Chapter: 1150

Bethany stared at the message, wondering how he knew.

She typed back, "No. You're up too. Not feeling tired?"

Jonathan's reply was quick. “Time difference."

Oh!

Right!

Jonathan was in Ferindel, where the clock had just struck 4 PM.

Bethany, in her usual habit, felt as though Jonathan existed in the same time zone as her. His rapid replies, regardless of the hour she reached out, convinced her of this unspoken connection.

"You should get back to your meeting. Had a nightmare and woke up early," she typed.

Jonathan responded simply, “Alright.”

Bethany's gaze lingered on the word "Alright" as if it held a deeper meaning. After a moment, she closed the chat window with a weary sigh and turned her attention to the project documents.

Jayson was already aware of the pregnancy, so Aimee had spent the entire morning waiting for her parents to call with their questions.

Yet, no call came.

Had Jayson forgotten to inform them?

After Nikolas finished his shower and dressed, he found Aimee slouched on the couch, her gaze distant.

"What's bothering you?" he asked, his brow furrowed in concern.

"Nothing much, simply waiting for a call."

“From who?"

Aimee settled deeper into the couch, her expression a mix of resignation and unease. "Who else? My parents! With my cousin's short fuse, if you had rejected his terms, he'd have spilled the news to them right away. I'm afraid they might come charging over."

“I doubt that."

Aimee straightened abruptly. "Why?"

"Your cousin granted me a few days to make up my mind. I didn't accept, but I didn't turn down the time he offered either. We should use these days wisely to devise a plan." Nikolas approached and wrapped his arms around Aimee. "I mulled it over last night. Since we can't keep this under wraps forever, I'll speak to them myself."

"My dad might hit you," Aimee said, her worry evident.

“Let him try! If your cousin spills the beans about the pregnancy, it'll look Like I got you pregnant and then shirked my duties!"

Frowning, Aimee tapped Nikolas lightly and rolled her eyes.