Love You Like I Used To Forget It (Millie Bridge) novel Chapter 434

I was speechless.

“That’s how it always goes in novels!” Cordelia confidently declared.

Her husband and I couldn’t help laughing at her self–assuredness We both felt she had read too many romance novels and had been sucked in too deep into the fictional world.

Neither of us imagined that her suspicion was actually true. After all, art often imitated life.

After dinner, Cordelia dragged us off for karaoke to keep the celebration going. And by the end of that day, I had learned a lot about her husband, Hugo Chapman.

Cordelia had always wanted to date without commitment. But now I finally understood why she had been so eager to marry Hugo.

In such a pragmatic, interest–driven world, it was rare to meet someone who was so genuinely kind and sincere. On top of that, Hugo was completely immersed in his work as an archaeologist. It was as though he lived in an ivory tower, untouched by the grime of the real world.

Both parties would be a good match if they were both well–off. Since Cordelia and Hugo had the same well–paying job, they weren’t financially lacking. Hence, their marriage was enviably beautiful.

Cordelia knew there were things I wouldn’t say in front of Hugo. So, when we got home that night, she left him alone and came to sleep in my bed.

Once she was under the covers, she remembered our phone call. I had told her I would share good news with her once she had returned.

“So, what’s the good news?” she asked.

When I told Cordelia I was pregnant–and with twins at that–she was so shocked that she sat straight up in bed.

“When did you get IVF done?” she asked.

I had told Cordelia before that I was considering choosing a donor from a sperm bank and undergoing IVF. So, naturally, she assumed my twins were test–tube babies.

Taking a steadying breath, I explained everything. “I didn’t. They’re…”

I told Cordelia how I ended up sleeping with Irvin on the night of the networking dinner.

When she heard that the babies I was carrying were Irvin’s, Cordelia didn’t know how to react. A multitude of indiscernible emotions flashed across her face.

After a prolonged silence, she exclaimed, “But, Emi, Grace is already pregnant with Irvin’s child!”

“I know. There’s no possibility left between us, and I’ve already made that clear to him,” I replied.

“Then, why… Why are you…” Cordelia trailed off.

She wanted to ask why I was still keeping Irvin’s babies. But then, Cordelia thought about how I was pregnant with twins, and how it was a rare occurrence. She also remembered how I had miscarried in the sea, and how that had affected my health much so that I had struggled to conceive ever since.

Cordelia was afraid that if I aborted the babies, I might never be able to conceive ever again.

But… Still…

She couldn’t help but hug me as her eyes glistened with tears. “Darling, you’re still so young. If you keep these babies, how will you find a partner in the future? Don’t tell me you don’t plan to date again or get married? Are you really planning on spending your whole life alone?”

Chapter 434

I was only 28 years old. To Cordelia, I was still so young

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I smiled and said, “It’s not such a bad thing to spend the rest of my life alone. Besides, I’ll have my two babies with me. How will that count as living alone?”

After Gideon, I had given up on the idea of marrying anyone again Now that I was pregnant, I had even less desire to look for a partner.

Loving Irvin had drained me of all my energy and feelings. I felt I would never again love someone the way I had loved Irvin, nor did I want to.

In the future, I would have my career and children. That was enough.

“But… But… It’s not the same…” Cordelia tried to argue.

She had always enjoyed being in relationships. So, even though I would have children, Cordelia still felt that spending the rest of my life alone from such a young age was too pitiful and lonely,

To her, it didn’t matter how much money or how many friends and children I had. None of these things could ever replace a

partner.