Similarly, he had not forgotten that her condition disallowed her to be pregnant during these two years. That was why he was more worried than unhappy about not getting his benefits after hearing that she was pregnant, hence the lack of excitement expected from Sonia.
Was Toby unhappy about her pregnancy?
Of course, not.
On the contrary, he was elated because that was their child, the product of their loving relationship.
However, the baby did not come at the right time and might even bring harm to the carrier. Just the thought of that made him unable to feel easy.
"Don't worry. I've mentioned all your worries to Tim." Sonia looked at his nervous state and felt touched. Then, she told him what Tim promised.
At that, Toby finally felt assured when hearing that she had only gotten pregnant three days after they were rescued from the fire and that the baby was healthy. Also, Tim would help her recuperate her health and ensure that she could safely give birth to the child.
"That's great." He finally felt relieved."I didn't expect it's only half a month old." He caressed Sonia's belly with surprise.
Our child is so tiny!
Meanwhile, Sonia was also looking at her belly. "That's right. I never expected I'd get pregnant now or be told such great news after two weeks. With today's technological advancements, we can determine if a woman's pregnant in ten to fourteen days."
"The baby has a great sense of time because it chose to attach to your womb after two days. If it had been two days earlier, perhaps…" We might not be able to keep this baby.
Sonia had gone through BAL during those two days and ate all kinds of prescription drugs, so they certainly could not keep the child if she had been pregnant then.
That was why Toby said their child had great timing and chose to come to them after that period.
She smiled. "Yeah. The baby knew Mommy was not strong enough to handle them yet, so they chose to be patient for another two days."
"As I would expect of my child—smart." Toby raised his chin, revealing his proud expression.
Laughing, she retorted, "That's my baby too, not just yours. Why don't you say my child takes after my intelligence?"
"Yes, of course. Baby takes after you. No matter whom the baby takes after, they're still ours." After saying that, Toby grabbed Sonia's hand and kissed the back of her hand.
She lay in his embrace and suggested, "How about we break the good news to Grandma during Christmas? She would love the news!"
"Sure." He nodded in agreement. "But before that, we have something important to do."
"What's that?"
"Getting married." While looking at her, Toby explained, "I know you were unwilling to marry me because you haven't gotten your revenge, and I respect your decision. I'm willing to wait until you get your revenge before getting married, but the situation is different now. We have a child, so we should get married and provide the child a legal identity." His eyes were filled with anticipation when he said that.
Sonia moved her lips, feeling somewhat touched.
What he said was true. Had she not found out she was pregnant, she would have insisted on waiting until she got her revenge before getting married.
However, a sudden change hindered her plans because she was now pregnant. So, even if she was not doing this for herself, she still had to change her plans to not let her baby be born with the title of an illegitimate child.
If they had planned to marry later, the public would still think of their child as illegitimate. After all, it was known to all how viciously people nowadays spoke.
"We can register our marriage first and hold a wedding afterward. It takes time to organize one, so it wouldn't be too late to hold our wedding after you've gotten your revenge." Toby clutched Sonia's hand with a suggestion.
She stared at him for a while before slowly nodding. "Okay."
"You said yes!"
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