Ch. 1236..1240: Powerful Papa with Triplet Babies Chapter 1236-1240
Chapter 1236
“On purpose?” Corentin’s face was shrouded in darkness. “She is just playing the game the way it is.”
“I…” Paul quickly stood up and pushed him. “Pick it up. Do you really want to make Mr. Lloyd angry?”
Owen caught Paul’s warning gaze and gritted his teeth before walking to the corner of the wall to retrieve the piece of paper on the ground.
After reading its contents, his eyes flickered slightly, and he read aloud, “Choose one of the men present and feed him wine with your mouth.”
Paul’s body trembled. How dare he read it out loud?
He knew Owen was impulsive, but he did not think he was so clueless. It seemed that Ashlynn’s presence tonight had really ruffled his feathers. Mr. Lloyd’s expression looked dark…
Ashlynn seemed unaware of this and asked Owen seriously and coldly, “Who do you think I should choose?”
She left Owen frozen in place, not daring to speak at all. Who else could she choose besides Mr. Lloyd? He did not want to provoke Mr. Lloyd by making things difficult for her, so he said, “It’s written on a note. How do I know? Shouldn’t you choose Mr. Lloyd?”
“It seems I was not intended to play these games. They were intended for other women.” Ashlynn turned to look at Corentin. “Is that right?”
Corentin, who had been lounging lazily against the back of the sofa, sat up. “This has nothing to do with me.”
The other people could not believe that Mr. Lloyd would actually explain himself to a woman. He did not need to with his status and position.
Ashlynn picked up Corentin’s glass, took a sip of the wine, placed her hands on his chest, and brought her mouth closer to kiss him.
The wine flowed through their mouths.
Corentin’s eyes darkened as he enjoyed the delicious wine.
Paul looked down, rubbing his nose.
Owen turned his face away, not wanting to look at the scene in case he got angrier.
The other men did not dare to look either. Instead, they focused on drinking from their wine glasses.
Ashlynn finished the wine and sat back down, rinsing her mouth with the juice in front of her without changing her expression.
“It tastes good.” Corentin smacked his lips.
Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Paul quickly tried to find something else to do, afraid that Owen would start throwing darts or popping balloons again. “Mr. Lloyd, I haven’t played blackjack in a while. Want to play with us? Sis, come join us. You used to play with us, remember?”
Of course, Ashlynn remembered.
That was the only time Paul slapped a waiter, drawing blood because he served the wrong tea. After that, she never stayed with these hooligans again.
Corentin wrapped his arm around Ashlynn’s waist. “It’s still early. I’ll go back after playing for a while.”
“Okay.” Ashlynn did not refuse. If they wanted to play so badly, she could not disappoint them.
They started playing. Corentin was the dealer.
Ashlynn was dealt a picture card. Then she was dealt an ace.
“Blackjack.”
The other players raised their eyebrows but continued playing without saying a word.
In the second round, Ashlynn got another natural.
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Owen could not help but say, “Mr. Lloyd, the cards you deal with seem to favor Ashlynn very much, don’t they?”
As he spoke, Ashlynn was dealt another card, and she busted.
Corentin asked him, “Are you sure?”
Owen blushed in embarrassment.
He hesitated, trying to figure out if he should hit or stay.
During the second round, Ashlynn got another ace.
In the third round, Owen saw that Ashlynn had a score of nineteen, and there were no more aces in the game. The odds of Ashlynn getting a two were extremely low.
Ashlynn chose to hit. She got a two.
Owen was dumbfounded!
She was making a lot of money here!
“How are you so lucky?” Owen asked her incredulously.
Ashlynn shrugged.
Owen, on the other hand, had lost his bets three times in a row. He was not feeling good.
Corentin smiled as the game ended. “Pay up.”
Ashlynn won the most money.
Paul swallowed his words.
Owen could not take it anymore and said, “Mr. Lloyd, are you just letting her win?”
Corentin stood up and said, “I’ll leave. You take my place.” He signaled to the man next to him. “You play.”
The man obeyed and took Corentin’s seat.
Corentin simply sat next to Ashlynn and watched her play.
Ashlynn sat up straight, feeling Corentin’s hot breath on the nape of her neck.
In the first round, without Corentin dealing, Ashlynn got busted.
In another round, Ashlynn got a push.
During the next round, Ashlynn’s cards did not look great. She had a score of sixteen.
Somehow, she got a five.
Sometimes, she had scores close to twenty-one and got busted when she chose to hit.
In the last round, the cards were reshuffled, and Ashlynn got another natural, while Owen lost his money yet again.
Owen looked very defeated.
Now that Mr. Lloyd was not playing, he still lost his money, and Ashlynn still won overall, which showed that Ashlynn was indeed skilled at playing blackjack.
Corentin sat next to him, looking at Ashlynn. He was in a good mood.
Paul laughed beside him. “Sis, I never thought that you were so good at playing blackjack! I don’t think even Mr. Lloyd can beat you!”
