Chapter 10

Clearly, he was teasing her. While Caroline felt a spark of anger, she tried her best to hold it back. Not wanting to hesitate any longer, she finally mustered the courage to speak, faltering:

“I... I...”

Her hesitation was clearly testing his patience. He snapped:

“If you have nothing to say, then I’ll be on my way. I have plenty of other matters to attend to.”

Without waiting for her to gather her words, he turned on his heels and started to leave. Feeling cornered, Caroline clutched her hands tightly and blurted:

“I... I’m pregnant!”

Raymond froze in his tracks, turning back to look at her. His face was inscrutable, not a hint of surprise. Only a subtle twitch at the corner of his mouth.

“Pregnant? With my child?” Raymond’s tone was almost insulting, dripping with condescension. Caroline, unable to contain her rage any longer, snapped back:

“You fool! Who else would it be with?!”

He wore a nonchalant expression, his eyes icy,