Two months later.

During this time, Miles Sterling put almost all of his energy into work and rarely returned home, even bringing the family’s little cat to the office, spending almost all day in the office.

The intention was to evade, to avoid seeing Vanessa Sterling and Richard Sheffield together.

But he couldn’t help himself; late at night, he would often review surveillance footage, specifically looking for images of Vanessa Sterling passing by the cameras each day.

Seeing Vanessa Sterling appear alone on the screen, he couldn’t help but pause the footage, fixating on the screen and getting lost in thought.

He recalled some childhood memories, scenes of Vanessa Sterling calling him "brother" in a sweet and timid voice.

He would take her everywhere, leading her as they played together.

At that time, she often showed a happy and cute smile in front of him.

But why did everything evolve into what it is now?

That evening, Miles sat by the floor-to-ceiling window, the sunset glow spilling indoors through the window. He stared at his phone, reviewing the images he captured from the surveillance over the past few days.

"Knock knock—"

The knocking on the door pulled Miles from his thoughts. He turned to glance outside the door as Quentin Sterling pushed it open and came in.

"Finished working?"

Miles nodded, looking at Quentin with an inquisitive gaze.

Quentin softly said, "Today is your mom’s birthday. Let’s go home for dinner together? You haven’t been back for quite a while."

Miles paused for a moment before nodding and saying, "Alright, I’ll pack up a bit."

Quentin chuckled lightly, saying, "I’ll wait for you in the underground garage."

Since leaving the Sterling home last time, Miles hadn’t returned.

Intending to celebrate Wendy Jennings’s birthday as a gesture of goodwill, he agreed to return, but upon entering, he unexpectedly found Gwen Grant and her parents sitting in the living room.

Wendy was smiling happily, chatting with this family.

Seeing Miles return, Wendy immediately waved and said, "Son, you’re back? Come here, there’s good news to tell you."

As Gwen and Miles exchanged glances and noticed the displeasure in Miles’s demeanor, Gwen’s smile also froze a bit.

Miles changed his shoes, walked over expressionlessly, not even greeting anyone, and coldly questioned Wendy, "Why are they here?"

Wendy pulled Miles to sit on the sofa, hastily saying, "What kind of talk is that? Gwen, no matter what, is your wife. It’s been so long, you should let it go, don’t you think? Speak to Gwen nicely."

Gwen understandingly said, "Mom, don’t scold Miles. I heard he’s been working really hard lately, must be feeling tired and stressed. Today we gathered here, let’s talk about happier things."

The last sentence enlightened Wendy, who then patted Miles on the thigh, unable to contain her smile, saying, "You’re going to be a father, better treat Gwen nicely from now on."

Miles’s expression stiffened, frowning in displeasure at Gwen.

Gwen lowered her head guiltily, slowly taking out a pregnancy test report from her bag, handing it to Miles, saying, "...I’m pregnant. Found out today during the check-up."

Upon hearing this, Miles let out a cold sneer, saying, "I may have lost my memory, but I’m not stupid. Have I touched you? Do you not know whose child it is? And you have the nerve to come here saying you’re pregnant with my child?"

Before Gwen could respond, Wendy reprimanded Miles, "What kind of talk is that?! Quickly apologize to Gwen!"