The Runaway Groom

Chapter 77

Pursing her lips, Irene eventually said, “I‘m pregnant.”

Sheryl did a double take, and it took her a while to regain her senses.

“You‘re pregnant?” she exclaimed in slight disbelief.

Irene nodded.

“Is the child Isaac‘s?” Sheryl asked to her knowledge, her daughter had never been involved in any relationship, something which Lionel was particularly strict about.

Irene herself also always maintained firm mortal integrity. The only man she came in close proximity with was Isaac, so he was the only person Sheryl could think of.

On the other hand, Irene did not know how she should explain everything that had happened, and could not bear to tell her mother the truth.

What would her mother think, if she said that she had no idea who the father was?

Since Sheryl believes that the child was Isaac‘s, so be it–that was at least a better option than saying she had no idea.

“Yeah,” she said, even though she hung her head and avoided Sheryl‘s gaze because she was lying. Sheryl kept putting more food on her table and asked in concern, “Eat more since you‘re pregnant. Are you suffering from morning sickness? How far along are you?”

Irene looked up then. “Are you saying that I should go through with this?”

At first, she was actually worried that Sheryl would tell her to get an abortion since she had divorced Isaac.

is yours,” Sheryl

following the divorce,

also a mother, and she understood how important children could

administrator, and the salary is a grand a month. It isn‘t much, but it would be enough to keep us going. I‘m old and inexperienced because I haven‘t been working since marrying your father, so that‘s about the only job I can get. That said, there‘s nothing to worry about–I‘ll take good care of you, so stay home and

abort the child, birth was the only option, which also meant they needed to make a

probably be able

for so

now.

she said quietly,

thank me, silly. I’m the one who has owed you for years now.” Sheryl certainly knew her daughter, and how to be considerate of her emotions. “You shouldn’t stress yourself out now that

Irene nodded. “I know.”

“I’m actually happy that I’m becoming a grandmother soon! Oh, you haven’t

**

months,” Irene

moment even as she

mother soon.

Time had really flown!

or do too much for your child’s sake, or you’ll end

11

stopped, suddenly realizing she had

she was getting at.

and a girl–fraternal twins. Irene was born first, but her twin had died while