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 happened to you? Are

Digging her nails into her palms, Natalie told him about having

Shane was

child is actually

silent with a stormy expression on his face, the anxiety

sorry, Shane. This is

the one at fault.” Shane cut her apology off. “I was taking medicine previously, so that might be the

sigh of relief. At the same time, anguish flooded her.

belly as she

deformed, so it'll also affect you adversely. But wait for me to come over so that

murmured in acquiescence. Still, she felt guilty toward him. “I'm sorry that we're losing

okay. We'll have another healthy child in

chatted a bit more with

call and ordered

medicine to remedy that, and my child wouldn't have been deformed as a result.

a stroke but was fine since he received timely

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