When he suddenly spotted her at the hospital, he followed her on impulse.
Lexus silently stood by the door to wait for Anna. He was going to give her a piece of his mind for sleeping with him and then running off before they could speak.
He hadn't been having enough sleep thinking about her these days and he hated it. And the desires that she had once again kindled, bothered him like crazy.
"I'm pregnant," she said to her grandparents and Lexus was wide-eyed.
'Could it be possibly mine?' he wondered and counted the days. He raised a brow when he heard she was single and didn't want to get married but she wanted a baby.
He peeked when he heard them alarmed because Anna was suddenly throwing up. He frowned when she complained about someone's perfume. He sniffed at his sleeve. He did use perfume but just a little. It must have wafted in when the wind blew since she did not close the door when she entered.
Lexus distanced himself from the door when she vomited again due to his perfume.
'I only used a little,' he thought, but felt bad that he made her throw up thrice.
His hands balled into fists when she mentioned that she ran away from the father of her baby. And that the father thought it was a safe day. She was clearly referring to him.
'This girl! She intentionally ran away! Did she think she could just use me like that and go scot-free?! I'll wipe that smirk off of your face,' he swore.
Lexus' face darkened as he heard that she had no intention of ever informing him about the child. Instead of speaking with her that day, he decided to do so after she got the test result from the clinic she mentioned.
He spent the night investigating her from her educational background, home address, and work history. Once she gets the test result and it states that she was truly pregnant, he would no longer let her go.
'I'm about to turn thirty-one soon. It's about time I get married and have children anyway,' he thought and had his assistant prepare everything he needed.
'I won't allow my child to be labeled fatherless or illegitimate,' he thought as he recalled painful memories from his childhood. He promised not to repeat his father's mistakes.
He was not sure what her feelings about Anna were. He clearly lusted for her. He desired her too much if he was going to be honest. He may not love her yet, but he would father his child. He could worry about the feelings later. He won't let her run away from him again.
When he found out that her parents were divorced, he thought that it must be the reason why she did not want to get married.
The next day, he waited for her at the clinic. He pretended to read and covered his face with a newspaper so she would not spot him before she got the results that he wanted to see.
And upon seeing her humming as she stared at the results he already knew what it was. He grabbed it and read it for himself. She was indeed pregnant. And with that, he decided that he would truly marry her no matter what she said.
He eyed her and sighed in annoyance when she pretended not to know him. The instant their eyes met, he was sure she recognized him. No acting would fool him there.
'You're going to be mine,' he thought and lifted her off her feet. He was reminded of how light she was. 'No wonder it was so easy to lift her then,' he once again recalled his most recent night with her.
Lexus brought her to his family's restaurant beside the clinic. It was a mere coincidence that the clinic she went to, was beside one of their businesses. And it worked in his favor. He had a room prepared for them.
He was surprised at her expression as she told him that she would never get married. He understood that it may be due to the divorce of her parents. But she has to compromise for the sake of their child.
It's not like he wanted to marry her either. Sure he liked her in bed but that doesn't mean she was a woman he could trust and want to marry. But for the sake of his child, he would marry her even if he barely knew her. Even if she was a woman who goes clubbing and sleeps around with random men.
'Was I that bad an option?' he thought when she kept refusing to marry him.
He knew she liked his physical appearance. She clearly loved his performance in bed as well. Then, he realized that he had not properly introduced himself. He thought that perhaps she was worried that all he had was looks with no proper work and savings to be able to support her and their child.
Lexus was about to explain what he does, to ease her worries. But his ears rang at the next words she uttered. He felt his blood rise when she said that she would abort the child if he kept insisting to marry her.
And he lost his temper just as she did. Their argument became worse by the second until they were both threatening each other.
Lexus stared at Anna incredulously when she threatened to kill herself if he locked her up in his estate.
'Does she hate me that much?'
"I will never get married," she said again as she glared at him with so much hatred in her eyes like he had committed a grave sin against her. He was rendered speechless. When he recollected himself, he realized that her eyes were unfocused.
He thought she was glaring at him at first. But he realized that she was staring at a spot behind him like someone was there.
He turned around to look but no one was there. And then she said, "Yes. I promise I will never get married, Brenda. I never wanted a husband, and never will. I will not ruin my life."
'What's going on? Whose Brenda?' he stared at her. He realized that perhaps there was a deeper reason why she did not want to get married. And then all of a sudden, her eyes rolled up and closed.
"Anna!!!" He quickly caught her and shook her awake to no avail. He instantly rushed her to the closest hospital in a panic.