Chapter 171

"When are you coming home?" Jessamine changed the topic

Thaddeus asked, "Do you want me to come home?"

Jessamine hummed in assent. She wanted to clear the air about her pregnancy as soon as possible. She felt uncomfortable hiding such a big secret all by herself and constantly being on pins and needles.

"I'll get home sooner if you call me hubby."

Jessamine felt a headache coming at his words. He still steered the conversation back to the topic at hand. Did he need to be this insistent about a title?

"Jessie, I want to pin you down and make you cry from pleasure. Then—"

"H-Hubby! Enough…"

Jessamine simply hesitated for a moment, but that was enough for him to start talking dirty again. She didn't know what blush-inducing things he was about to say, so she quickly called him "Hubby" to appease him.

Thaddeus was pleased that his tactic succeeded. He chuckled on the phone, his low voice making Jessamine's ears itch.

"Are you afraid?" he asked.

Jessamine tensed at his words. "As