Chapter 8

I trusted Claude.

One day, while we were having dinner, his phone rang.

"What?" Claude frowned, and his expression soured.

"Get her tested. I want accurate results." After hanging up, he didn't speak for a long time.

I had a feeling it was about Julia. "Claude?"

"It's Julia… She's pregnant," he said coldly.

I was stunned. The news that Julia was carrying my brother's child caught us completely off guard.

Honestly, I couldn't forgive Julia. She had insulted me, and worst of all, she had destroyed our parents' keepsake. But now, she was carrying my brother's child—the blood and kin of the Stark family, as well as my potential niece or nephew.

I could see that Claude felt very conflicted about the situation.

"Claude, the child is innocent," I said. I was reluctant to accept this, but my reason won out.

"I don't want this child," Claude said gravely after a long pause. "It'll be impossible to get rid of Julia once we have a child together."

For the first time, I saw Claude grit