The Best Revenge It Wasn't Even Your Child novel Chapter 262

The man at the desk leaned back in his chair, his white shirt hanging loose and wrinkled. He looked tense, his brows drawn together while a cigarette smoldered between his fingers. The ashtray on the desk was already crowded with butts, a few still giving off thin trails of smoke.

When Aaron walked in, the man tapped some ash into the tray and spoke in a rough, heavy voice. “Go on.”

“Catherine’s been doing well at the branch office. She’s on good terms with the higher-ups and—”

“Just the main point,” Lance cut him off, clearly impatient.

Aaron took a deep breath. “Catherine’s pregnant. Twenty-two weeks.”

Silence hit the room hard. It felt like even the air stopped moving.

Lance pressed out his cigarette, grabbed another from the pack, and stuck it between his lips. When he lit it, his hands shook just a little, the flame flickering in his eyes.

He took a long drag and let out his next words in a low, rough voice. “Who’s the father?”

Aaron kept his gaze down, eyes fixed on the floor. He had a pretty good idea, but he couldn’t bring himself to say it.

“Find out who the father is.” Lance’s voice was cold, his forehead tight with anger.

Aaron answered automatically, “Lance, you and Catherine are divorced. It’s normal for her to be pregnant. There’s really no—”

He didn’t get to finish. Lance’s eyes shot him a glare so sharp it felt like a warning.

Aaron shut up right away.

He tried to recover, putting on a more professional tone. “You’re right, we’ll check it thoroughly. Catherine is your right hand, and something this important should have been reported. She’s not respecting your authority at all.”

Lance’s voice was ice. “You have three days. If you can’t find out who the father is, you’re out of SilverLeaf Industries.”

Aaron had worked for Lance for years, but he’d never seen him like this—so unreasonable, so desperate to know the truth. It made Aaron’s chest feel heavy as he walked back to his own office.

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