Chapter 88 Unveiling the Trails
Without giving Freya Stone a chance to respond, he spoke first, “If you’re done with Elijah and your boyfriend, how about… me?”
Ronan Vega inquired about Freya Stone’s child. Freya revealed it was her ex-boyfriend’s, and they had broken up. Now, the child had no father.
“No…”
“Before you reject outright,” Ronan Vega interrupted, “we’ve been getting along for months. I’ve been good to you, right? We can consider ourselves friends, can’t we? You can’t stay here forever. If you don’t want Elijah bothering you, you need a status…”
Deep in thought, Freya looked at him.
She couldn’t stay here forever. However, once she went out, Elijah would eventually find her.
“I can be your shield. You can tell Elijah that the child is mine.” Ronan Vega suggested with a sly smile.
His cunning was aimed at Elijah. Even if the child wasn’t his, making Elijah believe so would be quite entertaining. Elijah would be furious.
“No,” Freya refused. She didn’t want Elijah to know about the child. The man had a bad temper, and who knows what he might do to her child in a fit of rage? The child she had struggled so hard to protect must not face any danger.
However, Ronan Vega’s words did jog her memory. She suddenly felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen.
Freya clutched her stomach.
Ronan Vega looked at her, “Is your stomach hurting? Could you be going into labor?”
“I think it might be…” she stood up calmly, “Take me to the hospital.”
Ronan Vega agreed.
Elowen Noir approached with a glass of milk, seeing Freya and Ronan coming down. She asked, “Are you going out?”
“She’s going into labor.” Ronan Vega said.
Elowen Noir quickly set the milk aside, “Isn’t it a few days before the due date?”
Freya trembled with pain and said, “It might be early.”
“Then we need to get to the hospital quickly,” Elowen said, helping her daughter.
Ronan Vega went to get the car.
Soon, Freya was taken to the hospital and entered the delivery room. She lay on the delivery bed. The contractions came like a tide, sweat soaking her dark hair, a rust-like bloody smell lingering on her nose. The bright light above her head flickered, making her head spin.
She felt so much pain. Her body felt like it was tearing apart.
Outside the delivery room, Elowen paced anxiously in the corridor, worried about her daughter. Even though medical technology was advanced now, childbirth was still like passing through the gates of hell, dangerous and risky. Having experienced it herself, she was extremely uneasy. She was afraid that Freya might have an accident.
After a few hours, a nurse came out, holding a baby. “Who is Freya Stone’s family?”
Elowen hurried over, “How is my daughter?”
Ronan Vega also followed.
The nurse said, “Mother and child are safe.”
Elowen breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that her daughter was okay.
“Is it a boy?” asked Elowen excitedly.
The nurse handed the baby to her, “Yes, six pounds seven ounces, born at 3:20.”
Elowen happily took the baby.
Ronan Vega’s gaze also fell on him.
…
In the following months, Elijah’s temper became unpredictable. People in the company were on edge, afraid to talk to Elijah for fear of provoking him. Even his capable assistant, Xander, was always on edge.
“After the investigation, all clues still point to Stratos City. However, we’ve searched Stratos for a long time and found no trace of her. But today, someone called and provided a lead, saying they saw her at the First People’s Hospital in Stratos.” Xander reported as soon as he had a lead.
Elijah, dressed in a black shirt with a slightly open collar, casually exuded a hint of sternness.
“Prepare for me.”
“You’re going personally?” Xander asked.
Elijah coldly said, “You’ve been searching for her for months and haven’t found her. Xander, your abilities are improving.”
Xander lowered his head, “I think someone is helping Miss Stone. She couldn’t hide on her own. Someone previously provided a lead saying she appeared in Stratos City, but we couldn’t find her. It’s suspicious. This time the lead is also in Stratos City. I believe she must be in Stratos…”
He suddenly remembered, “Isn’t Ronan Vega in Stratos City?”
Xander had a sudden realization.
“We’ve been focusing on her, but we overlooked the possibility that Ronan Vega, who could capture Miss Stone, might be in Stratos City. But thinking about it, if she really fell into Ronan Vega’s hands, would it end well? Ronan Vega has captured Miss Stone more than once.” He was worried about Freya Stone’s situation.
Elijah’s face gradually darkened–Ronan Vega’s desire for Freya was clear to him.
“In the past, Miss Stone managed to escape from Ronan Vega’s hands several times. I think this time, Miss Stone will be able to escape as well. And now it’s just speculation…”
“Not speculation,” Elijah closed his eyes. He hadn’t calmed down to think about it earlier due to his anger at Freya’s escape.
What Xander said made sense. If Freya had no help, she couldn’t hide! Ronan Vega had suffered losses at her hands before. With Freya Stone’s intelligence, there shouldn’t be any danger.
But Elijah was still worried.
Xander said, “I’ll prepare now.”
Elijah had a private helicopter, so it wouldn’t take long to travel from Urbora City to Stratos City.
Once they arrived, they headed straight to the location indicated by the lead. But they didn’t find anyone. Ronan Vega acted quickly. After Freya gave birth, he took her away and destroyed the hospital records, so Elijah and his team came up empty.
“Arrange a meeting with Ronan Vega for me.” Elijah instructed as he walked out.
Xander said, “Okay.”
…
Ronan Vega’s private residence.
Freya Stone rested in bed; she had started her postpartum recovery.
Elowen Noir prepared food downstairs.
Ronan Vega stood by the bed, looking at the baby in the cradle.
“This child’s father is fortunate.” Said he.
Freya still felt pain in her lower abdomen, not in the mood to pay attention to him.
Ronan Vega continued, “After all, because of this man, you dared to cuckold Elijah.”
How many women coveted Elijah as a husband?
But Freya Stone wasn’t interested.
“You always bring this up. Does it make you happy?” Freya asked wearily.
Ronan didn’t hide his feelings, “Yes, every time I bring it up, I’m happy.”
There was few jokes about Elijah Silverton, even fewer that embarrassed Elijah. Therefore, every time Ronan Vega brought up something that made Elijah lose face, he was happy.
Suddenly, his phone suddenly rang. Ronan took out his phone, looked at the caller ID, glanced at Freya, and then pressed the answer button. Raising an eyebrow, he took the call.
“Mr Cross.”
“Elijah wants to see me?” Ronan Vega’s gaze fell on Freya.
Hearing Elijah’s name, Freya’s eyes widened, staring at Ronan Vega without blinking.
“Okay, I’ll be there on time.”
After hanging up, he looked at Freya and said, “Elijah is in Stratos City, and he invited me to meet. Do you think he has discovered you?”
Freya felt a little uneasy. She hugged the child to her chest.
“Don’t worry, he shouldn’t have. I think he just wants to test me.” Ronan Vega said, “Think about what I told you carefully.”
Freya looked at the baby, “I understand.”
Ronan Vega said, “Rest well. I’ll leave first.”
She nodded.
After Ronan Vega left, he went to the agreed meeting place to meet Elijah. When he arrived, Elijah was already there.Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.