Chubby Mommy: Scheming Daddy, Surrender Now!-Chapter 163: Words from the Heart

Rhonda Sullivan found her meal tasteless, glancing at Ethan Sterling from time to time with flickering eyes, looking quite uneasy.

After finishing his pasta, Ethan Sterling noticed the hardly touched food on her plate and showed rare concern, "Are you not hungry or is it that you’re full?"

Rhonda seemed to be daydreaming and was startled by his words; she put down her fork and smiled somewhat nervously, "Before coming, I was quite eager to eat, but now I’m craving Iris’s cooking. Do you think that’s annoying?"

"Pregnant women are all like this, aren’t they?" Ethan Sterling smiled briefly after speaking, "Since that’s the case, do you want to go home to eat, or stick to the plan and go shopping?"

Looking at Ethan Sterling’s gentle expression, Rhonda’s anxiety eased a lot, "Let’s go home to eat." She patted her belly, "It’s fine if I don’t eat, but he’s very picky about even missing a little."

Ethan glanced at her belly and smiled, "Let’s go."

By the time they arrived home, Iris, who had received a call in advance, was almost done with the preparations. She didn’t know that Ethan had already eaten out, and had set the table with two pairs of chopsticks.

Ethan had previously promised her that he would accompany her until dinner today. Rhonda kept reminding herself to cherish it, but Tyler Aldrin’s words kept popping into her mind uncontrollably, that bastard was threatening her.

Rhonda noticed that Ethan seemed to be in a good mood today, ate half a bowl of rice, and suddenly put down her chopsticks, looking at him timidly, "Ethan, I once considered cooperating with Tyler Aldrin..." At that time, she also wanted to find a way out for The Sullivan Group.

She initially thought she would naturally marry Ethan Sterling and become Mrs. Sterling, but with Wenny’s appearance, she lost her footing. During that time, her plan was to collaborate with Tyler Aldrin to make Ethan realize her importance. In the end, Tyler agreed to cooperate just because she was Ethan Sterling’s nominal woman, setting a trap for her to fall into.

Ethan set down his phone, surprised she brought these things up on her own, with a faint, ambiguous smile at the corner of his mouth, "The Sullivan Group’s financials were a complete mess. I’ve been in charge for a while and only recently managed to sort some things out. I also know a bit about your collaboration with Tyler Aldrin."

Rhonda’s face tightened, and she involuntarily lowered her head.

At the time, she had embezzled a large amount of project funds on her own authority, and most of that money had come from The Sterling Group. When problems arose later, she couldn’t immediately cover such a big hole, so she fiddled with the accounts a bit.

With a background in finance, she was The Sullivan Group’s chief financial officer before taking the helm; manipulating the accounts slightly was a piece of cake for her. However, all subsequent matters were beyond her imagination. Naturally, she didn’t expect Ethan to dig these things out.

Ethan, observing her expression, spoke indifferently, "Did you think I didn’t know about the things you did with Ethan Lawson?" Ethan Lawson was the former President Lawson who swaggered in the marketing department before leaving in disgrace.

Seeing Rhonda become even more tense, Ethan couldn’t help but laugh lightly, "Why bring up these unpleasant matters?"

Rhonda looked incredulously at Ethan’s face, hardly believing her eyes, "You’re... not angry with me?"

Ethan smiled, "Since it’s all in the past, don’t overthink it."

Looking into his eyes, those deep pupils carrying a warm smile captivated her. All her inner uneasiness was soothed. She held his hand, her eyes full of sincerity, "Thank you, Ethan, I... really am so happy."

Ethan smiled, "Then cherish your happiness, which is good for the baby in your belly too."

"Mm." Rhonda agreed, her eyes smiling, and suddenly her appetite returned. After finishing the rice in her bowl, she asked Iris to serve another bowl. Now she just needed to be a good expectant mother to give Ethan Sterling a healthy baby. She even felt that it didn’t matter if it wasn’t a boy. They were still young and could have another, a perfect balance of a son and a daughter. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

After dinner, Ethan accompanied her for a walk. Rhonda, holding Ethan’s arm, lowered her head slightly, filled with thoughts of a perfect future, discussing baby names with Ethan enthusiastically.

Ethan responded intermittently, but Rhonda was too happy to notice his perfunctory tone.

After all, she was pregnant. No matter how much she wished to talk more with Ethan, to see him more, sleepiness came over her without warning. After sitting for a while when they returned, she felt her eyelids getting heavier, to the point she could fall asleep while talking.

Ethan sent her to the bedroom, and Rhonda reluctantly grabbed his hand, "Ethan, will you come again tomorrow?"

"I might not have time. If you need anything, you can call Howard."

Rhonda bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and decided to speak out, "The Lawson Group’s cash flow is experiencing some minor issues, Dr. L’s plan has to be temporarily shelved. This gives you a breather." She now considered herself part of the Lawson Group, and such matters shouldn’t be disclosed to the opposition, but what she didn’t know was that the mastermind behind it was Ethan Sterling.

In all the time they were together, Rhonda had never mentioned a word about the Lawson Group, showing a high level of professional integrity. Hearing her talk about these matters, Ethan was a bit surprised.

"There’s one more thing I must tell you." Rhonda’s expression became more serious, her brows slightly furrowed, looking earnestly at Ethan as if trying to read something from his calm eyes.

She had never been sure about the situation between Ethan Sterling and Ruby Sullivan.

Even though she knew Ethan had no love for Ruby before, she couldn’t deceive herself anymore regarding his admiration for Wenny.

No matter that he now told her that they had decided to divorce, without seeing the divorce certificate, without standing with him at the registry, she couldn’t quite believe it.

She lowered her gaze and exhaled heavily, "L’s visit to Celestia this time isn’t as the media claims, that he’s looking to carve out a piece of the Celestian Market. L is the most wayward person I’ve met; all his decisions are made following his mood. Privately, he mentioned that his reason for coming to Celestia is to bring down The Sterling Group because... his apprentice didn’t obey, and he wants to take her away."

Concerning Ruby Sullivan, Ethan slightly frowned.

"I know you must think I’m trying to slander Ruby, but you’re already married to her, and our child will be born in half a year. I will become your wife; there’s no need for me to bad-mouth her. But how could her rise to fame in the fragrance world not be related to L? L’s feelings for her absolutely aren’t like a master’s care for an apprentice, but rather a man’s desire for a woman."

Rhonda, pouring her heart out, released Ethan’s hand, "Ethan, I am the one who loves you the most, always have been."

"I know, you... get some rest." Ethan said and turned to leave.

Rhonda watched his retreating figure, frowning slightly.

She noticed the dissatisfaction poorly hidden in his eyes. He didn’t want her to say a single bad word about Ruby Sullivan, even if they had already broken up.

She touched her belly and murmured, "Baby, you must do well, mommy now only relies on you.