Chapter 676 - Standing Her Ground (2/2)

He was going to be a father.

Well, he was already a parent but he really didn't think he would feel differently at being a father. He was so wrong.

He wasn't the one carrying the baby this time and the thought that there was this precious life of his inside someone else made him feel both fear and awe. And a sense of overwhelming protectiveness arose within him - for the mother of his child, and for the child that she was carrying.

He rushed over to Sayuri, taking her hands in his.

”How are you feeling? Are you okay? Did you have morning sickness? Wait, the latte isn't really good for you right now. No, wait. You can have one cup a day but you need to take care of your caffeine intake from now on,” Kyle started babbling.

”We … we should …” Kyle started when Sayuri shushed him.

”Kyle, calm down,” she said, her heart feeling both pain and warmth at the same time, ”I'm fine. I've done my check-up and the doctor said that the fetus is developing well.”

Kyle took several deep breaths and started thinking hard, ”Okay. You're in your 11th week so we have approximately 6 months before you give birth. There's a lot to do before then. We should get married …”

”No,” Sayuri said firmly, cutting him off.

Kyle blinked and looked up at her, ”No? What do you mean, 'no'?”

Sayuri took a deep breath, ”No marriage.”

Kyle glared at her, ”What do you mean?”

Sayuri glared back, ”It means exactly that. We are not getting married.”

”This is my baby, too,” Kyle growled.

”Why do you think I told you about it then?” Sayuri growled back, ”We don't have to get married just because you're the father.”

This time, it was Sayuri took several deep breaths to calm herself, ”All you need to do is go to court with the DNA test results and make the declaration that you're the father. You will be granted full rights over our baby as their father.”

”It is not the same!” Kyle protested angrily, ”I don't want to be the type of father that only sees his child once in a while. I will not be an absentee father or a part-time father! I want to be a part of our child's life! Not just the one who provides for him!”

”And I refuse to marry just for the sake of the baby!!” Sayuri yelled, ”What sort of life would that be for me?”

”Are you saying that I won't treat you well?!” Kyle demanded.

”I know you will, but it's not enough!” Sayuri said exasperatingly and to her dismay, she couldn't help the tears from falling.

”I don't want a life where I will be with a man I love, who doesn't love me back. Even if you treat me well, what sort of marriage is that?! What sort of life is that?!”

Kyle's heart twisted in pain.