Kapitel 1018: Meant to be

"I am pregnant." She knew her initial plan was to have dinner and eased her way into telling him about her condition. But somehow, the words just slipped from her lips without her stopping it.

Haley could not even call it a surprise since she was unsure if he would like it. A surprise was something that you planned meticulously to give to another, but this was unexpected.

"What?" She could hear the shock in his voice. And she believed that it took a lot to make him feel that way.

Gerald was a man who seemed to be always in control of his situation. Nothing seemed to easily faze him, not even a few death threats he received, which was part of his job as a high-profile litigator.

One time, she found an envelope addressed to him at his table. It was partially open, so she took a peek. She had to drop the letter, suddenly afraid of its content.