Exit the Catfights Enter the Empire novel Chapter 3

Karl's eyes lit up with sheer delight. "Are you pregnant?"

"That's impossible," Xavier stated without a second of hesitation.-

Karl frowned. "You've been married for three years! Why would it be impossible? Carter, get the car ready. We're taking Evelyn to the doctor for a checkup."

"There's no need for the hospital," Evelyn interjected quickly. "I just had a full physical today. The doctor said it's just a mild stomach bug."

"Are you sure?"

She nodded. Her period had just ended yesterday. Aside from that one drunken night half a month ago, they had never actually slept in the same bed like a real married couple.

Karl let out a heavy sigh, then directed his frustration straight at Xavier. "What’s wrong with you? You're young and healthy, but you can't even give me a great-grandson? What good are you!"

Xavier continued eating quietly, his face completely indifferent, acting as if their conversation had absolutely nothing to do with him.

Karl immediately switched tactics, putting on a frail, pitiful act. "Poor me, at this age, I could drop dead any day now. To pass away without even seeing my great-grandson... I'll never rest in peace!"

"Don't talk like that. It breaks my heart," Evelyn said, gripping his hand tightly, feeling genuinely awful.

"You're a good girl, Evelyn. But some people around here clearly aren't. He'd rather watch his own grandfather die with regrets than make a simple compromise."

Xavier set down his silverware with a sigh. "You're going to live to be a hundred."

Karl huffed. "What's the point of living to a hundred if the Farrell family has no heir? So people can laugh at my grandson's incompetence?"

He issued an absolute command. "You two are staying the night here. It saves you the drive and leaves no excuses for not working on a baby."

"I have plans tonight," Xavier said, his brow furrowing.

Karl wasn't having it. "Your only plan is to get your wife pregnant! If you dare sneak out tonight, don't ever call me your grandfather again!"

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