Eliana couldn't believe the words coming out of her father's mouth. "You are joking, right?"
"Eliana, I am your father. The same blood runs through our veins, and even though Amber is seen as our biological daughter, you are my only heiress. TM Entertainment and everything that is mine belongs to you, and that means if you don't convince Zach to invest, then my comp.....our company will go under. Convince Zach to merge TM Entertainment and Vince Entertainment and then transfer it to your name. Isn't that a better idea?" Henry asked with a calm smile.
Eliana scoffed and said "So that you will ask me to transfer it to your name. Do you think I am stupid? This must be the reason you asked Amber to get pregnant quickly so that you could use the child as leverage."
"So what if that is the case?"
Everyone turned as they heard Amber's voice from the staircase. Amber walked towards them and saw the sonogram picture her father was holding in her hand. She dragged the picture from Henry's hand and tore it into pieces, saying, "Do you think because you are pregnant for my fiance anything has changed? Do you think I will leave Zach just because of the bastard growing in your womb? Your child will be hated by the world, you will be criticized by everyone for stealing your sister's fiance, and even Zach will one day come out of the spell that you have cast upon him!"
"Amber! Behave yourself." Henry scolded.
"Why should she? What is wrong with her expressing her hurt on what her sister has done to her." Sloane defended.
"What exactly did I do to you, Amber? Did I take anything that was yours?" Eliana asked calmly.
"You bitch!" Amber shouted and was about to attack Eliana when Henry shouted
"That's enough!" He looked at Eliana and said, "Let's go to my study's to continue our conversation."
Eliana looked at the torn sonogram picture that was on the floor and said, "She tore it."
Henry looked at the torn picture on the floor and said, "It's just a picture, you can just give me another one if you want me to have it so much."
"There is no need to go to your study, I will do it," Eliana said.
Henry immediately let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile "I knew you would."
"But on one condition."
"What condition?" Henry asked with a frown.
"Mother slapped me for Amber, I want you to slap her for me," Eliana said coldly.
"What, have you finally lost your mind?" Sloane shouted.
Henry could see the seriousness in Eliana's eyes, so without any form of hesitation, he slapped Amber hard to the point she lost her balance and fell on the floor.
"Henry! What do you think you are doing!" Sloane shouted as she immediately rushed to Amber's aid.
With her busted lips, Amber looked at her father with tears and heard him ask, "Did I slap her to your satisfaction?"
Eliana looked at Amber, busted lips and watery eyes, and then smiled. "It's a deal. I will convince Zach to merge TM Entertainment and Vince Entertainment and then put it under my name and after that, I will then transfer it to you."
"And how can I trust that you will stand on your word?" Henry asked.
"You said it yourself, we have the same blood, and everything that belongs to you will one day be mine. So there is no reason for you to doubt your daughter."
Henry nodded and said, "Then it's a deal, and congratulations on the pregnancy."
"I will be leaving and Amber, the next time you call my child a bastard in front of me, will also be the last time you will have a tongue." Eliana coldly stated before leaving the Moore mansion.
....
Jason kept checking the time as he waited for the woman who claimed she would be here within ten minutes. One of the things Jason hated was impunctuality. He was about to call her again when he saw her walking into the cafe and immediately waved to her. Their eyes met and his smile disappeared.
"What happened to your face?" Jason asked angrily.
Eliana looked at him and said, "Don't get so worked up, I got my revenge for it."
"Who did it to you?"
"My mom," Eliana replied with a shrug.
"Sloane slapped you? Why and what happened at the dinner, you didn't even call me back this morning."
"You called me in the morning?" Eliana asked, she then remembered the time her phone rang, and Zach collected it and ended the call. But how come she didn't even see it in the call log? Did he perhaps delete it in the history too? A jealous Zach is a cute one, Eliana thought with a smile.
"Listen, Eliana, I think it's time for you to leave that house. To be honest, you make enough money to buy yourself a big apartment. You don't have to keep tolerating this maltreatment from them."
"I'm pregnant Jason." Eliana suddenly blunted out.
Jason looked at her for a moment and suddenly let out a laugh. "I'm busy saying something serious and you are joking?"
Jason was expecting her to burst into laughter and say she was pulling his leg, but instead, she kept looking at him soberly, and he knew she was serious. At that moment, he felt as if a knife had just pierced through his heart. How could she be pregnant, and for whom?
"Was it a one-night stand?" He found himself asking. If this was the case then he didn't mind supporting her and being the father of the child.
"What? No, it's not a one-night stand."
"Then who is the father? I know I haven't seen you with any guys and you have no boyfriend." Jason said with a frown.
"It was a secret affair and the father of the child is Zach." Eliana finally said. She felt bad hiding her relationship with Zach from Jason. At least now, she no longer has to hide her relationship with him anymore.
"Zach? Which Zach? The only Zach I know is your sister's fiance." Jason said, and when Eliana kept silent and avoided looking into his eyes, he asked, "Are you pregnant for Zachary Sanders? Were you seriously screwing your sister's fiance?"