Madly Yours (Nora Reed) novel Chapter 356

Silas held her close, resting his hand gently over the fabric covering her flat stomach, stroking it carefully.

"Boy or girl?"

"It's only been two months. We can't tell yet."

"It better be a boy. The Lancaster empire cannot fall into the hands of outsiders."

He was still a man through and through. Even though his own manhood had been destroyed, his obsession with continuing the bloodline remained deeply rooted.

Ginger didn't reply; she simply buried her face deeper into his chest.

She didn't care if it was a boy or a girl.

As long as it carried Lancaster blood, Beatrice would put her on a pedestal.

Her future was entirely secured.

As for Nora...

She only had herself to blame for being so naïve and trusting.

...

In the days following the gala, everything seemed to return to normal.

Nora was swamped with her new responsibilities. Her feet barely touched the ground during the day, and she brought stacks of files home every night.

On the other hand, Hudson had a lot of free time since returning from the Southeast Asian Operations. Rain or shine, he picked her up from the office every single day right on time.

His behavior sparked endless gossip across Star Entertainment, with everyone whispering that she had snagged the 'Husband of the Year.'

One afternoon, just as Nora walked out of the conference room, Chloe rushed over, clutching a tablet.

"Nora, look!"

Displayed on the screen were the viewership ratings for the finale of *The Next Icon*.

Nora stared at the numbers in disbelief. "Did we... break the record?"

"We shattered it! The finale hit a 5.3% viewership rating with an 18% market share. It's the highest record San Francisco television has seen in five years!"

Nora took the tablet, swiping through the pages of cross-platform streaming data and social media trends.

On the night of the finale, *The Next Icon* dominated the top fifty trending topics, taking thirteen spots. Five of those were in the top ten alone.

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