Shane then walked up to her silently and sat down beside her.

Natalie came back to her senses when she felt the sofa sink beside her and turned toward him.

“Oh, you're home!” she said with a forced smile.

“Yeah.” Shane nodded and lowered his gaze to her tummy.

Natalie tensed up when she noticed where he was looking. “S-So... W-What do you think of this baby?”

Shane looked up at her. “What do I think?”

Natalie rubbed her palms nervously. “As in, do you want to keep the baby?”

Shane frowned upon hearing that, much to her distress.

What is that frown supposed to mean? Does he not want this baby?

Right as she was on the verge of breaking down, Shane eased up on his frown and said softly, “Of course I do.”

He then gave her tummy a rub, making sure to be very gentle for fear of accidentally hurting her and her baby.

as her uneasiness turned

baby?” she asked with

hand back. “Why wouldn't I? This is my

my own

words when she saw the serious look in his

Shane!” This baby's arrival may have been a little sudden, but I'm glad we both want to keep

kitchen with a glass of

and gave Natalie the glass of milk before saying with a chuckle, “See, I

“Yeah!” Natalie nodded.

his tea and asked, “I take it that you'll

him to bring that up

no response from Natalie, Mrs. Wilson got anxious and thought the latter

so many days now, and you still haven't made

“I have!”

will your answer

a deep breath and

I needed more time to think about it, but now that I'm pregnant, marrying him is my only option... It's the only way to ensure that my baby doesn't get called an illegitimate child. While pre-marital pregnancy isn't uncommon for most people, those from the upper classes of society regard all children born outside of wedlock as illegitimate. Connor and Sharon have

Shane's face when

Wilson felt really happy

rang

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