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Katherine's POV

I went out of the doctor's office wearing a fake smile , leaving whatever said inside behind my back.

No one needs to know about it.

No one will know about it.

That what i'll make sure of.

It is seven months, it is all i have and I don't want to waste it mourning about what's about to happen next.

I don't care about anything anymore , not even about my own life, because my number one goal right now is my child to be safe.

I'll do anything to assure that.

Even if it meant that for my baby to have his birth certificate, i have to sign my own death one.

I am going to keep the baby anyway.

My eyes traveled to Ashton beside me thinking how my choice would affect him.

It is for his best i think.

Because I saw the look in his eyes when we were at the doctors office.. It was so rare !

He needs the baby ,he needs something good in his life.

And I can't take that away from him.

I am sure he is going to be a great father. Ashton have a really kind heart even thought he pretends otherwise.

Even when he tries to hide it, i can always see it in his eyes.

I am not saying he doesn't have a bad side too, because of course he does.

We've all got both light and dark within us.

But that doesn't matters , because what does , is the part we allow it to control us.

And he will choose the good part to act on when he is going to be around his child , i am sure of that.

I trust him.

The car stopped and i had to push all these thoughts to the back of my mind as we went down and walked toward the white door.

Ashton looked at me before ringing the bell , "I was thinking that we should tell them today that you are pregnant." He said and it looked like he was waiting for my approval first.

"Yeah sure." I said.

He nodded then rang the bell and it didn't take long till Zoe opened the door and greeted us with a big warm smile.

"Welcome Mr. And Mrs. Ryder." She said with a playful tone, then stepped closer and hugged me tightly.

I hugged her back , a smile crawled to my lips at how nice and affectionate she is.

She hugged Ashton too and i saw his grandma walking toward us , she gave me a big smile once she saw me.

"Finally , my honey bunch is here." She said grabbing Ashton's attention.

"Hey grandma." He said pulling away from Zoe and walked and hugged her too.

"So how are my love birds ?" She asked looking between us as we walked toward the living room.

Ashton's hand went toward my waist and pulled me closer to him , "We're great." He said with a low voice looking at me.

The way he said it proved that we are anything but great.

But thankfully , no one noticed.

We entered the living room , and when i felt Ashton's arm tightening around me i had to look up to see that his parents are also here.

This is not going to be good.

His dad was the first to break the silence, "You're back."

"Obviously." Ashton said blankly.

"So how did the work go over there ?" Mark said as Ashton and me seated ourselves.

"I am not in the mood to talk about work now." Ashton said not even glancing at his father.

"Wait , don't tell me you were working during your honeymoon ? " His grandma asked looking at Ashton with wide eyes.

Mark chuckled at that, I don't know what so funny about it, but what i know is that i just want to kill this man.

"Food is ready." Zoe said entering the room , "Come on , lets eat."

Ashton parents went first , and the weird part is that his mom haven't said a thing yet.

I mean come on women , he is your son !

What kind of parents are these ?

"How many times i have to say , never invite me when they are here ? " Ashton said with an angry tone directing the question to his grandma.

"We didn't invite them , they came." She said , "And don't forget little boy , they are your parents."

Ashton let out a sigh before walking toward the dining room.

The suffocating tension around us while eating was an understatement.

I lost my appetite before even starting and it looked the same happened to Ashton , because his plate is still full.

Zoe tried to lighten the mood by talking to Ashton and me and asked us some questions about our so-called honeymoon.

When we finished , Zoe told the housekeeper to serve dessert in the living room.

Not like anyone would eat anyway..

When we entered the living room, Ashton gave me a look i understood , and I nodded answering his unspoken question.

He cleared his throat , "Katherine and I , want to tell you something." He said , his hand went and held mine.

His words seemed to grab all of their attention as they looked at us waiting to tell them the news.

"Katherine is pregnant." He said his hold tightening over my hand.

"OH MY GOD !" Zoe was the first to talk - not talk , shout to be precise.

One second i was standing normally , the other i was squeezed to hell by Ashton's sister.

"Oh my god ! I can't believe this." She said with an enthusiastic tone , "I am going to be an aunt."

"We are both pregnant now." She said , "Oh my god , I can't believe this."

She was jumping up and down and then hugged her brother again still mumbling about how she can't believe this.

Her reaction about this made me smile , a genuine smile.

His grandma also hugged me and congratulated us.

"Finally , i will have great grandchildren." She said to Ashton with a dreamy voice.

