My Baby's Daddy

Despite the dejection in Zacharias’ heart, he wouldn’t be holding his current position if he was a person who would give up easily. Putting on an understanding smile, he released her. “No rush. You’ll need time to know me better.” Stunned, Shirley thought, Any man who has been rejected on the spot will be a little upset, but this man appears unexpectedly calm!

“I’ve given the watch to you. If you don’t like it, you can give it to someone else or sell it. Do whatever you want with it,” he commented. With that, he picked up his cell phone and started upstairs.

Shirley took off the watch from her wrist and went after him, grabbing his hand.

“I don’t want it. Please take it back.” In reply, he merely turned back at her and said kindly, “The bin is right there.” Annoyed, she thought, How can he tell me to throw such an expensive gift away?

Ignoring her, Zacharias headed for the staircase, leaving Shirley behind with a woman’s watch in her hand and at a loss for what to do. Every word he just said had thrown her heart into a mess, and she decided not to think about anything and went upstairs.

Around midnight, while Shirley was in a daze in her sleep, she heard noises from the staircase outside. Alert as she was, she sprang up and walked nimbly to the door. Softly, she opened the door and tiptoed out in her pajamas.

the foyer and

next to the wine cabinet, a huge sigh of relief escaped her

downstairs in her pajamas and cordially invited, “Would you like a drink?” “It’s already so late. Aren’t you going to bed?”

confession rejected. After Zacharias returned to his room earlier, he thought

saw that he had prepared two wine glasses and turned him down. “I’m not drinking.” Still, he insisted on pouring half a glass for her. Placing down his glass, he picked up the other one and passed it to her. “It’s my

clear that the man had slept a

in an authoritative tone, “Please have a drink

throwing his head back and taking a huge

long hair framed her face, which was clear and bright like a pearl, radiating a pearly-white

Cole?” Zacharias asked out of

it seems like he’s out of my mind, and my liking