Nicole pursed her lips and raised her eyes to look at Clayton. She spoke with great certainty.“This thing is broken. When I bought it, that old lady said that it’s better to try a few more times. When I looked at it earlier, it was clearly one bar, but now it became two. There must be something wrong with this pregnancy test kit.”Clayton looked at Nicole, dumbfounded. The joy in his heart was strongly suppressed, and he seemed to be a little incredulous.“Really?”Nicole nodded her head.Clayton lowered his eyes. “Then should I buy more?”Nicole shook her head. “No need. I bought a lot of them. I’ll try again tomorrow morning.”Once he heard this, Clayton’s heart settled down. He nodded his head. “Okay.”He then threw the pregnancy test away and washed his hands before going back to bed.After he turned off the lights, the room fell back into darkness.Clayton lay beside Nicole but did not feel sleepy at all.“Nicole?”Nicole was just about to fall asleep when she was wok
Clayton saw that Nicole’s face did not have the slightest bit of excitement, which slowly doused the elation in his heart.He stiffly forced a smile. “It’s okay. I’ll get an acquaintance to recommend us to another hospital so that we won’t run into anyone we know. We should get it checked out first, right?”Although Nicole also thought the same thing, she was very concerned.In the end, she nodded her head.Clayton stroked her hair and turned around to call his acquaintance.Naturally, it was a trusted hospital and doctor, but these people did not intersect with their daily life.Clayton had an indescribable feeling in his heart.He also dared not ask her if she would keep the baby if she was really pregnant.That was because he was afraid that he would not be able to accept her answer.Neither of them had much appetite in the morning. Nicole did not want to eat, so Clayton just brought her out.The hospital that Clayton contacted was a private hospital in a neighboring city.
The sun was shining brightly, and the layer of clouds hung in the blue sky that looked as beautiful as an oil painting.Nicole stood in the sunlight, wrinkling her brows. Her bright and delicate face was a little pale, but she very patiently listened to Clayton finish what he wanted to say. Afterward, she revealed a confused and uncomprehending expression.How did Clayton think that Nicole was going to abort the baby?Nicole looked at him. Her tone was calm as she said, “Didn’t you say that you’d take responsibility?”Clayton paused. His gaze was frozen, and he looked somewhat incredulous.“What did you say?”The ecstasy in his eyes surfaced on his face. He jumped out of the car and stood in front of her in a few steps.“Say it again?”Nicole was puzzled. “I asked you earlier. We have to talk to my father first. If he agrees, then I won’t mind…”Clayton’s eyes were slightly red. This surprise came so suddenly that he could not accept it for a while. This huge turn of events ma
If Clayton did not propose, how would they get married?If they did not get married, what would happen with the procedures after their child was born?For the first time, Clayton felt that although cumbersome, these formalities in Mediania were quite perfect!It was much better than in Liberty, where children could be registered without proper procedures.Clayton wanted to get Nicole’s approval before he had the courage to go in and face Floyd’s wrath.Nicole knew what Clayton was thinking about and laughed. “As long as my father agrees, I won’t have any problem with it.”She threw the problem back to Clayton.Clayton helplessly held his forehead. This little witty devil was deliberately making things difficult for him at such a critical moment.Nicole must have seen through Clayton’s dilemma at this time.While the two of them were hesitating at the door, Kai’s nonchalant voice rang out not far away from them. “What are you two doing at the door? Did you do something wrong?”
Clayton's nervousness at the beginning was justified.At least, a minute before Clayton opened his mouth, he was still relaxed. After Clayton finished speaking, he felt nervous, apprehensive, and tense.It was more frightening than when Clayton closed his first big deal.Clayton thought that his recent performance had been quite good since Floyd’s attitude toward him had been great.However, at this moment, Clayton felt that it was far from enough.It was too risky.Clayton was deeply worried about the little zygote in Nicole’s womb now.He wondered if Nicole would still be able to keep the baby.Floyd’s face was completely devoid of happiness. The darkness and scrutiny in his eyes were very intimidating.This kind of suffocating feeling was like a boulder hanging over Clayton’s head.Kai also did not get involved and watched silently, which was rare.Nicole saw Clayton’s nervous look, then looked at Floyd’s face and instantly felt a little helpless.She coughed and gave he
The blood instantly drained from Clayton’s face.Nicole also stood there in shock, not expecting that her confession would make things even more unmanageable.“Dad…”“Shut up!”Floyd shouted. His face was livid as he pointed at Kai on the side and ordered him.“What are you still standing there for? Get him out of my room!”Kai paused and did not dare to speak for Clayton. Instead, Kai went up and patted Clayton’s shoulder. “Let’s go out and wait.”Clayton had underestimated the Stanton family’s desire to protect Nicole and had overestimated his standing in Floyd’s heart.To Floyd, what Clayton did was the same as a scumbag.The good image that Clayton had built in the past collapsed in an instant.Clayton pursed his lips, glanced at Floyd, and wanted to say something, but he shut up and finally glanced at Nicole worriedly and regretfully.If this matter brought Nicole any harm, then he would feel guilty forever.Nicole smiled at Clayton reassuringly to show him that said s
Nicole could tell from Floyd’s words that Floyd was actually not dissatisfied with Clayton. He was just unable to accept this unexpected pregnancy.In the end, Floyd was just afraid that his daughter would be aggrieved.Nicole’s heart was warm. She held Floyd’s arm and smiled.“Dad, he doesn’t dare to. This is just an accident. When we came to the hospital, he even thought that I didn’t want the baby. On the way here, he looked so sad, but he didn’t say anything. He respects me fully. Since we’ll get married sooner or later anyway, why not agree to it?”Floyd raised his eyebrows. His eyes were full of doubt.“Really?”Nicole nodded.Floyd sighed. “But I still think that you’re too good for him and he got a huge deal!”Nicole said, “Dad, Clayton doesn’t have any relatives anymore. Everything is decided by our family. I listen to you so much, so you shouldn’t scare him so easily. He’s already so pitiful…”Floyd froze for a moment and suddenly understood what Nicole meant.The t
Clayton naturally heard it.His gaze sank slightly, and his handsome face was somewhat dull.“Of course not. I never thought so, really... It was just an accident.”Kai let out a cold laugh.“Our family isn’t conservative, and we approve of you two living together since you’re both young. But once you have a child, can you still maintain the status quo? An accident? Who are you trying to fool?”Anyway, Kai did not believe it. He was also a man, so he understood a man’s dark thoughts very well.Kai had also thought about using a child to tie down a woman, but he only thought about it and did not act on it.He felt that the arrival of a child should be the natural result of two people’s love for each other, not a compromise with some motive.Thus, his impression of Clayton instantly dropped.Clayton stood there looking very lonely. He could not even think properly.At that time, Nicole pushed the door open.Nicole saw that Clayton was standing in the doorway. The moment he saw