Leaving While Pregnant：He Goes Crazy！
Chapter 528 The Difficulty of Having It All

By the time Adrian came back from taking the call, about five minutes had passed. Eva sat there nonchalantly, not bothering to ask him about it.

When Adrian sat down on the sofa, he noticed that she wasn't looking at him, so he remained silent and just sat quietly.

The atmosphere in the room became oddly tense because of this.

After what seemed like a long time, Ruby, exhausted from playing with her Legos, lay down and soon fell asleep in Eva's arms.

The temperature outside was a bit low, and though there was a carpet on the ground, it was still easy to catch a cold.

Just as Eva was about to pick her up, a tall figure walked over and scooped up the child before she could.

"Let me," he said.

Eva was about to insist, reminding him that he was injured and she should do it herself, but Adrian had already effortlessly picked up Ruby, his ease and demeanor making it look as if he had just picked up a small item. Although it wasn't quite right to describe their own daughter that way.

But the impression that Adrian's action gave Eva was exactly that: it was so effortless, and he was injured at that. What if he hadn't been injured? Would it have been even easier?

Eva couldn't help but inwardly marvel at his strength.

She then stood up as well and said to Dylan, "Mommy is going to help Ruby with her blanket. You keep playing by yourself, Dylan. I'll come over after I'm done."

Dylan nodded obediently and quietly.

Eva followed Adrian into the room and saw him carefully place Ruby on the bed and tuck her in.

Seeing this, Eva couldn't help but approach and whisper, "You need to take off her coat; otherwise, she won't sleep comfortably."

Adrian, who had never taken care of children before, became somewhat flustered after hearing her suggestion.

"Coat?" "Yes."

As Eva nodded, she lifted Ruby out of the covers. The child was such a heavy sleeper that no matter how much Eva moved her, Ruby only murmured in her sleep and quickly drifted off again.

Eva removed Ruby's coat and covered her with the blanket once more. The little one was clearly more comfortable, even stretching luxuriously in front of them.

After tucking her in properly, Eva casually asked, "Have you never taken care of children before?"

Adrian's fingers twitched at his sides, and he pressed out one word from his thin lips, "No."

This answer made Eva lift her head in surprise.

How could that be?

After all, both children were quite grown. It would be normal if he hadn't taken care of them for a short period, but for both to be this age and for him to have never done so? Was that... reasonable? Seeing Eva's gaze fixed on him, Adrian knew he had revealed something and sighed inwardly.

"Something happened in the past. Once you regain your memory, you'll understand," he said.

Eva was feeling a bit bewildered.

Eva didn't find his response too strange. After all, if there hadn't been problems between them, she probably wouldn't have ended up with Michael, nor would she have a subconscious desire not to hurt Michael. It seemed she had forgotten too many things.

Adrian's black eyes calmly looked at her, as if he had something to say but hesitated.

After a while, Adrian took the initiative to speak, "I have something to tell you."

Eva sensed it too and wasn't surprised. She nodded.

"Let's talk outside, so we don't wake Ruby."

"Alright."

The two left the room together. Dylan was in the living room, and since the doors and windows were closed, there was no need to worry about anything.

Once they were outside, they stood in the corridor.

It was quiet in the corridor. Eva waited for a while, and seeing that Adrian didn't speak, she had to look up.

"What is it you want to tell me?"

As she looked up, she saw Adrian's eyes intensely fixed on her, motionless and unfathomably deep in their darkness.

His gaze made Eva's breath catch; she was almost too intimidated to meet his eyes, so she averted her gaze and said softly, "We've been out here for a while and you haven't said anything. If you're not ready to talk, then I'll go back to Dylan, and you can take some more time to prepare yoursel—"

"Do you want to see him?"

He suddenly interrupted her.

Eva paused, almost unable to believe what she had heard.

Adrian was asking her if she wanted to see him?

She was silent for a long time before asking somberly, "The 'him' you're talking about..."

"Yes."

Adrian nodded. He didn't say a name but confirmed it directly.

By now, Eva understood who he was referring to. Her heart raced, not expecting Adrian to say this.

She had some other guesses in her mind but didn't voice them, feeling that Adrian would clarify things soon.

"If you want to see him, we can go back tonight. I'll make the arrangements," Adrian said without warmth.

Eva pursed her lips and lowered her gaze.

"I'm not going to see him."

This answer surprised Adrian. The light that had sunk in his eyes reignited, "What did you say?"

He seemed unable to believe what he had heard. He watched her mope around these past few days, looking all concerned about his phone calls and seemingly worrying about the safety of Michael.

Now, she was actually saying no?

In Adrian's expectation, Eva's first reaction upon hearing this question should have been to agree and then ask him when they could meet.

He had even prepared himself mentally, telling himself that even if she agreed, it didn't mean anything.

She didn't want to hurt Michael because he had been kind to her once and had given her his heart.

Anyone wouldn't really want to hurt someone who had sincerely cared for them.

So, he could understand and had nothing to be jealous about.

But while talking to her, his mood was uncontrollably desolate and sullen; he was just waiting for her to agree.

He never expected that her answer would be to not see him.

This response was unexpected for Adrian but also pleasing. He knew his own heart wasn't entirely noble, but his possessiveness over Eva was indeed such, and there was no shame in admitting it. At the thought, Adrian forcibly suppressed his heart's leap of joy and asked, "Why not?"

"I've thought a lot these past few days, and some things can't be perfect."

Seeing Michael would settle her own heart, but for Adrian, it could be a hurdle too difficult to overcome.

Since she had already planned to spend her life with him, she didn't bother hurting those close to her for the thoughts of an outsider.