Chapter 306. Looking Back

Proserpina

Present day

I settled back on the soft leather upholstery of the car and sighed. It still bore the slight scent of my husband, his cologne, spicy with a dash of citrus.

Shutting my eyes, I went over what the doctor had just told me.

Old Dr Shah was the same doctor who had examined me when I was carrying Claude. He had studied me keenly.

‘Mrs Delano,’ he said without any preamble,’ “you know that you are pregnant?’ I had sat down, the fluttering in my stomach making me feel weak.

He went on, avoiding my eyes,

‘You are now...?’ he raised his brows and studied me as I nodded weakly as he pursed his lips and tapped the pad on his desk thoughtfully,

‘Early to mid-thirties, I assume?’

I nodded weakly, my head spinning. "Congratulations, my dear,’ he said, a genuine smile on his face,

’No need to look so worried. You are healthy and strong. You already have…ahem…six children?’

I nodded ag