Trouble in Paradise (Arianna and Nicholas) novel Chapter 623

"Check-up." Nicholas bit the words, glaring at me with frustration. "Do you even know what the check-up is?"

I was stunned. "Are you asking me? Let the doctor come in and explain it to you, I'm not sure!"

I stood up and headed toward the door, but he caught my wrist before I could reach it. His eyes were slightly red, and there was an intensity in them I couldn't decipher.

I thought he was angry about my refusal to remarry, so I tried to soothe him.

"Getting a check-up isn't a bad thing. Even if you don't have children with me, you'll have them with someone else. It's all for the health of the child, so just bear with it, alright? After all…"

After all, raising Tabitha these past few years had been tough. If we could, we should try to avoid any health risks for the child.

"Forget it. Never mind."

I had intended to comfort Nicholas, but it hurt as if I had bitten my own tongue. The more I said, the more I realized that continuing would only hurt me, him, and Tabitha.

"Do you still not believe that I just want to marry you, just want to have children with you? What do I have to do for you to believe that I love you and only want you?"

Nicholas stood up and blocked my way. In my eyes, there was nothing but him.

His expression turned cold as he grasped my chin, lifting my face to make me look at him. "Or do you want me to have children with someone else?"

"Stop it!" I pushed his hand away, feeling drained. "You'll remarry eventually. You're in your 30's, Nicholas. Stop saying things out of spite.

"We're over. If the test results come back fine, I'll have the baby and consider it borrowing your genes.

"I'll admit, I probably can't stand the idea of anyone else touching me. I'll pay you if needed. We'll settle the accounts, and from then on, we'll have nothing to do with each other's marriages."

"'Nothing to do with each other'? Your heart must be made of stone!"