Chapter 131

Ava gasped, momentarily at a loss for words. She never thought that Magnus would have spilled this out.

"You don't need to worry. I want nothing from you. I made a mistake and I'll bear the consequences myself. It has nothing to do with you."

"Don't be so inconsiderate, Ava. It's not only about you and me. You shouldn't refuse me if you care enough to give our child its right to legal existence."

"And what do you mean by that?"

"Marriage. It's the only way. We have to get married real soon."

Marriage. The word itself or the fact that he still insisted on trying to delude her, stunned her. But she was no fool. She wouldn't trust him an inch.

"You wouldn't want to marry a woman who had given you a child. What makes you think I will believe that you would marry me f