Chapter ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX

"That won't be a problem?" Marcus stammered in a question.   He still had hopes of getting Jessica which made him delay his wedding with Gold. She had been pestering him about it but he always found the perfect excuse for her. Hearing the news that Jessica might have had a child got him all jittery.   "Yes, we have not told anyone this asides from Papa but Jessica is pregnant. We only confirmed it recently" Xavier explained squeezing Jessica's hands in her lap.   "You confirmed it? I thought it was a marriage by agreement and one of the clauses was against physical contact?"   "Yes, but things happened and here we are" Xavier explained.   He did not see the need to explain to him but he saw the glances he passed at Jessica even a blind man could detect that he was in love with her.   "I was going to call you to cancel the contract but I had not gotten around to it yet" Xavier continued.   The reality hit Jessica. They had both professed their love to each other but maybe hearing him sa