***

Si Yuheng was barely satisfied and tugged at his wrinkled cuff.

Liang Anya snapped back to reality, glared at Si Yuheng, and turned towards the road to leave.

"Hall Master..." One of his subordinates saw Liang Anya hailing a taxi and looked at Si Yuheng.

"Follow her," Si Yuheng instructed, his eyes turning cold as he added, "Starting today, increase the manpower keeping a close eye on her. Except for when she is entering or leaving the hospital, keep tight surveillance on her wherever she goes!"

He guessed that this woman wouldn’t stir up trouble for the next few days.

As for what she might come up with later, that was another matter entirely.

He had truly underestimated how much she despised this child.

But until he was sure of this child’s lineage, he would not let her harm the child, no matter what.

*

After returning to Green Island Garden, Liang Anya’s mood was utterly dejected.

If she had known she would encounter Si Yuheng in Yunling again—

Even if she was scared, she would have had the surgery done in the small town of H City!

When Jiayi came back from the bridal shop, she saw Liang Anya’s fuming expression as she hugged a cushion on the sofa, and without asking, she knew that Liang Anya had been intercepted by Beiming Hall’s people again when she went out. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

All she could do was comfort her, "Wait a few days. Once Si Yuheng eases up his watch..."

"Do you think I can wait with the way I look..." Liang Anya got angry just mentioning it, pointed at her stomach, almost crying from frustration, "Do you know, this morning when I was changing clothes, I couldn’t even fit into size S jeans, and luckily there was a size M skirt! When I stepped on the digital scale, do you know how many pounds I’ve gained... never mind, I can’t even bring myself to say it... A few more days? In a few days, my belly will be so big that it’s unbearable to look at!"

As she was speaking, she became agitated, and climbed up to the bay window in the living room, "Xiaoyi, I don’t care anymore, I’m going all out. I have to deal with this child today! Call emergency services for me later!"

Jiayi was terrified and hugged her from behind, "Are you insane? Get down from there!"

"No, I cannot have this child—"

"You can’t just jump recklessly! Do you not care about your life? Do you want to risk both your life and the child’s?"

"If it means losing my life, so be it! If I have to bear that bastard’s child, I’d rather be dead—"

She wouldn’t really risk dying along with the child!

It was just that the bastard had backed her into a corner, and she was furious.

While the two of them were struggling, the door was kicked open with a thunderous bang, and a group of people rushed in with loud footsteps.

Seeing the scene at the bay window, several of Beiming Hall’s subordinates turned pale.

Two burly men stepped forward, effortlessly picked up Liang Anya, and being careful not to bump her stomach, gingerly set her down on the carpet.

Liang Anya caught her breath and, seeing clearly the few men in front of her, exclaimed in shock, "How did you get in here!"

Jiayi also recognized them, the European men before her were none other than Si Yuheng’s subordinates, also the ones who had been keeping an eye on Liang Anya.

One of the subordinates spoke with an extremely unfriendly tone, "That would depend on why Miss Liang can’t stay put even when at home!"

"You—how do you know what I’m doing at home—" Liang Anya widened her eyes.

How could the shameless man’s subordinates, who were just watching her from the apartment building downstairs, know what was happening inside her home?

The two subordinates looked at each other and did not conceal the truth, "Given your intent to harm the next heir, the Hall Master felt uneasy. When you were not at home, we installed a listening device in Miss Chu’s residence."

"Listening device?" Jiayi was startled and her face flushed with anger, "Do you have no respect for the law? How dare you break into my house and install a listening device? Where is the device? Remove it immediately or I’ll call the police!"

She then started looking around the house again.

The houses here at Green Island Garden, although not as lavish as the villas at Disheng, were still quite spacious.

And the smallest listening devices, smaller than a fingernail, would be very difficult to find if someone intended to hide them.

A subordinate who seemed to be the leader looked at Jiayi with respect, fully aware of her relationship with young Master Huo. He bowed, "Miss Chu, we meant no disrespect to you. It’s just that our Hall Master really couldn’t feel at ease about Miss Liang’s behavior. Please understand, and rest assured that we will not interfere with your private life with the young master; the Hall Master’s target is only—"

He paused, then looked at Liang Anya, "Only Miss Liang."

Liang Anya trembled with rage.

The subordinate continued to warn her sternly, "Miss Liang, the Hall Master has already warned you. You must know, the child in your womb is precious and it’s not up to you to decide. Yet you have repeatedly taken dangerous actions, harboring the intent to kill the next heir of Beiming Hall. If this continues, we will have to take further measures to control you."

The premeditated murder of the next heir of Beiming Hall? Liang Anya laughed out of anger, "What could you possibly do to me?"

"We would have you move in and live with the Hall Master. Under the Hall Master’s watch, the safety of the young heir can be better ensured."

Liang Anya could not smile anymore, her face turned pale, "I don’t want to!"

Living with that man would be no different than living with a financial predator.

The subordinate shrugged, "So please, Miss Liang, stop harboring ill intentions. Just give birth to the child, and then you will be free."

Liang Anya clenched her fists but still clenched her teeth, "I’ve said before, the child isn’t his."

"True or not, a simple amniotic fluid DNA test will tell. Miss Liang is refusing to do the test, and our Hall Master won’t force it. After all, there are certain risks to testing the fetus’s DNA—damaging the heir would be bad. Well, we’ll know when the baby is born. Less than five months are left. Our Hall Master can wait."

Jiayi frowned, "I don’t care what kind of person Mr. Si is in your country, how much power he has. When he kidnapped Anya on the soil of China, he had already broken the law. We’ve let that go, but now it’s Anya’s choice whether to have the baby or not. Mr. Si cannot force her, otherwise we will definitely—"

The subordinate smiled and interrupted, "Definitely do what? Call the police, or ask the Huo Family to step in? Sorry, but calling the police has already been tried by Miss Liang to no avail. As for asking the Huo Family for help, if I recall, Miss Chu, you and young Master Huo have already divorced, and he is not currently in China."

"So you men are just blatantly bullying women?" Jiayi’s voice turned cold.

"Why put it in such ugly terms?" the subordinate said plainly, "As I clearly stated before, as long as Miss Liang gives birth to the child, whether it’s the Hall Master’s offspring or not, she will be free then. If it is the Hall Master’s child, we at Beiming Hall will certainly not mistreat Miss Liang. I remember that Miss Liang’s father and brothers are currently developing their business in Italy, right? Beiming Hall has considerable influence in Europe. When the time comes, we can definitely make the Liang Family’s business and affairs much smoother."

Liang Anya bit her lip, "I’ll be free after giving birth? Can his word be trusted?"