Connor shoved my arm violently, knocking the thermos over. Hot soup splashed across my chest.
I blinked, feeling the heat soak through my clothes as tears rolled silently down into the dark, wet collar of my shirt.
Without a word, I crouched down and cleaned the mess from the floor.
"Connor, Grandpa will only sign over the shares if I get pregnant."
I dropped the bomb quietly.
Connor glared at me with pure hatred. "In your dreams."
"Other than Jade, I will never have a child with any woman."
He'd said this to me no fewer than nine times.
I already knew he wouldn't agree, which was why I had to force him. Today was my ovulation window.
But he was cruel to the end. Before leaving the house, he sent his assistant to force-feed me emergency contraceptive pills.
His handsome face didn't carry the slightest trace of affection.
"Samantha, you have to atone for the mistakes you made in the past."
The medicine was extremely bitter. It stuck in my throat, triggering my gag reflex, but I swallowed it under his watch.