God had truly played a twisted joke on Mr. Burt. Meanwhile, Danielle had just wrapped up a set of statistic reports. She lugged her heavy, pregnant belly and went to pour herself a glass of water. Ciara remarked while stretching lazily, “Oh, my. I guess it’s true what they say bout autumn. I feel
Danielle smiled faintly. “Alright, let’s go.” She did not know what happened to Karl. All she knew was that there was something off with how he was behaving. However, there were certain things that he would not say and that she would not ask about either because she would never force him to talk a
He was hardly sure if he could find it in him to tell her. He was afraid of losing her. No, he was guaranteed to lose her. Just the sheer suggestion of it felt like someone plunging a dagger into his heart. He protectively wrapped his arm around her waist. Danielle could feel how attentive the
“This… it's hard to say. The probability of a child being born with complications is higher under the circumstance of incest, but it doesn’t necessarily guarantee that it will happen.” Karl’s eyes darkened. His only wish was that the child would be born without complications. “If someone is alread
Karl smirked. “You’re a smart one.” Danielle set aside her spoon as well. “You usually don’t behave like this unless there’s something you want. Go on, what do you want?” “I will be away on a business trip for some time after this. I won’t be able to stay home and be with you.” Danielle turned to
Karl had been gone for a month. He would video call Danielle every day. Using the screen of their phones as a medium, they would talk for a long time every day. Even though it was merely a digital screen, Danielle could still sense the love he had for her pouring out through the display. However,
“Mr. Burt is on a business trip, isn’t he?” Danielle blushed. She never even indicated that she was talking about Karl… “Yeah, he’s on a business trip, but that can’t stop him from sweet-talking me, can it?” Ava chuckled and teased her, “I see, so our Danielle likes it when a man says a lot of sa
When Danielle got home, she locked herself in her room. She reached for her phone and dialed Karl's number. Karl answered the call within the first few rings. There was no hint of any sleepiness in his voice even though it should be close to midnight where he was. “Are you sleeping?” “Yeah.” Karl