Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1413

Since James had gotten a vasectomy, Emmy was desperately hoping she was pregnant. She wanted to bring another child into the world that shared both her and James's bloodline. Given his surgery, this would be their final chance. She never imagined James would be so violently opposed to the idea. Not only was he unexcited, but he actively wanted to end the life growing inside her. His callous attitude felt like a blade twisting in her heart.

After Emmy left, James leaned back against the headboard, his brow furrowed in intense frustration. He could not understand why she insisted on having a third child when they already had a son and a daughter. Having another baby meant Emmy would have to suffer for ten months and walk through the gates of hell in the delivery room all over again. He had no shortage of heirs and no desire for a massive family. All he wanted was for her to be safe. He assumed Emmy would share his mindset, considering how deeply devoted she was to her career. Pregnancy would inevitably derail her projects. Why was her reaction so extreme? Why would she rather fight with him than walk away from this accident?

James sat in bed for a long time before finally getting up. He walked to the door of the children's room, intending to talk to Emmy again, but when he turned the handle, he found it locked from the inside. He stood there for a moment, raised his hand to knock, but ultimately let it drop. Agitated, he turned and went to the study. The light inside remained on for the entire night.

Early the next morning, the door to the children's room opened. Emmy walked out with slightly swollen eyes. As soon as she stepped into the hallway, the study door opened as well. James looked exhausted and ruggedly handsome after a sleepless night. Seeing her, he immediately strode over.

Their eyes met. Emmy pressed her lips together and prepared to walk past him to go downstairs, but James blocked her path. Staring at her red eyes, he felt a sharp ache in his chest.

He took a deep breath, looking as though he had just made a terribly difficult compromise. "I thought about it all night, and I will respect your wishes. However, I have a condition."

Emmy frowned. "What condition?"

James looked at her with complex emotions swirling in his dark eyes. "If the checkup reveals it is a girl, we will keep her. But if it is a boy..."

He trailed off, staring into Emmy's eyes without finishing his sentence.

James frowned in response. "I know exactly what I am saying. Emmy, look at history. Has there ever been a wealthy, powerful family with two sons where they did not fight each other to the death? For the sake of power and the throne, blood brothers turn into mortal enemies."

His voice dropped low, carrying the cynical weight of someone who had seen the darkest sides of humanity. "The Nelson family is the perfect example. I refuse to let our children turn into monsters like that. Joey is the only heir we will ever need."

James looked up, his eyes as deep and dark as an abyss. "But if it is a daughter, we do not have to worry about any of that. Daughters are meant to be spoiled. She would pose no threat to Joey, and they could live together in peace. I simply want to eliminate the worst possible outcome before it even begins. I will not wait for a tragedy to happen and spend the rest of my life in regret."

This was James's ultimate logic. It was cruel and dictatorial, yet grounded in grim reality. He had clawed his way out of the cannibalistic Nelson family, and he knew better than anyone how brutal a war between brothers could be.