"Dad, it's me."

Isaac dropped the bomb: "The baby Bri's carrying is mine."

Yuri was in disbelief: "You're not... How could it be Isaac?"

Wasn't he supposed to be dead?

Isaac cut to the chase: "Dad, Bri and I are together now. I'll go public with my identity soon. As for the engagement, I've got it under control." "You've got a plan?" Yuri was skeptical: "You're nothing right now. How can you possibly deal with the engagement?"

He himself couldn't handle the engagement.

Now that Isaac had lost the backing of the Salter family, how was he supposed to stand up to the royal family?

"I'll sort it out."

Isaac knew what Yuri was doubting. He also knew that dealing with the royal family wouldn't be easy, but for Brittany, nothing was impossible. "Take care of Bri. I'll handle everything."

With that, Isaac hung up.

Yuri was livid, his face turning red as he stared at his phone. After a while, he turned to Brittany: "Brittany, when did you and he get together?"

been gentle with

moment before

around the time I went to Imperial

know who he was then. I

to explain: "Dad, it was me who fell for him first. Please don't be

"Less than three months together,

always trusted Brittany because she had always been

had fallen head over

life for me. How could he possibly

was choked up, his face turning steel blue:

told her

"Dad."

her eyes earnest: "I know what you're worried about, but

should understand,

first. I tried to move on, to accept someone

when Brittany came back from the resort and suggested matchmaking. That must have been around the time

pang of discomfort. After a moment, he said, "I've been through it, I know love is beyond control. But Bri, how can Isaac, with his current status, possibly stand

protected Brittany time and again, Yuri had started to see him

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