Chapter 4 Only One Condition

After they got married, he made love to her every night. In the first month, when she was not pregnant, he took her to the doctor. In the second month, when she was not pregnant, he took her to the doctor again. In fact, she really wanted to have a child with him, but she noticed that he was even more anxious than she was. At that time, she even comforted him that they were still young and did not have to be so anxious about having a child. Even the doctor said they had no problem with fertility. There were plenty of opportunities to get pregnant. He was the one who told her that he wanted to be a father as soon as possible. Every night, she let him do whatever he wanted in bed. Three months after the wedding, she was finally pregnant. He hugged her and kissed her for a long time. She thought that her happiness would last forever... Does he care so much about my identity? Claire thought. "Kayden, why? Why are you doing this to me?" she asked. "If I knew a year ago that you weren't Kennedy's daughter, I wouldn't have married you." Kayden's tone was extremely cold. Claire's eyes were filled with tears as she said in grief, "Are you getting a divorce because you despise my identity, or because of Bella?" Kayden's cold expression paused for a moment. "Both, of course." His voice was as deep as the night, filled with innumerable fickleness. At the side, Bella looked at Claire smugly with the attitude of a superior. Claire knew that his heart was with Bella. No matter how lowly she begged, she could not change his decision. However, she could not lose her two children. Claire's attractive eyes were cold as she gritted her teeth. "Kayden, I agree to the divorce, but I have to have custody of the two children." "Dream on!" Kayden turned around with his back facing her as if he did not even want to look at her. Claire could divorce, but she would never give up her child. "The Civil Code stipulates that the man may not file for divorce during breastfeeding and for one year after delivery, and even if he does, custody of the child goes to the mother!" "How dare you threaten me after learning the law for a few days?" Kayden said. "I don't dare. I can agree to any divorce conditions, but the child... I can't!" Claire's attitude was firm. Kayden's tone was mocking. "If you leave the Grant family, you won't be able to go back to the Payne family. Can you afford to raise your children?" "I was working before I married you." Kayden glanced at Claire from the corner of his eyes. His tone was mocking. "Can you afford your mother's medical expenses with that legal clerk job? How can you raise your children?" Claire gritted her teeth. She had married him not long after she started working. At that time, she had already passed the objective questions of the legal examination. If she took another exam, she would be able to obtain her lawyer's license. It was he who said that she could be a full-time housewife at home and did not let her take the second exam. Otherwise, she would be a lawyer now. "In short, I only have one condition. If you don't promise me, I won't sign it," she insisted Kayden's handsome face was extremely gloomy. "Are you sure you want to go against me?" "For the sake of the child, there's nothing I wouldn't do." "Very well." Kayden turned around and was about to leave. Bella immediately held Kayden's arm. Kayden did not refuse. Bella turned around and looked at Claire provocatively before leaving with him. Claire could no longer hold on and fell to the ground. Tears streamed down her face. She took out her phone and called Kennedy. No one answered. She really wanted to call her mother and ask who her father was. Unfortunately, a month ago, her mother fell ill and was still bedridden. Claire clutched the blanket tightly. If she hadn't been so willful and insisted on going into the raging fire to save people, her mother wouldn't have had her lungs damaged by the thick smoke and suffered from illness for more than ten years. Claire still held it in. Her mother's condition could not withstand any blow. Since she married Kayden, her mother's medical expenses were paid by Kayden. It was her. She was obsessed with the beautiful dream of marriage made by Kayden. She gave up her former dream and took care of him wholeheartedly to give birth to his children. After her marriage was broken, she did not even have enough money to get a divorce. Since even Kayden had said so, her background must be true. But why did even her mother lie to her? Claire's heart was in a mess. She could not care about these things and ignore them, but she could not ignore her children. It was just that her current situation... Just bear with it a little longer. When I’m discharged from the hospital, I can look for my children. They are my children. No one could snatch them away! she thought. Claire was in the hospital. Every day felt like a year. When she was finally discharged from the hospital, she immediately hailed a taxi at the entrance of the hospital and rushed to the city's children's hospital. She asked for a long time in the pediatrics department before she found out that her children had been taken away by Kayden. Claire immediately rushed back to the Beresford community. There was no one at home. Claire found a hat and a scarf in the bedroom to wrap herself up tightly. Then, she took a taxi to the Grant's mansion. The door of the Grant's mansion was closed. Claire rang the doorbell for a long time, but no one came to open the door for her. Kayden's grandmother, Delilah was not at home, and the Grant family's servants all listened to Kayden. Presumably, Kayden had already instructed them not to let her in.