Chapter 508:

Before she could finish, a noticeable shift settled over the room. While a few of the executives kept neutral expressions, most of the family members’ faces showed obvious alarm. Billie, caught off guard, even dropped her spoon in surprise.

Deep in thought, Carrie’s hand drifted instinctively to her lower abdomen. Ever since taking the pregnancy test, she often felt as though she could sense the baby’s heartbeat. Of course, she knew it was likely just her mind playing tricks on her; after all, her late-night internet searches told her that a fetal heartbeat wouldn’t appear until at least six weeks. Still, the bond between a mother and her unborn child was something medicine couldn’t fully explain.

She opened her mouth to speak. “I…”

But Melany swiftly changed the subject. “Here, try this. It’s organic chicken from our housekeeper’s family farm.”

The executives, assuming Carrie was too young to seriously think about having children, jumped in to ease the tension. “Mrs.—”

so young—barely more than a kid herself. There’s really no need

decided to let it go. “Yes, of course. These things happen in

her forget to schedule a prenatal check-up. For now, there wasn’t any solid confirmation anyway. With these

the silence with a firm statement. “I’ve decided we’ll have a wedding ceremony.”

for more than two years. What’s the point of a wedding

done this ages ago. A

Carrie now known as a successful screenwriter, the Norris family no longer had any reason to

had remained quiet until then, set down his fork

responded with two simple

“Kristopher had the wedding planner come up with

upon hearing this. “Proposals? Let me see them. Your wedding represents the Norris family’s

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