"Since she couldn't keep the man she hoped would stay, this unborn child would be her final support and cherished thought.
Julian Cooper agreed readily, "You can rest assured about that, the Coopers will undoubtedly be happily filled with descendants, caring for an illegitimate child will be no issue."
Amelia hung up the phone abruptly.
Otherwise, she would not have been able to contain her urge to angrily lash out at him.
After her surging anger had subsided, a severe heartache overcame her once more. Julian had agreed readily, but how was she going to broach this topic to Daniel?
It was late, and her grandmother had already gone to bed.
She held the phone as she stared blankly at the inky night sky from the windowsill, until a call from Daniel snapped her back to reality.
He probably had been drinking, his voice a husky but tender chuckle, "What are you up to? Missed me yet?"
