Josh Batton really couldn’t understand why Annabeth Cates would behave like this.
Annabeth was perhaps the only person in the world who was this selfless.
Although Annabeth had ordinary appearances, she was extremely beautiful on the inside.
“My happiness isn’t that important… Besides, by not being with you and getting an abortion, I can be happy in the future too… What if I meet a decent man in the future?” Annabeth said.
“Could he be better than me?” Josh asked.
“That’s certainly not possible,” Annabeth said.
“There you go. Since you don’t have a boyfriend, this will be easy. Don’t overthink. Let’s get married…” Josh said without hesitation.
His decisiveness instantly made Annabeth’s mind go blank…
Get married… With Josh Batton.
This was something Annabeth never dared to even think about in the past…
“Why are you zoning out? Don’t you like me? Do you hate me?” Josh asked.
“No… That’s not it…” Annabeth said.
“What are you thinking then?” Josh asked.
“I’m just wondering if you’ve thought this through. You’ll lose a lot by marrying me… Not only your popularity… But also the possibility of being with a woman you truly love… You won’t be happy by being with someone you don’t love…
“How about this… Let’s not get married. Everything will remain the same. I… I’ll become a mother without getting married… If you want to see us, you can come to visit… I won’t tell the child you’re his father either…
“Once you have met someone you love, you can get married. I won’t disturb you…” Annabeth said carefully.
This seemed to be better for Josh than if they were to get married…
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