Her proposal didn't make Stefan as excited as she imagined he would be.
Martha waited for a long time without hearing an answer, then looked up at Stefan in confusion.
"Stefan?" she asked.
He suddenly came back to reality and glanced at Martha before saying, "Let's talk about this later."
Martha opened her mouth to say something else but decided not to push too hard and kept silent.
Five minutes later, the car stopped in front of the Doyle Group building.
"We're here," Stefan said turning towards Martha.
"I'll go to work now," Martha replied calmly before getting out of the car and heading straight towards the Doyle Group building.
Damn it! She had just been so straightforward with him, yet this damn man still refused her.
After taking two steps forward, she turned around, only to see that Stefan had driven away.
Her hand clenched tightly as her face darkened even more.
She must have a child with Stefan or else when everything was revealed in the future... she shuddered at the thought.
She became even more determined about having another child with him despite being unsure if she could conceive one.
Meanwhile inside Stefan's car, there was still a heavy atmosphere until Jimmy suddenly spoke up.
"Daddy, if Mommy asks you again about having another baby, will you agree?"
"No," responded Stefan firmly while his deep-set eyes narrowed.
"Why not?" asked Jimmy curiously from behind
"Because Daddy loves you very much," replied Stefan seriously while looking into Jimmy's eyes, "So Daddy doesn't want another baby when Jimmy is unhappy."
When Martha asked earlier, he saw hope in Jimmy's eyes through his rear-view mirror but it quickly disappeared without a trace soon after.
He knew that right now Jimmy didn't want a sister anymore and those suspicions regarding Martha were also present within himself too.
Because of these suspicions, Stefan didn't know how to respond to Martha.
Jimmy lowered his gaze and wanted to explain that he didn't mean it that way.
He just didn't want them to have another child right now.
Stefan reached out and affectionately rubbed Jimmy's head, lovingly saying, "It's getting late. Go to school quickly."
Jimmy nodded and got out of the car, walking towards the teacher.
After Jimmy went into the kindergarten, Stefan started the car and drove away.
He dialed Eden's phone number in the end.
"Mr. Harrison, why do you have time to call me today?"
As soon as Eden answered the phone, his teasing voice rang.
In his opinion, Stefan and Martha had just gotten married yesterday. Now should be a time for sweet talk between them. Why would he call him at this time?
Stefan's eyes darkened slightly and his voice became colder when he spoke.
"Miracle Pub. I'll wait for you."
After saying this sentence, without giving Eden a chance to ask any more questions, he hung up directly on him.
Half an hour later at Miracle Pub...
When Eden pushed open the door of the private room inside Miracle Pub, the room was already filled with strong alcohol smell.
He frowned, walked over, and sat beside Stefan.
"What happened? Didn't you just get married? Why are you drinking here?"
Stefan paused with his glass in hand while looking at him.
"I feel like something is off about Martha."
"What do you mean?"
Eden looked at Stefan suspiciously while pouring himself a drink from a bottle onto a glass.
Soon after, a muffled sound came from beside him.
"Martha has been very harsh towards Jimmy lately; she wasn't like this before."
"And she has been with Jimmy for so long; how could she not know that Jimmy doesn't like carrots? But this morning she prepared carrot sandwich for him."
"And last night her tone was completely different from before; it was as if she were a stranger."
"Do you think there are really two people who look exactly alike in this world and I made a mistake?"
After Stefan finished speaking these words, he looked drunkenly at Eden next to him.
He wanted to hear what Eden thought but also feared hearing an answer that would shock him.
After a long silence, Stefan still hadn't heard Eden's response.
Then he added, "Do you think the problem is with me?"
After carefully considering his words, Eden replied, "Maybe it's because you two finally got together and now it feels unreal to you. That could be why you're feeling this way."
Stefan was taken aback as memories of all the ups and downs he had experienced with Martha flooded his mind.
It was true that they had gone through a lot to finally be together. Perhaps that was why he had so many doubts.
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