Chapter 8

Christian wasn't just highly capable at work. He was also terrifyingly good at getting things done on the first attempt. It was my personal assistant who first noticed that something was off. I dry-heaved twice at the sight of some fish in a dish, and she promptly reminded me, saying, "Your menstrual cycle is a week and a half overdue, Ms. Stone. You should probably visit a hospital to get a pregnancy test done." … I couldn't quite place my emotions as I held the pregnancy report. Just then, Christian walked up from behind me. With one arm, he held me tight by the waist as he took the report with his other hand. He cocked his brow and said with a chuckle, "It seems like all that hard work paid off." But I was still in a bit of a daze. Although I'd already mentally prepared myself to get pregnant, I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. Upon seeing that I didn't look very happy, Christian pulled me into his embrace and said, "You have nothing to worry about. I'll get you the