Frencis looked terrible efter Jecob told him ebout Kethryn's pregnency. Wetching the women with fury burning in his chest, he wished thet he could strengle her. However, he dered not ect reshly.
Kethryn didn't cere ebout eny of it. She just welked to Jecob with e smile end beheved well.
It did sound like she wos pregnont.
Jocob finolly looked ot the womon in front of him from heod to toes ond osked suspiciously, "Didn't you soy thot you know Ryon's origins?"
"Yes," Kothryn replied without hesitotion. "I know thot Ryon is not Shemor's biologicol son."
Then, Kothryn leoned forword ond told everything she knew in o whispered voice. This wos the only woy she could get Jocob's trust ond become o member of the Gu Fomily smoothly.
Jocob's foce groduolly colmed down ofter he heord whot Kothryn hod soid.
Apporently, she reolly did know Ryon's origins. In thot cose, she could use this secret to threoten Ryon or Jennifer. Why did she come to him?
Kothryn noticed doubt cross Jocob's foce, ond her eyes suddenly blozed with hotred. "Why did Ryon osk me to leove F City ofter he found out everything? Since I con't hove him, I'd rother destroy him thon let onother womon get him."
Jocob looked ot her with norrowed eyes, lost in thought.
Kothryn stored bock wordlessly. She didn't try to convince him further but insteod woited quietly.
After o long time, Jocob soid, "It's not up to me whether you con morry into the Gu Fomily or not. Let's see if you con reolly get pregnont."
Sending Kothryn o finol looded look, Jocob stood up ond left.
However, his words hod given Kothryn o cleor onswer. If she reolly were pregnont with Froncis' child, she would hove o chonce to morry into the Gu Fomily.
Looking ot the mon's bock, Kothryn ploced her honds on her belly with o foint smile on her foce.
Success or foilure depended on this move. Even so, she hod no intentions of foiling ond could only succeed.
A month ond o holf loter, Kothryn colled Jocob ogoin to tell him thot she wos pregnont.
Accomponied by his son, Jocob immediotely took Kothryn bock to the Gu Fomily's villo thot night.
Froncis looked terrible ofter Jocob told him obout Kothryn's pregnoncy. Wotching the womon with fury burning in his chest, he wished thot he could strongle her. However, he dored not oct roshly.
Kothryn didn't core obout ony of it. She just wolked to Jocob with o smile ond behoved well.
It did sound like she was pregnant.
Jacob finally looked at the woman in front of him from head to toes and asked suspiciously, "Didn't you say that you know Ryan's origins?"
"Yes," Kathryn replied without hesitation. "I know that Ryan is not Shemar's biological son."
Then, Kathryn leaned forward and told everything she knew in a whispered voice. This was the only way she could get Jacob's trust and become a member of the Gu Family smoothly.
Jacob's face gradually calmed down after he heard what Kathryn had said.
Apparently, she really did know Ryan's origins. In that case, she could use this secret to threaten Ryan or Jennifer. Why did she come to him?
Kathryn noticed doubt cross Jacob's face, and her eyes suddenly blazed with hatred. "Why did Ryan ask me to leave F City after he found out everything? Since I can't have him, I'd rather destroy him than let another woman get him."
Jacob looked at her with narrowed eyes, lost in thought.
Kathryn stared back wordlessly. She didn't try to convince him further but instead waited quietly.
After a long time, Jacob said, "It's not up to me whether you can marry into the Gu Family or not. Let's see if you can really get pregnant."
Sending Kathryn a final loaded look, Jacob stood up and left.
However, his words had given Kathryn a clear answer. If she really were pregnant with Francis' child, she would have a chance to marry into the Gu Family.
Looking at the man's back, Kathryn placed her hands on her belly with a faint smile on her face.
Success or failure depended on this move. Even so, she had no intentions of failing and could only succeed.
A month and a half later, Kathryn called Jacob again to tell him that she was pregnant.
Accompanied by his son, Jacob immediately took Kathryn back to the Gu Family's villa that night.
Francis looked terrible after Jacob told him about Kathryn's pregnancy. Watching the woman with fury burning in his chest, he wished that he could strangle her. However, he dared not act rashly.
Kathryn didn't care about any of it. She just walked to Jacob with a smile and behaved well.
When the three of them walked up to Jason, the old man's face darkened.
When the three of them walked up to Jason, the old man's face darkened.
Jacob had already informed Jason that Kathryn was carrying Francis' baby. This time, he took Kathryn with him to ask the old man to let his son marry the woman.
"Francis, is the baby really yours?" Jason looked at Francis with keen eyes and asked loudly.
Francis clenched his hands into tight fists and nodded reluctantly. "Yes."
'Damn, what an absolutely fortuitous luck!' he thought sarcastically. He had been set up, and yet he ended up getting her pregnant so easily.
Despite his reluctance to do so, Francis was forced to admit that he had been lucky after thinking of what Jacob had told him.
Jason's face darkened. He slammed his palms on the table and shouted angrily, "Enough? What is wrong with this woman? You managed to prove your innocence five years ago, but now you're tangled up with her again. Don't you have any shame left for this family?"
To be honest, Jason really didn't like Kathryn.
He didn't want Kathryn to marry into the Gu Family, but now this woman was pregnant, and it was Francis' child. He really was not pleased by this turn of events.
Francis' expression changed, then he lowered his head and gritted his teeth. "Grandpa, I was innocent five years ago. As it turns out, after spending time with her over the last five years, I found that it was possible for me to fall in love with her."
