The Billionaire I Married

te, Laura, John, and Tony sat in silence,

two people in a trance. Tony had also joined them, although none of them officially invited him in. He'd si

e broke the sil

y. "I know you're disappointed in me right now, I'm

f she was seeing her daug

You're sorry and you don't want us to be mad? What on earth

isn't it?" Jo

Kate

w about it?"

Kate an

ra asked i

said, "And he

hn. "What do you mea

ed. "He's leaving for his MBA in a few days an

oing anywhere. He's going to take responsibility for thi

't get so worked up over this,

out to be disgraced! Our daughter has gotten herself knocked up by that irresponsible airhea

n assured her. He looked at Kate and asked, "W

esn't matter. He doesn't want the ba

s man enough to get you pregnant, then he's man e

Kate pr

him get away with putting you in the family way and turning you into a

ghteen hundreds when women were forced to marry against their wi

you forgotten who we are? Do you realize the kind of damage this would do to our reputation in this town? Do you also realize that your father could lose his

John appealed t

s if he were in a classroom, asking

thing?" Tony as

there with them all along. Nobody responded to Tony's req

e a solution to this

aura said impatiently. She wasn't in the moo

ry Kate," T

a's eyes widened,

id John with narrowed e

ined. "I assure you, I am a very responsible man and I have th

lping me? Did I even ask for your help? And why are you still her

rose to his feet,

t said or were you just sa

meant it or not. He needs to

" Tony said in respon

meant what you said or not, Mr DaCosta. My daughter will not ma

n. He then faced Kate and said, "I sincerely apologize

out of the house like a dignified military officer. Onc

out?" She asked him

me you were seriously considering his

n us the chance to get

. "Are you being seri

answered un

top," Kate begg

s if she hadn't heard Kate's plea. "The man has connections to the mayor and I heard he's

resident or he's as rich as Bernard Arnault. He's not

tairs and lie down," Kate said a

ith a solution to this problem you've created for this family. Since Mr DaCosta i

literally don't know that man. He could be a serial killer or a human traffi

e same age as us or maybe older," John added, siding with

rry Kate if he were ma

corrected her mother. "He simply decla

he was,"

arry him," John

"Fine. I give up. But, I'd like to hear what you

ooked at each other,

," said John. "Let's just take some time to

nd asked Kate, "Who e

red and John groaned

w, imagine what would happen once Lady Ann and the church board hear about it. We might as well start packing our s

can't be that bad," John said unconv

we?" Laura said and sat hea

es would be in the coming days once her pregnancy became public knowledge. She c

upstairs to her bedroom. There was a lot on the li

but it was better than marrying an old man from Chicago. Wor

e Valley where her brother, Chris, lived with his wi

erself even as the thou

n a week. Besides, Chris and Rita were practically newlyweds. She couldn't cr

ith some sort of arrangement with him. She shouldn't be the only one to f

table where she'd left it and dialed Darle

aid with as much enthusi

nded coolly. She didn't soun

you about the baby," Ka

rlene clarified. "Yes, h

tile tone thr

ded. "It's not just my baby, i

e a daughter. Not just because of Kevin, but because you seemed like a really good girl. However, I will not allow you

isbelief. "Are you fine with Kevin just going away and living

serve to be dragged down by you or anyone else in this town. I don't want to hear about this pregnancy talk again, OK

Kate gasped i

ices are no longer required in my pastry shop. Your fi

Darle

difficult than it already is. I don't want any trouble for me or Kev

ended the call, leaving