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.

went wide as her uneasiness turned to

keep the baby?” she asked

slowly pulled his hand back. “Why wouldn't

is my own flesh

believed in his words when she saw the serious look in his eyes,

baby's arrival may have been a little sudden, but I'm glad we

Wilson came out of the kitchen with a glass of milk and a cup

tea and gave Natalie the glass of milk before saying with a chuckle,

“Yeah!” Natalie nodded.

his tea and asked, “I take it

expecting him to bring that up so

thought the latter was

been so many days now, and you still

“I have!”

What will your answer

yes!” Natalie took a deep breath and placed

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,

Shane's face when

Wilson felt really happy

rang all of

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