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Upon hearing the familiar voice, Arthur looked up and met his mother's angry eyes. He was caught off guard by Sophie's sudden arrival and stood up and said, "Mom, why do you come here all of a sudden?" "You know the reason. Do you wish me to not come to you until Julia's baby is born?" Sophie said snappishly.

Arthur then realized that Sophie knew about Juliana's pregnancy. He hurriedly went to Sophie and said in an undertone, "Mom, it's a long story."

"Tell me!" Arthur still had Lucia's picture on his desk, and yet Juliana's pregnancy was true. Sophie was even more furious.

Arthur knew Sophie was angry, and he felt bad about it. He could only put his arm around his mother's waist and bring her to sit on the sofa and tell her about the accident that night. When he retold the story, Sophie was so excited several times that she wanted to stand up, but he gently pressed her.

"Arthur, how stupid you are!" After knowing the whole story, Sophie heaved a sigh of hatred.

"Mom, what happened that night was really an accident. I don't know how I got drunk and had sex with Julia ..." Arthur found it hard to explain himself.

"I told you that Julia was fragile and you were the only person she trusted. Though you and Julia are good friends, there should be boundaries between you. I ask you to keep a proper distance from her. Why don't you listen to me!" Sophie really didn't wish it to happen.

"I ..." Arthur was unable to defend himself. He indeed placed his feelings above Sophie's suggestion. If he had listened to Sophie, he would not have been in a predicament now.

"So what are you going to do?" Sophie knew Arthur didn't want it to happen, either. Though she was angry with him, she asked softly.

"I promised to give Julia and the baby a home." Arthur did not deny the promise he had made.

Sophie frowned at once and asked, "What about Lucia and Teddy?"

This was a question that Arthur would like to know the answer to.

Staring at her son, Sophie knew his internal struggle and continued, "Do you know that you and Lucia will never get back together if you make this decision?"

Sadness flashed across Arthur's eyes and he nodded slightly.

"You!" Sophie didn't even know what to say for a moment. She only felt sorry for Lucia and Theodore now, "Lucia suffered so much and brought Teddy up, and now you hurt her so much..." She sighed deeply.

"I know it," Arthur had been on the verge of a breakdown. Hearing Sophie's words, he couldn't contain his emotions any longer.

"I love Lucia, I just want to be with her, so when I found out Julia was pregnant, I wanted her to abort the baby, but yesterday I took her for a checkup and learned from the doctor that Julia was very unlikely to get pregnant and the risk of abortion was very high. After the surgery, she might never have a chance to be a mother again. Mom, I love Lucia but I can't be that selfish."

"How about Lucia? Aren't you too selfish to hurt her again and again?" Sophie had seen Lucia and Theodore as her family members. She knew Arthur had an inner struggle, but she couldn't help but question Arthur for Lucia's sake.

Arthur's eyes dimmed and he bowed his head.

He was unable to utter a word.

Sophie sighed and said, "Your father is very angry after he knew it."Contentt bel0ngs to N0ve/lDrâ/ma.O(r)g!

Arthur let out a wry smile.

Looking at the wry smile on Arthur's lips, Sophie asked him, "Does Lucia know Juliana's pregnancy?"

"I don't know," Arthur replied in a low voice. He hoped Lucia would never know about it for the rest of her life and would not suffer from it.

"Lucia is a considerate woman. Maybe she can understand. How about I go talk to her?" Sophie thought about it and said.

"It won't work. It's hard to end Julia's hatred for Lucia. Even if I am willing to marry Julia, she can't accept Lucia's existence. Besides, I can't take care of Julia and at the same time fool Lucia." Arthur understands Sophie's point, but he didn't want to be a two-timer.

Regardless of what Arthur said, Sophie still went to Lucia to confirm her feelings for Arthur. If Lucia told her that there was room for patching things up with Arthur, Sophie would persuade Juliana, but Lucia just said that she and Arthur were completely over.

Sophie was so disappointed that she wanted to think of another way, but the next day Robert and Kayla arrived at Athegate to visit their daughter and Arthur.

Sophie and Kayla had been good friends for many years. When she saw their happy faces, Sophie found it hard to spoil their happiness. When Kayla suggested a wedding should be held as soon as possible, Sophie suggested that Arthur and Juliana should get engaged first and a wedding should be held after the baby was born. Robert and Kayla thought it over and agreed.

So two days later, Arthur and Juliana held an engagement party in Athegate where the Knights and the Davies were present. Sophie tried her best to mitigate the influence of the engagement. Arthur's three brothers also attended the party and they looked very embarrassed. It seemed that only the Knight family was rejoicing.

Edwin didn't return to Athegate to attend it because he was too angry, and Sophie had no choice but to explain to Kayla that he was too busy with work.

Arthur was like a walking corpse throughout the engagement party. His face didn't reveal the joy of being a husband or a father, but Juliana was different from him.

Throughout the engagement party, Juliana wore a happy smile, accepting all guests' blessings, nestling against Arthur heedless of Arthur who acted like a puppet.

Although Sophie tried her best, someone leaked the information about the engagement, and the reporter who snuck in secretly took the photo and reported the news. Their engagement soon hit the headlines of all newspapers and magazines.

Lucia couldn't tell how she felt after seeing the news. She felt it so ridiculous that she threw the magazine away and laughed out loud and shed tears of sadness at the same time.