When Love Comes Late by PASSION

Chapter 2049

His silence rendered Stella speechless.

She remained uneasy, taking a moment to gather her composure before meeting his gaze.

His impassive face offered no clues to his thought, though she sensed his possible displeasure at the prospect of pregnancy.

Still, hope flickered within her.

Tentatively, she ventured, “If it turns out I am pregnant, would you still prefer not to have a child?”

Matthew didn’t provide a direct response, merely suggesting, “We should revisit this discussion after we get the test results.

”

Stella’s heart sank slightly with his evasion.

She had hoped that as time passed, his views would soften, yet he seemed as unyielding as before.

No longer wanting to evade the issue, she confronted him, “Matthew, we’re married now.

You’ve seen our family’s reaction.

They’re all looking forward to the arrival of a baby.

”

As she expressed her feelings, a heaviness settled in her chest.

“I need to understand.

Is it that you don’t want children, or is it that you don’t want them with me?”

not the problem,” Matthew quickly denied, but then

“It’s just that…”

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he wasn’t sure how he

darkened with

knew he loved her, yet his ambiguous feelings about starting

confessed, “I’ve always wanted

having only Grandpa, I’ve

giving our child the

”

Matthew was visibly moved.

thoughtful pause, he

you’re pregnant,

to do everything I can to be

”

was unexpectedly relieved

a difficult conversation, not his sudden

was clear to her that his decision had not

him

ing, “Don’t fret.

to love me, you’ll master being a great

faith in

”

Matthew responded,

way

all the recent events, they were always

and they just wanted

strain he was

she offered a

time for Stella’s