Chapter 85. Caught

"You're still disgusting." She said so as not to show weakness. She knew she loved him differently from when they were little, but she had to use some argument and the consequence was not unpleasant. Only he would never know. "What little I know about your country, the child we might hypothetically have..."

"... will stay with me after you've gone." He finished and saw the pain cross her eyes. He looked away. Perhaps that detail wasn't fair. She was bound to lose everyone she loved. And he was sure she would love her son.

Giovanna couldn't think about having children. She didn't want her father's blood to live on through her. And that decision was stronger than her desperation not to be poor. But she needed to think. She needed to keep talking to buy time.

"It's my life at stake, Luc. We need to discuss the details... Will I be obliged to look after the child after the birth?"

"No