#Chapter 69: An Uncomfortable Meeting

Charles is about to pack up his briefcase and head from his office back up to his living quarters. He's not looking forward to it, to be frank - Daisy has become more of a nightmare than usual to deal with lately. Her pregnancy is now in its third trimester, and Charles isn't looking forward to the end result of that, either. She's as big as a house, for one thing, no longer the slender, beautiful woman he married when her bump was barely showing. And she nags him all the damn time. It's always "Charles this" and "Charles that," just nagging on top of dissatisfaction on top of nagging. She's not happy with anything he does. He can see the contempt in her eyes when she looks at him. Well, is it his fault he's never had any interest in being a father? The baby was a necessary tactic in getting her to marry him - he couldn't avoid that. It's hardly on him. She didn't have to keep it if she didn't want it. Plus, there will be plenty of family and staff around to look after the