Chapter 89. You’re the Father

"No," She shook her head like a little child rejecting candy.

"You want to raise a child alone?" Cecil asked her next and she locked her gaze with Lucien seated opposite to her and Cecil.

"Well, that will depend on Lucien here." She shrugged.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Lucien asked her. She smiled, finally getting the reaction she wanted out of him. She was worried he'd stay calm till the end.

"You know what I mean," She answered and only then did she start to eat her dish in front of her.

She looked up and Lucien's eyes were still on her so she stopped eating. "What? You just going to sit there and watch me eat without saying anything."

Lucien reached for his glass of water and drank from it again before he replied. "I didn't understand any of shit you just said, what do you expect me to say?"

"Me too, Gennie. I'm...I'm practically