68. What Changed?

POPPY:

I knew Sebastian Holding wouldn't like what I said. He wanted a child to advance his ambition. The very reason why he married me and offered me to sign the contract. And now...

I will be the reason why he won't achieve his goal.

Closing my eyes, I braced for hurtful words he would say after that.

Could I blame him? No. We had a contract. I was bound by the rules.

Still…

Having a child when I was not ready would only bring traumas to the moment.

“I will understand if you will be furious at me, Sebastian. It’s my fault. I seduced you earlier.”

“What happened that morning is also something I wanted. It takes two to tango, woman. But…I thought we already talked about it, woman?" he asked. "By giving yourself to me earlier, I assumed it was already clear to you that I want a child. And now we are back to that discussion?"

I bit the inside of my cheeks.

The thought of having another child without a father on the kid’s side was scary.

"Think whatever you want, Sebastian. But I alrea