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Ashton blinked. “Are you for real? Do you even know what you're talking about?” He asked and Roland nodded, sure of what he was saying.

“I love Annabel and I'm sick and tired of how she's being looked down on by my parents and everyone because she's a single mother. If I adopt Olivia as my daughter, she wouldn't be a single mother anymore and all these will stop.” He explained to Ashton but Ashton knew what the consequences would be.

“And you think it's all just gonna end there? Roland, you haven't even proposed to her yet. You two aren't married so how can you adopt—”

“Ashton,” Roland interrupted him. “It's not a must to marry her before I can adopt her daughter. I'll do that and then we can get married later. That way, it'd be easier. I don't want to be called her stepfather. I want to be her father before I marry her mother. Olivia is a cool kid. I love her so much and I wouldn't want anything that'd hurt her in the future. That's why I'm doing this. Please, understand me.”

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