Chapter 186

“That won’t be a problem?” Marcus stammered.

He still hoped to end up with Jessica, which was why he had delayed his wedding to Gold. She had been pressuring him about it, but he always found the perfect excuse. Hearing that Jessica might be pregnant made him uneasy.

“Yes. We haven’t told anyone about this—Papa’s will—but Jessica is pregnant. We only confirmed it recently,” Xavier explained, squeezing Jessica’s hands in her lap.

“You confirmed it? I thought this was an arranged marriage, and one of the clauses was against physical contact?”

“Yes, but things happened, and here we are,” Xavier replied.

He did not see the need to explain further, but the way Marcus kept glancing at Jessica made it obvious—even a blind man could see he was in love with her.

“I was going to