My Baby's Daddy

Sophia grew increasingly uneasy the further she walked, for she had a hunch who she would be meeting, and a pang of guilt and self-reproach arose within her.

She had already promised Martha back home that she would stay away from Arthur, but now, she had chased him all the way here and even snuck her name into the guest list. Just the thought of it made Sophia ashamed of meeting Arthur’s grandmother.

Sure enough, she found Martha sitting on the couch when they arrived at a quaint hall. The older lady was dressed in a fitting dark silver dress, looking noble and majestic.

“Good evening, Old Madam Weiss,” Sophia greeted Martha.

Martha sized the young woman up in response, not in anger but amiably, pointing toward the seat across from “Have a seat.”

Arthur had wronged this young woman, after all, and she didn’t need to ask to know what would happen between them had probably already happened. But now, Arthur was marrying another woman; this was unfair to her..

“I didn’t expect you to have come, Miss Goodwin.”

inviting myself. I swear I won’t cause any trouble during Arthur’s wedding,” Sophia promised eagerly as she

waved her hand. “No need to

the older woman’s noble demeanor. Martha’s tolerance and kindness made Sophia grow increasingly self reproaching and unable

head. “Thank you for the arrangement, Old Madam Weiss, but I won’t be attending the wedding tomorrow. I’ll be returning home

Sophia. She hadn’t forced Arthur upon this wedding, but Arthur chose his

Emily instead? This was a question that

two fought before Arthur came back?”

in reply. “No, we didn’t.” Then, after some deliberation, she asked, “If you don’t mind me asking, Old Madam Weiss, had something happened to Young Master Weiss lately that led him to suffer from

Why would you

forgotten about me.” As dejected as Sophia was, she dared not let it

on the other hand, couldn’t help reeling. “What

he has completely forgotten about me on our first reunion here.” Sophia was now purely worried if