Astella wasn’t sure she had heard him right. Wiping her lips, she pushed his hands aside to look at him before carefully asking,

“What did you just say…?”

“You heard me…” His brows raised, he stared down at the contempt and anger in her eyes glaring up into his. His eyes slightly widened when the realization hit him. “Don’t... don’t tell me you want to keep that thing...”

Astella stepped back, feeling wary of him now. With a hand to her stomach, she shot him another glare. “

That thing is your child.”

“Good. We’ve come to an understanding. So we have to get rid of it.”

Astella was very...