“Nah, I just play it for fun.” Ashlynn was modest.
Owen became even more depressed. “Are you calling us stupid?”
“You said it yourself, not me,” Ashlynn said.
“You…” Owen was about to lose his temper again.
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Paul kicked him under the table and Owen swallowed his words.
Corentin, standing next to him, ordered a man to bring the juice and he himself handed the straw to Ashlynn’s mouth.
Ashlynn hesitated before biting the straw and taking a sip.
Owen was shocked, and he and Paul exchanged surprised glances.
After playing another round, Ashlynn became bored and asked, “Can I go back now?”
Corentin put down the juice glass and said, “No, we’re not finished yet.”
“Mr. Lloyd, are you leaving so soon? I didn’t even get a chance to play,” Paul asked.
“That’s right, Mr. Lloyd. It’s rare that you come out to play. It’s Paul’s birthday, and we have to play until midnight!” Owen added.
“I’m sorry, but your sis is pregnant, so she can’t stay up late. We’ll play next time,” Corentin explained before he and Ashlynn left the box.
Owen angrily kicked over his chair and narrowly avoided the table. “Now that Ashlynn is pregnant, Mr. Lloyd does everything she says!”
Paul shrugged noncommittally.
Owen touched his ear and winced at the still-painful wound that had dried blood on it.
He became increasingly angry and frustrated, feeling helpless and powerless against Ashlynn.
He would just have to wait for her to have a stroke of bad luck.
Just as Corentin and Ashlynn were about to pass through the bar lobby, they heard a man’s voice call out, “Ashlynn?”
Ashlynn turned to see Jeremy sitting in a booth with some friends who appeared to be his, though none of them knew her.
Jeremy walked over to them and said, “Is it really you?” He then looked at Corentin and said, “Mr. Lloyd, what a coincidence.”
“Yeah,” Corentin replied as he put his arm around Ashlynn’s waist. “I’m taking her out to have some fun.”
Ashlynn sensed Corentin’s possessive gesture but did not show any reaction as she said, “It’s getting late. We have to leave.”
Jeremy watched as Corentin and Ashlynn left before returning to his seat.
He noticed that they seemed to have a good relationship, and since Corentin was engaged to Meredith, he felt a little sorry for Meredith.
What was the point of such a marriage?
However, he did not really like Corentin either. He always found the man mysterious and hard to understand, and he did not think any ordinary woman could handle him.
Jeremy felt that Ashlynn deserved better though.
‘Why was she doing this?’ he wondered.
After finishing his drink, Jeremy went home.
As soon as he walked through the door, he saw Beth coming down the stairs, still wearing pajamas. “Why aren’t you asleep?” he asked.
“I can’t sleep,” Beth replied as she walked to the bar and poured herself a glass of wine, which she quickly drank.
Seeing her like this, Jeremy walked over and asked, “Are you missing my sister again?”
“No, it’s because of Meredith’s situation this time. The more I think about it, the more panicked I feel, and I can’t sleep. By the way, you’ve been at the Lloyd Group for a while now. Didn’t you know that Ashlynn is with Corentin? You didn’t know about her pregnancy?” Beth said.
“Pregnancy?” Jeremy froze.
He saw Ashlynn in the bar at night with a flat stomach.
Was she newly pregnant?
“Meredith just got engaged, and she got pregnant. Do you want her to suffer like that in the future?”
Ashlynn’s pregnancy was something Jeremy never expected.
He thought she left for another reason.
He felt uncomfortable all of a sudden.
“In that case, let the Hilton family cancel the engagement! She is pregnant, after all.”
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“What are you talking about? Who in Athetin wouldn’t want to marry into the Hilton family? The Lloyd family is a perfect match. Corentin is the only heir of the Lloyd family, and he has a bright future ahead. Many wealthy families would be jealous of that! You are the only one who doesn’t take it seriously. Of course, we Hiltons are not bad either. This is the best arrangement we could ever get,” Beth said.
“I don’t think you need to worry about this matter. Corentin will definitely keep that child. Meredith has the ability to handle this,” Jeremy disagreed.
“She requires the support of my family, don’t you understand that? Go to bed. I hate it when you smell like cigarettes and alcohol!” Beth stormed off.
Jeremy knew how Beth felt.
She was worried about Meredith, like she was her own daughter.
He heard from his father that when his sister died, his mother could not sleep. She cried all day and took sleeping pills every night to fall asleep.
It had been that way for a long time.
It was not until she found solace in Meredith that she slowly weaned off the sleeping pills.
“Don’t stay up too late. Go to bed early,” Jeremy said before returning to his room.
After taking a shower, Jeremy lay on his bed with his upper body bare and his abs visible, holding his cell phone and debating whether to call Ashlynn.
After much thought, he sent her a text message.
After editing it, he sent it. [My mother said you’re pregnant, is it true?]
Corentin was in the shower when Ashlynn, who had taken a shower first, was leaning against the headboard of the bed and about to get her cell phone when it rang.