"Grandma ! " Zoe exclaimed , "What about Zack ? "

"Who's talking about you ? I am talking about my honey bunch." She said teasing Zoe.

My eyes traveled to Ashton's parents to see their reaction. His mom looked at me and gave me a smile.

What the..

She really smiled to me.

I was about to smile back when Mark decided to f*ck the whole situation, "So this is what its all about."

All of the attention seemed to be back to him , "You married her because she is pregnant."

"Is she blackmailing you ? " He asked furrowing his eyebrows giving me the dirty look.

What the hell is wrong with this man..

"Shut up." Ashton said sternly stressing on each letter, even though his voice was low , you can feel the rage in it.

"Ashton , don't talk with your father like that." His grandma said looking at him unsatisfied.

"Don't you dare say a word about my wife." Ashton said ignoring his grandma's warning , pointing his finger toward his dad.

"Why you even care about her that much." Mark said , "She is a gold digger."

"Enough !" Ashton said raising his voice.

"Mark , don't say things like this." His grandma scolded Mark this time.

"Why everyone is against me ?" He said , "I am just trying to protect you.. Everything i did was just to protect you."

"Protect me ? From whom , from Katherine ? " Ashton asked mockingly , "Let me tell you something ,protect me from you first, that all i am asking for."

"So you are on her side - the women who made you lose your company,  instead of being on your fathers side -the one who helped you get it back." He added and my heart dropped in my stomach due to his words.

I saw how grandma and Zoe's expression changed at the mention of that.

Ashton growled and stepped forward toward Mark angrily , but his grandma directly blocked his way preventing him from doing whatever the crazy thing he was planning to do.

"You can take your fucking money back , you can take the fucking company too. " Ashton said , "I don't care , Just stay away from me and from my wife.. And from my family."

"We are your family ! Look young man.." His father started but he was directly interrupted by his wife , "Mark , its enough, leave him alone."

"You stay out of this , especially you , don't interfere." Ashton warned her , his tone too harsh , "For twenty eight years you stood silent, So keep silent now."

"You watched as he used to hit me for no reason, and you kept silent."

I felt a pang of pain rushing in me at his words , my heart ached.

It ached for him..

"You told him to sent me to the boarding school because you couldn't handle seeing my face.. Don't think I don't know." His moms eyes widened a bit but she tried to recover immediately.

"So don't come now and act like a mother..You are twenty eight years late." His words just made my heart ache even more.

His mom started to get angry before she talked again , "Look young man , you have no right to talk with me like that , because i am not.."

"SHUT UP MELANIE !" Mark shouted shutting his wife and he stared at her with angry eyes daring her to complete.

He directly grabbed her hand and pulled her with him and went out of the room.

I looked at Ashton , he closed his eyes for a brief second , taking a deep breath as he ran his hand in his hair grabbing it hard in the process.

When he opened his eyes , i saw many emotions in them , most importantly, pain.

He directly stormed out of the room too.

With no second thoughts, I followed him immediately. He walked up the stairs , I tried to get up as fast as i can to reach him but he was faster.

When i reached the second floor , i looked around but couldn't spot him anywhere.

But then a thud voice from shutting a door came from my right.

I directly walked toward the door not wanting to leave him alone when he is like this.

"He deserves to know , you have to tell him." Melanie's voice was clear as i walked further to my right.

"He deserves to know that i am not his mother." The words were enough to make stop dead in my tracks.

My eyes widened as i tried to register the words i just heard.

"Dammit ! Lower your voice." Mark said , "He already hates me , if i told him , he will hate me even more."

I walked closer toward the room where their voices were coming from.

I don't care if i am eavesdropping now , because whatever they are talking about is huge and whatever it is Ashton deserves to know it.

"I don't care." Melanie said her voice raising again , "You have to tell him and if you don't, then i will."

"I am not his mother and he deserves to know the truth." She added.

I couldn't just stand and wait outside , I directly pushed the door open and walked inside.

Their eyes snapped to my direction, the way that Mark looked at me showed he is fearing that i heard something.

"If you are not his mother , then who is ? " I asked looking at her then back at Mark.

"F*ck !" Mark cursed rubbing his forehead realizing there is no way back now, while Melanie looked satisfied.

"Someone better tell me what is happening." I said feeling anger build inside me as anxiety of what i may hear started to take over.

"I'll tell you everything." She said and i knew whatever i am
going to hear next Ashton won't be happy about it, and it would affect him badly..

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