Ellen could feel her cheeks on fire, so she averted her gaze. “I didn’t think it could happen, but it turns out I’m pregnant from that night.”
The moment she turned back to look at Jared, resignation and confusion replaced the emotions in her eyes. This wasn’t in the plan. What should I do?
He was overjoyed at her words. At that moment, he forgot about his injuries as he reached out his hands to wrap around her body. “What did you just say? Are we expecting a child?”
“Hey, your wounds! You might hurt yourself. You won’t want them to reopen.” She tried to push him away. He only tightened his arms around her as surprise fully dawned on him. “Don’t worry. It doesn’t hurt at all. I’m just too happy.”
Ellen drew her hands back and leaned against him at ease, celebrating the good news with him. However, a little confusion welled within. her. ‘What are we supposed to do?”
“I’ll give you a wedding as soon as possible. We’ll build a happy family for our child,” Jared replied in a low tone. Ellen couldn’t help but worry. ‘B-But I haven’t even met your family.”
“Rest assured. They’ll be back soon once I tell them.” Jared rested his forehead against hers. with a smile. “They are going to love you.” His words gave her reassurance, so she nodded. “All right.”
At night, after Ellen went to bed, Jared headed into the study room with his phone and dialed a number. “Jared, hello? Are you staying up late for work again?” the callee asked on the other side of the phone, apparently a little vexed.
“Mom, I have good news to share.” “What is it about?”
“You and Dad are going to be grandparents soon.” “What?” exclaimed Anastasia. The next moment, Jared heard hurried footsteps from the other side. “Elliot! Our son has something to tell you.”
Meanwhile, Anastasia was walking toward a manor garden in Dansbury with her phone. Elliot was playing fetch with a Doberman on the lawn.
Turning around, he saw Anastasia rushing over to him. He immediately tossed the frisbee aside to greet her. She wasn’t watching her step
at all. Thus, when she tripped over something, she fell forward at Elliot. He reached out his hands to help her stand on her feet before. affectionately expressing his concern, “You’re quite clumsy for your age.”
Jared couldn’t help but curve his lips into a smile when he heard Elliot’s voice. As his parents were this lovey-dovey since young, he wasn’t surprised to hear Elliot express affection to Anastasia.
Anastasia put the phone on speaker and gestured for Elliot to pay attention. “Your son has good news to share. Go ahead, Jared. Tell him.” “Dad, Mom, you are going to be grandparents soon,” Jared repeated.
Anastasia covered her mouth with a hand in joy. Noticing the shocked look on Elliot’s face, she burst into laughter. “All right, Jared. We’ll come home right away. I can’t wait to see my grandson. Willow is coming along too.”
“I’m looking forward to that! By the way, if you feel like learning more about her, you can search ‘Ellen Reiss’ in domestic news online.”
“Geez, Jared, I don’t even know you have a girlfriend. How dare you hide it from us?” Elliot feigned anger but he couldn’t hide the joy in his tone.
“Don’t worry, Dad. I inherit my good taste from. you. You can believe in me.” Jared’s words put Anastasia in a good mood. She reminded him, ‘All right. We believe in you. We’ll be back soon.”
‘All right. I’ll see you at home.” After that, Jared hung up the phone. A big dog pushed its body. against Anastasia and asked for pets. After giving him a good pat, she pulled Elliot to the chairs on the side and began to search for domestic news online.
Struggling to contain her excitement, Anastasia typed Ellen’s name in the search bar before proceeding with her search. Countless search results that showed up on the screen left her dumbfounded. Is this Ellen girl a celebrity? It seems like she’s quite popular in the country.
However, she widened her eyes in disbelief when she saw Ellen’s title. A champion? She took a closer look. More precisely, a chess champion.
She randomly clicked on one of the images. A high-definition picture popped out, showing a woman with a gentle but determined face sitting opposite her opponent. The woman had delicate facial features and a lean body. She’s a lovely girl!
