Second Marriage to Mr. Rich (Ned Fletcher) novel Chapter 107

"I just… don't want the child to be associated with the Lawsons," Angeline said, tightly grasping the hem of her clothes.

When she finally gathered herself, she lifted her head and added, "This child had come unexpectedly. If it hadn't, I might have chosen to live by myself till the end of my life. But now that it's here… It's my only family in this world now!

"It's my fault that the child's an illegitimate child, and I'll do my best to make it up in the future! But I can't betray the Lawsons either, because I won't be able to compensate for… what I owe them."

Sean met her gaze and took off his glasses before saying, "We can register our marriage in Ravoria. If you don't want to continue our marital relationship after the child is born, we can divorce by then.

"If the Lawsons find out, I can say that I help you because of them! Angie, I can compromise on anything, but I'll never allow my child to be illegitimate. I hope you can understand and respect that."

The child belonged to Angeline and Sean, so his stance was understandable.

In the end, she nodded.

After setting down her water glass, she stood up to leave.

"Then, I'll head back to school."

"The road is slippery in the rain. Stay back tonight."

"It's not that far away."

As she was about to bid farewell to him, an explosion sounded in the distance. Startled, she stumbled against the couch, losing her balance.

"Careful!" shouted Sean as he wrapped his strong arms around her waist, pulling her into his embrace as they fell back onto the couch.

Their eyes met, and the lights in the entire apartment suddenly went out. Outside the window, the entire Cloudsville plunged into darkness. It was so dark that they couldn't even see their own hands.

Gripping his shirt tightly with both hands, Angeline tried to get up but was held down by the man's large hand.