Natalie nodded. “Yeah, we do.”

“Then tell me. Who is the father?” demanded Caitlin while grabbing Natalie's wrist.

The latter sighed and answered, “It's Stanley's.”

I should've realized it sooner. Joyce was acting a little off yesterday, and I should've known that she is pregnant.

“Stanley?” said Caitlin. She was surprised to learn that. “How could the father be Stanley? I thought he hates Joyce, so why would he impregnate her?”

Natalie had no choice but to share everything. “It was an accident. About a month ago, Joyce and Stanley got drunk, and...”

“Nat, what did you just say?” asked Jonathan. His voice was burning with infinite rage when it came from inside the room. He walked right to Natalie and demanded, “Did you just say that Stanley is the father?”

Natalie nodded. “About a month ago, an incident happened between Joyce and Stanley, so he is likely the father.”

“That b*stard!” roared Jonathan angrily after learning who knocked up his daughter. He clenched his fist, and his wrinkled face brimmed with fury.

well. “How could it be Stanley? Of all the people in the world, why did it have to

the kid's father be a gangster than to have Stanley be the

just as bad for his daughter, so he spat his angry words through gritted teeth. “That f*cking a*shole! He doesn't love my daughter, so why did he... No,

he saw his daughter

for Stanley, his heart ached as though a

father would hope that his daughter would lead a happy

why, despite knowing that the Rivers family had wronged the Quinn family, Jonathan still prayed that his daughter wouldn't end up with Stanley. He

been treating Joyce. The

other words, they knew he didn't care about Joyce or

heartbroken to see their daughter being rejected despite all the love she gave. Still,

in love was not a voluntary action, and it was not as though there was a switch to be flipped. No one was obligated to love someone who had fallen

blame on Stanley or pressured

it even more impossible for them to ask Stanley to give Joyce a chance. It got to the point where they didn't even complain when Stanley broke

ever have slept

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