All at once, disgruntlement inundated Shane.

So what if I'm in my thirties? I'm not old! Why is she making it sound as though I'm an old and grizzled man?

“I'm not an old man! You'll be getting it when you've delivered the little one in your stomach,” Shane threatened as he narrowed his eyes at the woman on the screen.

Usually, Natalie would certainly laugh at such a remark before flushing bright red.

Right then, however, she couldn't force any laughter or even a blush. She lowered her eyes, the despondency hovering over her plainly visible.

Noticing that something was amiss, Shane's brows knitted together. “What's wrong?”

“Shane, I...” Natalie looked him in the eye. She wanted to tell him about the baby, but she simply couldn't utter the words that were right on the tip of her tongue.

As his expression turned tender, Shane prompted in encouragement, “It's fine. Just tell me whatever it is you want to say, for I'll always back you up.”

Upon hearing that, a wealth of warmth infused Natalie. Yet, it was also tinged with sorrow.

Sniffling, she lifted her head slightly and forced her tears back. In a choked voice, she blurted, “I'm sorry, Shane, but our baby might not make it.”

grim. “What do you mean? And what

Natalie told him about having gone to the

everything, Shane was

is

a stormy expression on his face, the anxiety and unease within Natalie gradually

sorry, Shane. This is

Shane cut her apology off. “I was taking medicine

breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, anguish flooded her. “So, are we

belly as she

deformed, so it'll also affect you adversely. But wait

“I'm sorry that we're losing your first child, Shane. I'm really

We'll have another healthy child in the future.” Shane

he chatted a bit more with her

hung up with her, he immediately gave Silas a call and ordered him to teach Sam and his wife a

he hadn't drugged me and caused me to be sterile, I wouldn't have taken medicine to remedy that, and my child wouldn't have been deformed as a result. This

Sam suffered a stroke but was fine since he received

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