Chapter 296: Chapter 296

Summer Xavier followed Paige Sterling’s gaze and saw Ryan Abbott.

Not only was Ryan Abbott there, but also a woman with a slightly protruding belly.

The woman had a gentle beauty, dressed in white, with long flowing hair, looking pitiful and fragile.

At this moment, Ryan Abbott was supporting the woman, his gaze tender, and his hand caressed the woman’s belly, full of fatherly affection.

This scene looked exactly like a husband accompanying his wife for a prenatal check-up, with nothing seemingly out of place.

However, as the woman currently dating Ryan Abbott, seeing her boyfriend accompany another woman for a prenatal check-up was a heavy blow for Summer Xavier.

Paige Sterling kept watching Summer Xavier’s reaction, and seeing Summer Xavier’s face filled with anger, she jumped into action for the first time, adding fuel to the fire, "See that? This guy is two-timing, let me go beat him up."

With that, she stood up and was about to rush over.

However, Summer Xavier held Paige back, knowing all too well how ferocious Paige could be when she fought; if Paige, in a fit of rage, ended up beating Ryan and the woman to death, it would be too high a price.

So, she said, "That girl seems to be Ryan’s cousin."

However, Ryan’s cousin wasn’t even married and now seemed to be pregnant, with Ryan accompanying her for a prenatal check-up, showing that something was suspicious.

Summer Xavier desperately wanted to convince herself there was some misunderstanding, that Ryan couldn’t be so shameless.

But Paige broke her self-deception, "Have you ever seen a brother look at his sister with such eyes? Does Austin Xavier usually stare at you disgustingly like that?"

Summer Xavier was suddenly choked, but Paige was already pulling her over.

Today, Paige was determined to tear away Ryan’s facade in front of Summer Xavier, even if the truth was bloody and hurtful, it was better than Summer Xavier truly developing feelings for Ryan and enduring greater harm later on.

But before they could reach them, Ryan’s little cousin suddenly clutched her stomach in pain.

Ryan was startled, "What’s wrong?"

His cousin said, "Ryan, my stomach suddenly hurts a bit..."

Ryan was extremely nervous and quickly supported his cousin into the hospital, "Don’t worry, we’re going to find a doctor right away, nothing will happen."

Paige Sterling and Summer Xavier naturally followed them inside, as the evidence was about to present itself right in front of them.

With the evidence, the Abbott Family wouldn’t be able to deny it later on.

After a while, Ryan and his cousin went to the obstetrics and gynecology department for a check-up.

Ryan remained nervous throughout, repeatedly mentioning how their child was going to be okay...

With things , if it still couldn’t prove the issue, and if Summer Xavier still wanted to deceive herself, she would truly be foolish.

Summer Xavier’s face grew colder, but fortunately, Paige Sterling held her hand the whole time, giving her courage.

She smiled at Paige, "Paige, don’t worry about me, I’m fine."

The reason Summer Xavier’s face looked bad wasn’t due to feeling hurt by Ryan’s betrayal.

After all, there really wasn’t any emotional connection between her and Ryan, what made her uncomfortable was Ryan’s deceit.

No one likes the feeling of being toyed with, and no woman can stand being the other woman.

Ryan engaged in such a disgraceful act with his cousin and used her as a cover, which not only humiliated Summer Xavier but also the entire Xavier Family.

The Abbott Family had no reason not to know the reaction the Xavier Family would have once this matter was exposed.

Their plan was clearly to trap her into marrying into the Abbott Family, leaving the Xavier Family with no choice but to suffer in silence, allowing the Abbott Family to take advantage.

What a deep calculation.

Summer Xavier took a deep breath, "Paige, let’s go."

Paige originally intended to confront Ryan Abbott, but seeing Summer Xavier so calm, she nodded and left with her.

Before parting, Paige sent the video she had just recorded to Summer Xavier, "This is evidence, make sure to keep it."

Only then did Summer Xavier react, "Paige, did you know about the Abbott’s plan all along?"

Thinking back, from seeing Ryan to meeting Mrs. Abbott, Paige’s reactions had been strange all along.

Finally, she even recorded the scene in time, proving Paige was prepared.

Paige had already thought of an excuse, not that she intentionally wanted to deceive Summer Xavier, but some things were hard to know where to start.

And saying it wouldn’t serve any purpose.

So she said, "Before when I came to the hospital, I saw Ryan because something happened at the time, leaving a deep impression on me, I always thought he was married, I didn’t expect..."

The rest didn’t need to be said, Summer Xavier understood.

Summer Xavier asked her, "Then why didn’t you just tell me directly?"

Paige furrowed her brows and said, "Seeing it with your own eyes is better than me telling you."

Moreover, knowing the Abbott’s nature, if there was no evidence, and the Xavier Family went to settle accounts with them, the Abbott Family would have plenty of excuses to explain away.

Even Mrs. Xavier might be charmed by the Abbott Family, unknowingly pushing her daughter into the fire.

Now with the video as evidence, given the Xavier couple’s love for Summer Xavier, they wouldn’t let her suffer without retaliation, and the Abbott Family wouldn’t hope to walk away unscathed.

Summer Xavier smiled, "Paige, you don’t need to worry about me, I’ll be fine."

When Summer Xavier went home, she told her parents and brother about the incident.

Initially, Mrs. Xavier was incredulous, due to Mrs. Abbott’s skills in garnering favor, making Mrs. Xavier believe that if Summer Xavier married into the Abbott Family, she would surely get along with Mrs. Abbott.

However, upon seeing the video Summer Xavier provided, Mrs. Xavier couldn’t deny it.

Additionally, Mrs. Xavier was responsible for introducing Ryan to her daughter, so her anger was imaginable.

"The Abbott Family really has a good scheme, raising such a disgraceful son and attempting to trap our daughter! It’s outrageous!"

It’s clear that if Paige married over, even if she found out about Ryan and his cousin’s affair later, what could she do?

For the reputation of both families, she would have to swallow the humiliation, enduring her husband’s affair with his cousin, and even any illegitimate children he may have outside.

The thought of her daughter being humiliated like that made Mrs. Xavier want to grab a knife and head to the Abbott Family immediately.

However, Mr. Xavier and Austin Xavier remained very calm, since the Abbott Family dared to trap the Xavier Family like that, there was no way they would just let it go.

They would have to at least peel a layer of skin off the Abbott Family, showing them that the Xavier Family wouldn’t be their puppet. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽

So Mr. Xavier instructed Austin to investigate Ryan and the Abbott Family.

Just like in their previous life, Austin uncovered all the dirt on Ryan.

Ryan could be considered a devoted man, but his devotion was only towards his cousin. He held no guilt for trapping Summer Xavier because she wasn’t the woman he loved. He felt justified blaming Summer Xavier for breaking up his relationship with his cousin, and pushed his inability to resist his parents onto Summer Xavier as if it were her fault.

The entire Abbott Family tacitly approved this, and Austin also found out that Mrs. Abbott intended to hasten the marriage between the two families. If the Xavier Family hesitated, they planned to ensure that Summer Xavier conceived with Ryan, making it impossible for the Xavier Family to refuse.

Since Ryan also wanted his cousin’s child, when Summer Xavier gave birth, they planned to bring the cousin’s child to Summer Xavier’s side. This way, the cousin’s child would also be a legitimate Abbott Family child, not an illegitimate one.

Once they had a child, Summer Xavier would have no choice but to submit.