A man's urgent and heavy panting filled her ears. That was how Gwendolyn Ashton knew she was dreaming again.

Recently, she had been experiencing the same dream at night, where she shared passionate entanglements with a mysterious man.

In the dimly lit house, Gwendolyn couldn't see him clearly. The silhouette of his face hinted at a set of chiseled features. Gwendolyn raised her hand to touch his face. She wanted to know if this was reality or merely a dream.

The man clasped her outstretched hand in his. He whispered into her ear almost teasingly, “A gift for you.”

A diamond ring appeared before her eyes.

The mysterious man pressed the ring tightly between their linked palms. Then, he made love to her in a near-frenzied state, driving all thoughts from her mind. The intensity was out of this world, clearing Gwendolyn's doubt once and for all.

I must be dreaming!

Gwendolyn woke up with a start, dripping wet from a merciless splash of cold water. Bewildered, she sat up in bed and wiped the wetness from her face.

“W-What are you two doing?” she stammered.

an

in front of her chest and stared at

Gwendolyn. The doctor checked you out and confirmed that you're pregnant. Only eighteen years old, yet you're saddled

she shook her head vigorously. “That's impossible.

chain around her neck. Was it not

and she glared at

you two? You must've sabotaged

when she tossed and turned from dreams of passionate lovemaking.

Gwendolyn could not bear to imagine what had happened after consuming

old hat for you. Did you enjoy sharing a bed with that sixty-year-old? Or was he seventy?

a

I get my hands

satisfying fistful of hair

Gwendolyn then.

he would ask for your hand if you became pregnant. Alas, he absconded instead of

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