âYou are pregnant?!â
Disbelief was clearly written on Jackâs face. He canât help but feel himself going numb for a few seconds as if this didnât fit inside his brain.
Subconsciously, his eyes shifted to trace her stomach, finding that it was still flat behind that tight suit of hers.
âYes, Iâm pregnant with my ex-boyfriendâs child.â Sierra didnât hide it anymore since her eyes shone brightly. âI thought why not tell you since you will be wedded with me. I have someone elseâs child in my stomach.â
âAnd I have no reason to abort this child ever.â Sierraâs determination crashed Jackâs heart a lot.
Knowing that the child she carried must be of her ex-boyfriend, a jerk, who is no more there in her life...it somehow brought the turmoil too.
For the next few minutes, Jack had no reaction. Neither was he happy, nor sad. All he telecasted was the uneasiness that resided in his heart.
.....
Seeing the lack of response agitated Sierra who opened her lips, âYou arenât happy. I understand. I donât even know how I told you this..â
âBut if I didnât and you got to learn about my pregnancy after marriage, I think it would be more of the worst thing. You have a life, you are a bachelor. If you want, you can go and find someone else. I donât even want you.â
Sierraâs clarity only raised Jackâs heart. He had no idea but the betrayal and lost feeling he had seen in her, is now totally finished. âAre you a time-changing woman?â He really wondered about this.
However, to his disappointment, Sierra stood firm in her words and the statement.
There was literally no clash of things either. All that displayed was the firmness in their actions...
Yet, Jackâs brows lifted from their original place. âFrom your expressions..it doesnât seem to me that your parents are aware of your pregnancy.â
âCorrect. They arenât.â
âBut you told me...arenât you afraid that I will break this wedding with you and...will reveal this secret of yours to your parents?â Jackâs question was valid in Sierraâs eyes.
âI know you wonât.â The answer came unexpectedly. How come she believed him so much that he wonât go and one and reveal her secret to her parents?
From where did she gain such confidence in herself out of nowhere?
It was mind-blowing in his heart, but on the other hand, he knew that Jack had the eagerness too. âWhy wonât you do so?â
âSince the time you have entered my room, you think I havenât found your acting and your speech cautious. Iâm no fool. I have been a personal secretary of my boss and....reading people is my expertise too.â Sierra showcased her talent vibrantly with the brought smile.
Even such a smile held the power to make his heart skip a beat. âShe Is seriously possessing sharp eyes...â and he canât help but applaud her skills.
But in contrast to Jack, the young Sierra had brought her hand to caress her stomach softly with her eyes lingering at her own body. âThe child..canât have the name of my ex-boyfriend. And if Iâm marrying you, I want you to accept this too..â
Sierraâs fear was simply attached to her child. What if the other party actually separated her from her child?
She knew she would be devastated and this was impossible in her current scenario anymore.
Suddenly, the serious Jack had turned into the joyous one.
A smirk had pulled on his lips when he couldnât help but mutter, âSierra..you havenât even heard about me? Have you?â
âWhat do you mean to say?â She hadnât heard about him? Sierra thought twice.
As far as her brain goes, she knows that he is from abroad, and is currently handling his fatherâs business.
It is merely a huge one since his family is also counted as the influential one.
Instead of answering straight to her, Jack had brought out the wallet from his pocket. Taking it out he showed Sierra a picture in which she looked immediately while her grip tightened around that baby picture.
âWhose child is this? She is so cute....â Sierraâs lips automatically curved to a smile at the thought of such a cute child.
She almost looked young, very young to be precise. Almost a year or so.
âShe is one year and months older till now,â Jack answered her question.
âHm.. but show the child is she? She looks so cute!âSierraâs heart was only blooming.
She could easily imagine that the childrenâs parents might be really beautiful for her to get such genes.
Wearing a pink and white-colored frock, she was cutting the cake in front hair for one year.
At last, Sierra felt the land beneath her feet was slipping when she heard Jackâs next shocking words.
âShe is my and my late wife, Sarahâs daughter, Ailey Shen.â
Currently overwhelmed with shock, Sierra lifted her eyes to meet him. He was appearing calm as if nothing had actually taken place.
But instantly Sierra knew how difficult it was to react normally since nothing appeared to be such a normal case in her eyes for now. â
âSs-she..is your daughter..your.. ex-wife..â
âI have been married once, so neither am I so pure as you think of me.â Jackâs reply, as if he doesnât care, didnât put much impact on her expressions.
Neither was this easily digested in the stomach almost impossible for Sierra to recover from ever. âHe has been married too...so does the smack both of us equal?â and she is pregnant with a child.
A child of hers and a child of his....
Was this the destiny of being kind because of this tiny human being raised in her stomach?
Dozens so the questions lined up for their answers. But she had answers to neither one.
âSo...you are a divorcee?â Sierra inquired with a rather slow voice, to which Jack shook his head.
âA widower. Sarah died at the time of childbirth.â