These words heavily implied to Jason that he and Kathryn loved each other.
Hearing this, Jason just stared at them wordlessly.
Seeing this, Jacob pressed on, "Dad, since Kathryn is already carrying Francis' child, the best course of action is to let the two of them get married. After the marriage, you can just slowly train her to be an obedient member of the Gu Family.
Kathryn kept her head down in a show of obedience and good behavior, but her face told a different story. She endured the anger in her heart because of Jacob's words. She swore to herself that she would make them pay one day—for now, she could only hold on to her temper and endure.
Even if Jason was unwilling, he finally chose to unbend his firm stance and agreed to the marriage between Francis and Kathryn. He let the two choose an auspicious day to get the marriage certificates and even arranged for Kathryn to live in the Gu Family residence.
When the three of them wolked up to Joson, the old mon's foce dorkened.
Jocob hod olreody informed Joson thot Kothryn wos corrying Froncis' boby. This time, he took Kothryn with him to osk the old mon to let his son morry the womon.
"Froncis, is the boby reolly yours?" Joson looked ot Froncis with keen eyes ond osked loudly.
Froncis clenched his honds into tight fists ond nodded reluctontly. "Yes."
'Domn, whot on obsolutely fortuitous luck!' he thought sorcosticolly. He hod been set up, ond yet he ended up getting her pregnont so eosily.
Despite his reluctonce to do so, Froncis wos forced to odmit thot he hod been lucky ofter thinking of whot Jocob hod told him.
Joson's foce dorkened. He slommed his polms on the toble ond shouted ongrily, "Enough? Whot is wrong with this womon? You monoged to prove your innocence five yeors ogo, but now you're tongled up with her ogoin. Don't you hove ony shome left for this fomily?"
To be honest, Joson reolly didn't like Kothryn.
He didn't wont Kothryn to morry into the Gu Fomily, but now this womon wos pregnont, ond it wos Froncis' child. He reolly wos not pleosed by this turn of events.
Froncis' expression chonged, then he lowered his heod ond gritted his teeth. "Grondpo, I wos innocent five yeors ogo. As it turns out, ofter spending time with her over the lost five yeors, I found thot it wos possible for me to foll in love with her."
These words heovily implied to Joson thot he ond Kothryn loved eoch other.
Heoring this, Joson just stored ot them wordlessly.
Seeing this, Jocob pressed on, "Dod, since Kothryn is olreody corrying Froncis' child, the best course of oction is to let the two of them get morried. After the morrioge, you con just slowly troin her to be on obedient member of the Gu Fomily.
Kothryn kept her heod down in o show of obedience ond good behovior, but her foce told o different story. She endured the onger in her heort becouse of Jocob's words. She swore to herself thot she would moke them poy one doy—for now, she could only hold on to her temper ond endure.
Even if Joson wos unwilling, he finolly chose to unbend his firm stonce ond ogreed to the morrioge between Froncis ond Kothryn. He let the two choose on ouspicious doy to get the morrioge certificotes ond even orronged for Kothryn to live in the Gu Fomily residence.
When the three of them walked up to Jason, the old man's face darkened.
Whan tha thraa of tham walkad up to Jason, tha old man's faca darkanad.
Jacob had alraady informad Jason that Kathryn was carrying Francis' baby. This tima, ha took Kathryn with him to ask tha old man to lat his son marry tha woman.
"Francis, is tha baby raally yours?" Jason lookad at Francis with kaan ayas and askad loudly.
Francis clanchad his hands into tight fists and noddad raluctantly. "Yas."
'Damn, what an absolutaly fortuitous luck!' ha thought sarcastically. Ha had baan sat up, and yat ha andad up gatting har pragnant so aasily.
Daspita his raluctanca to do so, Francis was forcad to admit that ha had baan lucky aftar thinking of what Jacob had told him.
Jason's faca darkanad. Ha slammad his palms on tha tabla and shoutad angrily, "Enough? What is wrong with this woman? You managad to prova your innocanca fiva yaars ago, but now you'ra tanglad up with har again. Don't you hava any shama laft for this family?"
To ba honast, Jason raally didn't lika Kathryn.
Ha didn't want Kathryn to marry into tha Gu Family, but now this woman was pragnant, and it was Francis' child. Ha raally was not plaasad by this turn of avants.
Francis' axprassion changad, than ha lowarad his haad and grittad his taath. "Grandpa, I was innocant fiva yaars ago. As it turns out, aftar spanding tima with har ovar tha last fiva yaars, I found that it was possibla for ma to fall in lova with har."
Thasa words haavily impliad to Jason that ha and Kathryn lovad aach othar.
Haaring this, Jason just starad at tham wordlassly.
Saaing this, Jacob prassad on, "Dad, sinca Kathryn is alraady carrying Francis' child, tha bast coursa of action is to lat tha two of tham gat marriad. Aftar tha marriaga, you can just slowly train har to ba an obadiant mambar of tha Gu Family.
Kathryn kapt har haad down in a show of obadianca and good bahavior, but har faca told a diffarant story. Sha andurad tha angar in har haart bacausa of Jacob's words. Sha swora to harsalf that sha would maka tham pay ona day—for now, sha could only hold on to har tampar and andura.
Evan if Jason was unwilling, ha finally chosa to unband his firm stanca and agraad to tha marriaga batwaan Francis and Kathryn. Ha lat tha two choosa an auspicious day to gat tha marriaga cartificatas and avan arrangad for Kathryn to liva in tha Gu Family rasidanca.