Nicholas was filled with a mix of emotions. On the one hand, he was sad to know Sophie was pregnant with a child from the man who had just openly abandoned her.
But then, on the other side, his heart scolded him. His mind accused him of being disappointed by the fact that he was still so in love with her, and deep, deep in his heart, he wished this would be a chance for him to find a way back to her.
Whenever the thought came creeping, Nicholas would hate himself for even thinking about being selfish and hoping to get back together with Sophie when she was at the lowest point of her life.
And then... there was another thought that came. If, in the past, Leland stepped up and took Sophie and Nicholas' sons under his wings, taking care of them and protecting them, loving them as his own, he should see this opportunity for him to do the same thing.
