Filed To Story: Finding the Secret Daddy for My Baby Novel
Harold was staring in concern as well. Ruka exhaled in relief and shook her head shyly. “No, I‘m fine. I‘ve just been getting the urge to vomit for the past two days.”
When Charlotte heard this, the wheels in her head started spinning and she cried out excitedly, “Could it be that you‘re pregnant?”
Harold‘s eyes lit up as well. Was he going to have a grandchild so soon?
Ren secretly sighed in relief, and at the same time, his lips curved into a smile. Ruka‘s acting was pretty good.
Ruka threw caution to the wind and chose to do whatever it took to make Harold happy. She did not want Harold to continue feeling upset with Ren over this, so the news of a grandchild would surely get rid of all his anger.
She quickly placed her hand on her belly and said in amazement, “I think so, judging by the timing.”
Charlotte was overjoyed. She turned to Harold and said, “Look! Ruka‘s pregnant. We‘ll have a grandchild before the year ends.”
Harold‘s stern expression had made way for a smile too. “It‘s all thanks to Ruka, though it‘ll be hard on her.”
“I don‘t mind. I want to have a child with Ren as soon as possible too.” Ruka shook her head and looked at Ren. She winked at him in secret to warn him not to expose her.
“Come, come. Let‘s not stand around. Take a seat! We must let Scarlet and the others know about this.” Charlotte was jumping out of her seat to inform the others of the glorious news.
Ruka sat down beside Ren. She felt a pair of eyes staring pointedly at her. Her cheeks felt a little hot, but perhaps it was because of her lie.
The old couple left after having lunch, but just before they headed off, Harold turned to Ren and said, “Make sure you treat Ruka well.”
It was a sign that he was no longer upset about their relationship. Ren nodded and promised, “I will.”
“Ren, since Ruka is pregnant, you need to watch out, okay?” Charlotte hinted that Ren would need to exercise more self–control over the next few months.
Ren‘s cheeks turned a little pink. He nodded uncomfortably and said, “I know, Mom. Go ahead and get in the car!” After seeing the car pull out of the driveway, Ruka finally sighed in relief and patted her chest. “Thank goodness they didn‘t see through me.”
However, Ren tousled her hair before flicking her on the forehead. “Ruka, is this something you should be lying about?” he chided, though his voice was full of affection.
‘I only did it for your sake! So that your father won‘t be so angry and upset with you for getting into a relationship with me.” Ruka pouted and stared at him aggrievedly. ‘Aunt Scarlet told me all about it. Did you think you could hide this from me!”
Ren had no answer for that.
It was hard to keep a secret from Ruka. He wrapped his arm around her shoulder and asked, “Worried about me?”
“What do you think? Even Dr. Silas came over. Did your wound split again?” Ruka gave him a light punch.
Ren grabbed her hand and pulled her into the hall. “It‘s fine. I‘ll be back to normal soon. There‘s something even more urgent right now.”
“What?”
“We need to make a baby. My mother would be shouting it from the rooftops soon enough. If you‘re not pregnant, then it‘s going to prove that you lied.” Ren‘s eyes were fixed on her. His voice was a little hoarse.
True enough, Ruka started fretting when she heard what he said. She grabbed his hand and said, “Let‘s hurry up then!”
He stared at her wordlessly.
Ruka giggled. “It‘s fine. We can‘t rush things right now. We‘ll see how it goes in a few days. It‘s not like they‘re going to drag me off to the hospital at once to do a ch
“Ruka, I don‘t want to wait any longer,” he said hoarsely, his eyes dark.
However, Ruka thought about his injury and shook her head. “Nope. Let‘s give it another week.”
“You still owe me a gift!” Ren reminded.
Ruka chuckled. “Well, you‘re injured. If it hadn‘t been for that, I would‘ve already wrapped myself up as a gift and presented myself to you.”
Ren was a little disgruntled to see how smug she was. He was going to make her pay once he was fully recovered.
As expected, Ruka received a call from Scarlet that afternoon. Scarlet was ecstatic as she asked whether Ruka was pregnant. What could Ruka say? She could only admit it.
Next, she got a call from Claire who was also thrilled. Claire peppered her with questions about when she was going to the hospital to check on the baby. It was clear that Claire was very invested in the pregnancy.
Ruka was getting jitters too. She had to hurry up and turn the lie into reality, or it would be hard for her to deal with her family members” care and concern.
After ending the call, Ruka sighed and heard someone chuckling behind her. “Now you‘re anxious!”
She turned to look at him and huffed, “How can you be laughing about it? Hurry up and think of a plan!”
His eyes gleamed and his voice was dripping with seduction.
“The only solution is to have a go at it tonight.”
Ruka blushed. “We can‘t. It‘s more important that you recover properly. I refuse.”
“Trust me, Ruka. I‘ll be fine.” Ren was determined to help her make the lie a reality in spite of his injury. After all, time was of the essence.
Ruka slapped herself. “I dragged you into this mess with me. I shouldn‘t have lied.”
Ren pulled her into his arms. “You did nothing wrong. My father‘s not angry anymore and he gave us his blessing. I‘m very happy.”
Ruka closed her eyes and returned the hug. “Alright. Just focus on your recovery for another week. I‘ll let you have your way after that.”
Ren bent down and kissed her hair. He could scarcely wait a day.
However, he did not want her to worry, so he could only reply hoarsely, “Fine. I‘ll wait another week.”
“Pinky promise! You have to keep your word, alright?” Ruka was afraid that he would mess around again. If his wound split one more time, it would surely get infected.
“Do I get a prize if I manage to do it?”
“If you do as you say, I‘ll grant you one wish, as long as it is something I can do.”
He smirked. “It‘s a deal.”
Ruka buried her face against his chest. She felt embarrassed!
New Book: Returned To Make Them Pay
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