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 to

keep the baby?” she asked with tears in

“Why wouldn't

my own flesh and

saw the serious look in

threw herself into his arms. “Thank you, Shane!” This baby's arrival may have been a little sudden, but

the kitchen with a

glass of milk before saying with a chuckle, “See, I told you

“Yeah!” Natalie nodded.

took a sip of his tea and asked, “I take it that you'll agree

expecting him to bring that up so

from Natalie, Mrs. Wilson got anxious and thought the latter was unwilling to marry him. “Hurry up and say

many days now,

“I have!”

will your

Natalie took a deep breath and placed her hands

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 been accused of being illegitimate children far too often, so I don't want this child to suffer the same fate. As such, I'm willing

smile formed on Shane's face when

really happy

The doorbell rang all of a

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