His chest was firm and warm, and his strong heartbeat was beating against her palm.
Loredana smiled, as if all the dilemmas they were having didn’t exist. Now, it was just her and him.
A world where no one could disturb.
“Do you like boys or girls?” Loredana slowly ask.
Without thinking, Cormac said, “I like all the ones you give birth to.”
“If you had to choose between a boy and a girl, what will be your choice?” Loredana Flores ruminated for a moment. Cormac Mendelsohn looked up and gazed at her, “If I had to choose, I’d prefer you give birth to another baby girl.”
Having Samuel Flores as the only son was enough.
Their daughter was closer to them, he adored how attached Simona Flores was to him.
Compared to the daughter, their relationship with their son became less intimate.
Loredana found a comfortable position and relaxed herself in his arms, “I like boys, and I hope it’s a boy this time.”
Girls were delicate, they got hurt easily be it in relationships or in life, whereas guys were different.
Cormac understood why she had this mindset, she was speaking from experience. He hugged Loredana and kissed her forehead, “No one is going to hurt our daughter.” Loredana never second guessed his words.
This topic seemed a little distant, Loredana questioned, “Why did you tell Sean about what happened?”
“Hmm?” Cormac frowned slightly, what did she mean?
What exactly did he tell Sean?
“About what Jeffery Harris did,” Loredana explained.
“He knew about it?”
“You didn’t tell him…” Loredana felt something wasn’t right, Cormac would’ve admitted it if he was the one who told Sean.
Only a few people were aware about this, Boyce, Armand, even Charles, it could be anyone of them.
“Don’t think too much about it.” Cormac patted her back, “Go to sleep.”
There wasn’t a need to worry if Sean had heard about the inside story, he was unwilling to let Sean know about this matter either. Even if he were able to keep it from him, there was no telling if it would stay a secret in the future. This wasn’t a small matter to begin with. He did not want Loredana to lose sleep over such affairs.
“All you have to do is take care of yourself and safely bring our baby girl into this world, I will handle the rest.”
Loredana lowered her eyes and thought, ‘how is he so sure that it’s a girl?’
She joked, “What if it’s a boy?”
“It won’t be,” said Cormac confidently. “If our baby turns out to be a boy, you’ll have to get pregnant again,” he continued.
If Loredana gave birth to this child, there was no doubt she could give birth to another, he thought to himself.
Loredana was speechless.
“There, there, don’t think about it anymore. Get some rest.” Cormac placed her head into his embrace, holding her close.
Loredana lifted her head up, taking in the sight of his firm chin and fair complexion with visible stubble. He hadn’t gotten enough rest for the past two days, she figured. There she silently laid in his embrace.
A few moments later, Cormac exhaled steady breaths. Loredana knew he was tired, she kissed his chin and slumped back into his arms.
It did not take long for Loredana to drift off to sleep, perhaps she was tired due to her pregnancy.
The night was unusually still and calm, as if the chaos in broad daylight never existed.
At 5 a.m., Cormac awoke to the sound of his phone ringing. He gently got off the bed, careful enough not to wake Loredana up, and went to the balcony to take the call. “What’s the matter?”
Abbott Baron’s voice could be heard over the line, “Maxina Lennon’s results are out.”
How were the test results released so soon? It wasn’t even time yet.
He clenched his jaw tight as he recalled what Abbott had mentioned the last time, “Go ahead,” he prompted.
Over the phone, Abbott was hesitant to speak, he turned to face the doctor while he held the results in his hands, “Are you sure about this?” he asked once more.
“Yes,” the doctor replied with no hesitation.
It had reached the late stage.
The test results would not have been mistaken.
After all, this hospital was known to be the most authoritative in the country.
Abbott had no choice but to be plain honest with him, “The doctor confirmed that she’s in the late stage.”
This was bad news, with Loredana in such a condition, if she found out about Maxina’s…
He couldn’t imagine any further.
“This news cannot be leaked.” he ordered while pressing his eyebrows.
Abbott followed, “Understood.”
Only the doctor was aware of the incident, as long as the hospital did not keep the news in, it would be impossible for Loredana to learn about this.
He couldn’t bring himself to feign ignorance of Maxina’s health status, especially because she was Loredana’ mother. It took him some moments before he contacted Boyce and told him to take Maxina out for treatment, no matter if she was in the early stage or in the late stage. He wanted to do all he could to help.
With Maxina sick, they had to register a time and date for her treatment, Boyce knew what had to be done and said, “I will settle this.”
Boyce felt overwhelmingly heavy now that the issue with Maxina surfaced at such a crucial time.
It was as if Chloe Chambers knew that people were out to get her, there wasn’t a single sight of her to be seen. He had no choice left but to let his subordinates take over in keeping an eye out for Chloe, while he ran his errands.
Back in the bedroom, Loredana moved her body ever so slightly, she realized the bed next to her was empty. Her eyelashes tremored as she gradually opened her eyes, no one was next to her. She laid in bed for a while before needing to use the bathroom, as she sat up, Loredana noticed Cormac standing at the balcony.
He wore a white crumpled shirt, his tall and slender legs stood straight. Even though the clothes he had clad on weren’t the most decent, nothing could have hidden his upright posture.
Cormac ended the call and paused for a moment before he made his way back into the bedroom. When he caught sight of Loredana already awake and staring at him, he froze for a second but quickly recovered. He walked towards her, and softly asked, “You’re awake?”
Loredana nodded, “Who were you talking to over the phone?”
When Loredana awoke, Cormac already hung up the call, she had no clue who Cormac was having a conversation with.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.