It won't take long

"When you came to visit me today, I initially thought you had already considered alternative solutions," Rowan remarked with a subtle smile.

David lowered his gaze, hoping to conceal the hint of embarrassment that had momentarily flashed in his eyes.

Rowan continued, her surprise evident in her tone, "I never expected to see you hesitate like this, David. It's a new side of you."

David sighed in response, realizing that even he had never anticipated facing such a predicament.

He should have remained steadfast in his commitment to Flora, who had been lost and then found. Yet, inexplicably, he kept finding himself drawn to Rowan.

After a moment of silence, David spoke, as though trying to explain both to Rowan and himself, "If this child is mine, I can't let them grow up without me."

Rowan's lips curled into a more pronounced sarcastic smile.

"Yes, you've said that before. But now you're uncertain about how to explain it to Flora, and you're unsure how to handle both me and the child gr