Chapter 455
He and Rowan were just the pot calling the kettle black.
Besides, the chances of Elissa getting together with Rowan were even slimmer than her getting back together with him.
“Okay,” Frank finally said, then added, “People are easily swayed by online mobs these days. Don’t take their words to heart. You’re pregnant now; the baby should be your priority p>
He knew that emotional stress during pregnancy could affect the baby’s development.
Elissa knew that too. She glanced down at her belly, and the thought of the little life inside filled her with a soft warmth. She smiled and nodded, even though he couldn’t see her. “Yes, I know. You don’t need to worry about me p>
Rowan watched the gentle smile on her face and found it incredibly irritating. So what if he was willing to step up as the father? Frank, the biological dad, would always be lurking around like a persistent ghost. Just like now.
It was infuriating. Utterly infuriating.
Elissa, her mind still on the baby, didn’t notice the change in his mood. She put her phone down and tried to move off his lap and back to her own seat. Now that she was awake, their position felt a little too intimate for their current relationship, especially since she hadn’t told him the truth about the Murphy family yet. When he found out, he might look back on this moment with disgust.
But the hand on her waist suddenly tightened. She had just lifted herself up when she was pulled right back down, landing squarely in his lap again.
She knew they had many issues to resolve, and that they needed to wait until this online storm passed to address them calmly. But Rowan clearly had other ideas.
His dark eyes bored into hers. “Have you been avoiding me all this time because you’re pregnant p>
Elissa knew his personality; he always went straight for the jugular. Still, his directness caught her off guard.
Her lashes fluttered as she looked away. “No p>
Of course not, Elissa had wondered,
if it weren’t for *that*, would she
have told Rowan about the
pregnancy? No, wait-if it weren’t for what Matriarch Paige Murphy Rad done, their misunderstandings would have been cleared up long ago. She would have been eager to tell him the moment she found out.
A strange smile played on Rowan’s lips, though his eyes remained dark. “So when did you decide to have this child p>
“From the very beginning,” she answered instinctively. She had never once considered not having her baby.
Rowan’s lip curled. “And you were just going to be a single mom?” He hadn’t seen any indication that she planned on getting back with Frank.
Suddenly, Elissa looked up at him, a hint of hesitation on her small face. “That was the plan before, but now p>
Seeing her hesitate, the man who was always in command in the boardroom felt his own heart skip a beat. “Now what p>
“Now Elissa took a quiet breath. “It depends on whether the baby’s real father is willing to raise it with me p>
Rowan’s tongue pressed against the inside of his cheek. He was so annoyed he almost laughed. “What do you mean, raise it *with you*? Elissa they say pregnancy brain is a myth but are you trying to preve them wrong? You can’t raise this child without that fool of a father p>
Elissa’s brow twitched. For the first time in days, the heavy mood around her lifted slightly She replied deliberately, with this, scandal, if my reputation is completely ruined, it’s possible I won’t be able to support it. swñovels