Mickey did not want kids.
This had absolutely nothing to do with whether he liked children or not.
Mickey was simply certain that someone like him was absolutely unfit to be a father. Becoming a father would only harm the child.
"Alright, I got it. I'll go find her in a bit," Mickey replied after zoning out for a few seconds and coming back to his senses.
"Thanks. Let me know when you have a result," Fiona said with a sigh of relief, seeing that Mickey was willing to help.
Mickey was burning with anxiety. Without wasting words, he hung up directly and handed the phone back to Carl. "I have something to do and have to leave. You work hard here."
Dropping this sentence, before Carl could say anything, Mickey walked away quickly, heading straight for his car.
Carl blinked, a bit curious and confused about what was happening.
Mickey quickly got into his car, started the engine, and floored the gas pedal, driving toward Karen's house. At the same time, he hurriedly called Karen.
Karen was cultivating her relationship with Jody quite professionally. Seeing Mickey's call, she was a bit puzzled about why he was calling but answered anyway. "Mickey?"
"I have something urgent to ask you. Where are you?" Mickey was truly burning with anxiety.
"What is it? I'm busy," Karen used to really dislike the thug Mickey, but Mickey was no longer a thug. He had a good job and a Mercedes. In short, Karen didn't hate Mickey now and spoke relatively politely.
"It's very urgent. Must talk in person," Mickey didn't want to discuss this over the phone.
Karen hesitated slightly before agreeing. "Alright, I'm at..."
"I'll be right there!" Mickey said decisively, then floored the gas pedal to the bottom.
Mickey sped all the way. Not long after, he arrived at the location and saw Karen and Jody...
Mickey had no interest in Karen. Seeing Jody elicited no emotion from him. He only shouted at Karen, "Karen!"
"I'll be right back," Karen said to Jody with a sweet smile, then got up and walked quickly to Mickey. "What's so urgent?"
"Fiona just called me and said you're pregnant? Is it true?" Mickey wasn't one for small talk and asked immediately.
Karen's eyes darted, instantly realizing why Mickey was panicking.
So...
To be honest, the thought of taking the opportunity to extort a sum from Mickey did cross Karen's mind. But thinking about Mickey being a Milkovich and working for Dexter...
Karen abandoned the thought, smiled at Mickey, and shook her head. "I am pregnant, but don't worry, it's not yours."
"Really not mine?" Mickey was relieved hearing this, but he still wanted to confirm.
Karen shook her head again. "Really not. I'm sure it's Lip's because I was already pregnant before I fxxked you."
The words entered his ears.
"????" Mickey was severely shocked.
Truly fxxking ridiculous!
This woman must have something seriously wrong with her brain!
Mickey was speechless for a moment.
Karen waited two seconds. Seeing Mickey still silent, she couldn't be bothered to wait. "Then I'm going back. Still busy. Bye-bye."
Karen left just like that.
Mickey snapped out of it, didn't stop her, shook his head to himself, then let out a long sigh of relief, sat back in his car, and lit a cigarette.
After taking a few puffs, Mickey took out his phone and called Fiona to explain the situation. "Karen just told me she is indeed pregnant, and the child is confirmed to be Lip's."
Hearing this.
Perhaps the last shred of hope that shouldn't have existed was shattered. Fiona felt her vision go dark for a second. "Okay."
Mickey hung up, took a few more puffs, thought for a moment, and called Mandy.
Mandy was still on the dirty, smelly bus, swaying back to the South Side. "What is it?"
"Karen is pregnant with Lip's child. Did you know?" Mickey cut straight to the chase.
Thump.
Mandy was instantly stunned hearing this, unable to believe it. "What the fxxk are you talking about?"
Because he had just been severely shocked himself, Mickey could truly understand Mandy's reaction. So, he explained what happened in as much detail as possible.
Mandy froze. At the same time, the reason Fiona went to the detention center not long ago became clear in Mandy's mind.
That bitch Karen is actually pregnant...
Motherfxxk!
Lip will definitely approach Karen again because of this child...
What should I do?
For a moment, Mandy's head buzzed non-stop.
"Mandy, I don't want to repeat this," Mickey waited patiently for a short while before speaking. "I hope you stay away from Lip and the Gallagher family. Those people are a huge pit. You will absolutely not have a good ending with Lip!"
Mandy didn't want to hear this kind of talk. "Fxxk off!"
After retorting, Mandy decisively hung up and continued to let her head buzz.
After buzzing for a while.
Mandy wanted to confirm one thing: Did Lip know about this situation before... If he knew Karen was pregnant and still fxxked her, then Lip... would truly be a scumbag!
Mandy was a die-hard romantic, yes, and she indeed liked Lip... but if Lip was a scumbag, Mandy wouldn't want him.
Thinking this, Mandy didn't dawdle and hurriedly called Ian.
Ian was in the grocery store with Kash, inseparable and happy. Receiving Mandy's call, he smiled and greeted her proactively, "Mandy."
"Ian, I want to ask you something. When did you guys find out about Karen being pregnant with Lip's child?" Mandy asked, keeping her tone as calm as possible.
Hearing this, Ian froze on the spot. The smile on his face vanished rapidly as he exclaimed, "What did you say? Karen is pregnant with Lip's child again?"
"Again?" When Karen was pregnant last time, Mandy was still an outsider and had almost no contact with Lip, so she didn't know.
"Almost half a year ago, Karen was pregnant once. Are you telling me Karen is pregnant again?" Ian asked again.
So this wasn't the first time...
Mandy was speechless, feeling mixed emotions instantly.
"Mandy?" Ian had a massive headache and called out.
Mandy had to respond. "Yes..."
"That idiot Lip! How can he be so stupid!!!!" Having received confirmation, Ian truly couldn't handle it and cursed immediately. "Simply hopeless!"
Mandy understood. "You didn't know?"
"Didn't know at all!" Ian replied irritably.
"Okay," Mandy didn't know what to say or think.
"How did you know?" Ian was confused.
"Mickey just called and told me. I thought you knew," Mandy replied.
Ian had no thoughts about Mickey anymore and was very calm. "Then do you know what Karen plans to do? Keep it or not?"
Mandy shook her head. "Don't know. I thought you would know."
After a few sentences, Ian understood that Mandy truly didn't know anything. "Then let's leave it at this for now. I'll call Fiona. Maybe she knows."
"If there's news, tell me," Mandy said hurriedly.
"Okay," Ian replied.