Cecilia Miller came jogging upstairs, her face round, fair, and youthful—adorably pretty. She looked up and was startled by the scene before her. Realizing what was happening, the smile on her face froze. She ran over, "Sister-in-law!" She reached out and shoved at the bodyguards. "Who are you people? What are you doing to my sister-in-law?! Let her go!" Caleb Xavier stepped forward, his voice deep with a hint of grandfatherly warmth. "Cecilia." Cecilia looked toward the source of the voice, her fine brows knitting. "Grandpa Xavier, what are you doing?!" Caleb Xavier pulled her over. "This is grown-up business. A child like you should stay out of it." Housekeeper Wallace, who was standing to the side, blurted out anxiously, "Miss Miller, Madam is pregnant! The Old Master is trying to forcibly take her to the hospital to abort the baby!" "What?!" Cecilia froze, blinking. "Sister-in-law, you’re pregnant?" Seeing it was getting late, Caleb Xavier glared at the bodyguards and snapped, "Get a move on! If Donovan suddenly comes back, this will all get complicated!" The bodyguards nodded and began forcibly pulling Chloe Preston downstairs. Chloe Preston struggled with all her might. "Let go of me!" Cecilia immediately rushed forward and threw her arms around Chloe to shield her. "Don’t you dare touch my sister-in-law!" Caleb Xavier’s eyebrows shot up, his old face sinking with displeasure. "Cecilia, you’re being difficult! Stop making trouble for your grandpa!" Cecilia declared, "As long as I’m here today, no one is taking my sister-in-law to the hospital!" "If you want to, you’ll have to kill me first!" Caleb Xavier said nothing, merely casting a glance at the bodyguards. The bodyguards understood his signal. They reached out, forcibly dragged Cecilia away, and threw her aside. Cecilia fell to the ground, her entire body aching. It seemed she had sprained her ankle. Tears welled in her eyes from the pain, but she crawled forward, inch by inch, to shield Chloe Preston. "Get away from her! Don’t you touch my sister-in-law!" The bodyguards continued to haul them away. Cecilia refused to let go no matter what. With her little face set in defiance, she even opened her mouth and tried to bite them. Just then, Adrian Rhodes came up from downstairs, calling out to her, "Cecilia Miller, you forgot to take your medicine today!" Hearing his voice, Cecilia’s eyes lit up as if she had found her savior. "Adrian! Brother, come save me!" she shouted, her voice breaking into a sob. Adrian Rhodes came upstairs. He was dapper in a suit, with long legs and handsome, defined features, and he was holding a thermos. "What’s all the noise about? Come here and drink your medicine." As he spoke, he saw the scene before him and stopped in his tracks. Cecilia was sprawled on the floor. She lifted her head, her glistening eyes fixed on him. "Brother..." Adrian’s eyes narrowed. Frowning, he stepped forward and carefully picked her up. "The floor is so cold. What if you catch a cold?" Cecilia’s little face scrunched up in pain. "Ouch." Adrian grew tense. "What’s wrong?" "I sprained my ankle," Cecilia said. "But that’s not important! My sister-in-law is pregnant, and Grandpa Xavier is taking advantage of Donovan being away to force her to have an abortion!" Only then did Adrian notice Caleb Xavier and the bodyguards beside him. He set Cecilia down on a chair to the side before walking over to help Chloe Preston up from the floor. "Is it Mr. Xavier’s?" Cecilia replied, "Yes!" Adrian turned to glare at her. "I wasn’t asking you." Then, slipping one hand into his pocket, he lifted his gaze to Caleb Xavier. "Grandpa Xavier, how could you do this!" Caleb Xavier banged his cane on the floor and sputtered in anger, "This is our family’s business! It’s none of your concern!" Adrian’s voice was deep. "Well, I’m making it my business. I told Donovan before that his future children are to call me godfather." "And since I’m going to be the godfather, I absolutely refuse to let my future godson or goddaughter come to even the slightest harm!" He then pulled out his phone and started calling Donovan. Seeing this, the bodyguards moved forward to snatch the phone. Adrian, agile and swift, met each bodyguard who rushed him with a precise and vicious kick. The next moment, the call connected. Donovan Xavier’s voice came through. "Hello." Adrian was concise. "Your grandfather is at The Xavier Residence trying to take your woman to get an abortion. Get back here, now!" "What did you say?!" Donovan exclaimed. Adrian didn’t elaborate; he just hung up. Caleb Xavier heard this and immediately glared at the bodyguards. "Move! Get her to the hospital for me, now!" The bodyguards rushed forward. Cecilia ran over on her sprained ankle and got into a scuffle with them. "Don’t touch my sister-in-law! All of you, get lost!" In the next moment, a bodyguard flung her aside. She stumbled, and her head slammed hard against the wall. "Cecilia!" Adrian’s pupils constricted. Cecilia’s face grew pale, her vision started to go dark, and her entire body felt weak. "Brother..." she muttered instinctively. The next second, her legs gave way, and she fainted. Chloe Preston ran over and caught her, panicking. "Cecilia, what’s wrong?!" Adrian swept her up into his arms. Caleb Xavier approached with his cane. "Is Cecilia all right?" Adrian’s eyes reddened, and the air around him turned icy cold as he glared at the old man. "If anything happens to her, the Rhodes Family will make you pay." Caleb Xavier retorted, "How is this my fault? She’s the one who insisted on getting in my way!" Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn n0velfire.net Now that he’s here, it won’t be easy to take Chloe Preston to the hospital by force. It’s best to retreat for now! 「Twenty-five minutes later.」 Donovan Xavier drove back at top speed. As soon as he got out of the car, Housekeeper Wallace rushed to greet him. "Sir, you’re finally back!" Donovan’s voice was urgent. "Where is she? How is she?!" "Madam is all right," Housekeeper Wallace replied. "Young Master Rhodes and Miss Miller arrived. They protected her, so she wasn’t harmed." Donovan finally let out a sigh of relief. 「Upstairs, in the room.」 Chloe Preston was sitting alone on the couch. The door opened, and Donovan came in. "You’re back," Chloe Preston said softly, looking up at him. Donovan walked over and pulled her into his arms, holding her very, very tightly. Then, he anxiously looked her up and down. The rims of his eyes were red as he asked nervously, "Baby, tell me, are you hurt anywhere? Does anything hurt?"