Chapter 54

"What?" Charles's exclamation wasn't loud yet it rang in Isabella's ears. Isabella never saw herself telling Charles that part of her past so soon. In fact, if she had a way, she would have made sure that he never found out. But then… Since they had come that far, she just had to tell him that he was once a father. Rather, to put it better, she had to inform him that he would have been a father if not for the sorry situation she was in. "You were carrying my child?" Slight anger wrapped Charles's voice when he asked that question. It seemed he wanted to be certain that he hadn't heard wrong. Isabella gave a short nod and his brows would not stop jerking with further confusion. "So, what happened? Wait a minute…" His head tilted to the side, and his fingers danced in the air in eccentric circles as he reasoned something. "Isabella?" he called, his eyes trained on the view outside the huge window. "Yes, Charles?" Isabella wasn't surprised that tears were already falling from her e