She saw that it was from Jeremy.
The message surprised her.
She quickly replied with one word. [Yes.]
Jeremy was a little annoyed, so he typed out a string of words. [Are you really going to be with Corentin? He’s not a good person.]
Ashlynn replied jokingly, [You have good taste, and I hope you’ll have the same taste
when you find a girlfriend in the future.]
Jeremy sent, [If I were looking for a girlfriend, I would look for someone like you.]
Ashlynn replied, [Hehe, watch out, Corentin might get mad at you.]
Jeremy answered, [Are you afraid of him?]
Ashlynn texted, [Yes.]
Jeremy finally texted her, [My mom and Meredith know about your pregnancy, take care.]
Ashlynn froze for a moment, and she had already guessed as much.
She deleted all the content of the text message, then muted it and placed it on the bedside table where it was visible.
She could have put it in a drawer, but that would have seemed like she was trying to hide it.
Corentin was smart and would easily figure it out
There were rumors at the company that Jeremy was difficult to get along with.
After getting to know him, she found that he was quite nice and very kind.
Furthermore, even though he knew that she was pregnant with his future brother-in- law’s child, he did not seem disgusted with her, so she was grateful for that.
No one in the Hilton family would treat her this way.
Jeremy was just reminding her that this was not something easy to deal with.
Ashlynn was asleep when Corentin came out of the shower.
He walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her peaceful sleeping face. He knew she was not faking her sleep.
Ever since she was pregnant, she ate more frequently and ate less every meal to prevent nausea, and it was easy for Ashlynn to fall asleep.
Corentin leaned over and kissed her on the lips, then pulled back the covers and kissed her flat belly.
Ashlynn opened her eyes slightly, watching Corentin’s actions, her heart trembling.
Then she closed her eyes, unwilling to look at him again.
Before five o’clock the next day, Corentin’s Bintley left the Lloyd group on its way to the mansion.
The driver said, “Mr. Lloyd, there is a car following. It seems to be…Ms. Meredith’s car.”
Corentin, who was working on the laptop in front of him, raised his eyelids slightly, his expression gloomy.
“Do we need to evade her?” the driver asked.
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Corentin kept his eyes on the computer screen and replied, “No need. Let’s find a place to eat.
“Okay.”
Corentin called Ashlynn on his phone. “I’m busy, so I won’t be able to visit.
Remember to eat.”
“Oh.”
“What are you doing?”
“Feeding Chichi.”
“You care so much about it.”
“It’s been with me for so long. Of course, I’ll take care of it,” Ashlynn said lightly.
Corentin’s eyes flickered. “What about me?”
“I don’t want to talk about this.” Ashlynn did not expect him to ask that.
“Ashlynn, you are really cruel.”
Ashlynn could not tell if Corentin was angry, but she did not feel like trying to figure it out. “Is there anything else you want? I’m going to eat.”
“You can’t go anywhere with my baby in you,” Corentin said before hanging up the phone.
Corentin rested his jaw on his phone, squinting his eyes and looking out the car window.
The Bintley stopped in front of the clubhouse.
The car following them also stopped, and Meredith watched Corentin leave the car alone and enter the club alone. The people in the club greeted him respectfully.
Meredith wondered if Corentin was here for dinner alone. Could it be that he had a date with Ashlynn? She was not going to allow that!
After entering, she went to the restaurant on the second floor and saw Corentin sitting alone by the window.
She walked over. “Corentin, what a coincidence. Are you eating here too?”
Corentin, who was looking at the menu, gave her a dark look but said nothing.
“Can I sit here?” Meredith asked.
“Sit.”
Meredith smiled and sat down with her delicate face in her hands. “I haven’t seen you since I got engaged. Why are you so busy? You say you’re busy, and yet you’re eating here alone? Why don’t you give me a call?”
“I didn’t know you were free.” Corentin said, then asked, “Want some food?”
“Okay!” Meredith’s mood improved, seeing him ask her if she wanted food. “Let’s order a bottle of red wine and drink it together.”
Corentin did as she said.
It really did look like a romantic dinner.
“Where will you be going later?” Meredith asked while cutting the steak on the plate.
“Back.”
Meredith asked him, “When are you coming to my house for dinner? My grandpa was still talking about this yesterday.”
“When I’m free, I’ll call Mr. Hilton myself,” Corentin said.
Meredith nodded. “Okay.”
After dinner, they left the clubhouse.
As soon as Corentin got into the car, Meredith squeezed in, sat next to him, and offered to hold his hand.
Corentin turned his face expressionlessly and looked at the slender hand on his arm with dark eyes.
“What’s the matter? You are my fiance now, isn’t this kind of physical contact normal? “Meredith said gently, “By the way, tonight I’m going to sleep in the mansion.”
Corentin withdrew his gaze and looked forward. “Whatever pleases you.”
Seeing that he agreed so eloquently, Meredith was even more sure she was on her way to success!