Steven asked coldly, "Do you know what a vasectomy is, Mom? It means I could never sire children again."

Chloe pointed out slowly, "But if you don't get a vasectomy, Jessica will get an abortion..."

This alone told Steven what he needed to know. Jessica had turned to Chloe after she failed to blackmail him into getting a vasectomy.

Displeased as he was, he didn't let it show. A frigid look flashed in his eyes as he asked through gritted teeth, "You spoke with Jessica, didn't you?"

Chloe bristled at his disgruntled tone. "Don't change the subject! We're in the middle of a serious conversation here, Steven.'

He snapped, "She called me a while ago and tried to convince me to get a vasectomy! I refused, but I didn't think she'd come to you and brainwash you into agreeing with her!"

Chloe countered anxiously, "Did you think I wanted to agree to this? As things are, Annalise won't get back together with you, let alone have your children.

"If Jessica gets an abortion, Zachary will be my only grandchild, and you know the boy cut ties with me because of you! Are you so heartless that you'd let me grow old alone while others my age are surrounded by grandkids?"

Upon hearing this, Steven scoffed to himself and enunciated his reply, "Yes."noveldrama

This rendered Chloe speechless, but she got over the shock and said, "I have you to take care of me in

my old age, so at least I'm not all alone. But what about you, Steven? Zachary might be young now, but he'll grow up one day.

"Given how you walked out on him, he isn't obligated to look after you in your old age. What will you do then? I'm looking out for your best interests here. Did you think I'd push you into getting a vasectomy if I had any other choice?"

Steven did not bother arguing with her this time. "Yes, you would."

He would compromise on anything else, but he drew a line at getting a vasectomy.

Stumped, Chloe had no choice but to play the family card. "I'm your mother, Steven. I wouldn't do anything to hurt you."

"Yes, you would," he thought but did not say aloud.

A beat of silence later, Chloe

resorted to negotiating with him. "I know you're still young, and having you undergo a vasectomy is unreasonable. But if you're

have children with other wing to

be happy to turn down Jessica's request."

"Mom..." Steven was growing tired of this conversation. "That's impossible."

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Annalise was all he could think about. He shuddered at the thought of getting close to other women, let alone having children with them. The thought made him uneasy, and he was horrified to think that Annalise might never forgive him if he did approach other women.

Chloe said, "See, you're being stubborn about this. You realize that Jessica's baby is our only hope, don't you?"

He didn't have an answer.

She continued, "I will not let anything happen to the child, Steven. Please, I'm begging you to get the vasectomy done and over with."

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Steven never

mother to beg him to do something so unreasonable. A bitter smile

curved his lips as he made to hang up, not at all intending to cave to Chloe's emotional blackmailing.

"You leave me no choice!" Furious at Steven's stubbornness and the failed negotiation, Chloe warned in a

shrill voice, "If you don't get the vasectomy, I'll kill myself!"

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