Chapter 47

Isaac stared at Whitney in silence, and she gradually felt the creeps. Guilt was gnawing at her. After all, she had never been pregnant! Nonetheless, he said slowly after a while, "If there really is a child in your belly, I want it." Whitney was jubilant. She would be laughing out loud if she was not sitting in front of Isaac, but there was no hiding the joy and excitement on her face. Amidst all the thrill, she asked, "Then, are you going to marry me?" Isaac's answer was short and flat—one might even say cold. "No." Those words left Whitney's smile stiffening. "What? Why?" "It's a simple issue. I just want the child," Isaac said flatly with the last ounce of his patience. Whitney started to lose her composure right then. "Well, where are you taking me?" "To the hospital," Stan answered from the driver's seat and turned to glance at her for a moment. "You'll give birth to that child, but you won't be the mother." This time, Whitney was scared witless. "W-Why the hospital