Chapter 68 - I Want This Baby (2/2)

Luna chewed her lip. Did he want it because the baby would be his heir or that the baby was his?

As if knowing what she was thinking, Hero narrowed his eyes to her.

”I want the baby not because it would inherit our family business. I want this baby and you. I want to have a family with you with Amber and the baby,” he explained.

Luna's eyes started to water. Large brown eyes filled with tears looked up to Hero… with happiness and uncertainty. Happiness because her husband was willing to make this marriage work with her and uncertainty because she still couldn't comprehend what she felt for him.

”Why do you always cry?” Hero sighed as he wiped her cheeks dry while Little Amber paid attention closely to her Mommy and Daddy. This was the first time she'd seen her Daddy care for other people aside for himself.

Little Amber had always thought that her daddy didn't love her nor care for her. Daddy was always away for work, and he bȧrėly checked on her. When she was kidnapped by bad people, strangers were the first ones to rescue her and not her daddy.

However, ever since Mommy Luna came to the scene, her daddy was always at home at night, having dinner with her and Mommy.

”I was born and raised as an heir, groomed to be perfect in everyone's eyes. I don't want to raise Amber and our baby like that. They deserve so much better than to live based on someone's expectation, don't you think?”

Luna could sympathize with him. When she was brought to the Jiang Mansion, the Jiang family set high expectations for her and Julian to follow. Neither of them had a good relationship with their fathers.

Hero's father abandoned him and his siblings, taking all the money of their investors and putting Hero and their family into shame and bankruptcy while her own father had disregarded her and Julian.

”You wouldn't hate the baby? You wouldn't forget about him or her?” Luna asked in a shaky voice.

As a child, she never knew what it felt to have a father. Throughout her childhood, she only had her mother to look after her and Julian. When she first met Stephen Jiang, his eyes were filled with disgust as he looked at her and her brother. It was as if he didn't consider them as his children.

”You aren't going to toss my baby aside, are you? 'Cause if you do, let's have a divorce right now. I rather leave now than to cause him or her pain in the future.” Luna rubbed her lower abdomen, feeling a small lump inside her. She wondered what kind of mother she would be.

Being pregnant was totally new for her. It was a new experience where she didn't know what to expect. Aside from being huge, Luna had a little idea of what usually happened in pregnancy. She made a mental note to call her mother for advice.

It was still weird to her to think that she was now Hero's wife and not Jasper's, weird that she had a baby growing inside her; it was even Hero's baby. Having a one-night stand with a stranger and getting pregnant from it were certainly not the way Luna planned or the ideal way to get pregnant.

”Of course not. Luna Jiang, I'll make this clear to you. You aren't allowed to divorce me! I will never abandon you and the baby. How could I hate the baby, especially when a part of him came from you?” His eyes bore down into her.

She wasn't certain what to think about her situation, but the thought of having a baby wasn't appalling to her. The truth was… she was excited and nervous to see her baby.

She let out a low laugh. ”How sure are you that it will be a boy?”

Hero shrugged and watched a pregnant woman step out of the room.

”I just know I'll have a son soon.”

Luna rubbed her lower abdomen again. Pregnant. The thought of it was terrifying and exciting at the same time. Perhaps, unlike her own father, Hero would be able to become a father this time. She could also see that he was starting to mend his broken-slash-nonexistent bond towards Amber, and that was enough to make Luna happy.

When she heard her name being called by the nurse, Hero released her hand as they entered the room together.