Scrambling to Be the Father of His Ex-Wife's Kid novel Chapter 1691

I smiled faintly. After thinking for a bit, it indeed seemed to be so.

"Hey, I haven't seen you for so long. Let's go have some fun." Shannon came close to me, her big eyes fluttering. It only took me a second look to know that she did not have good intentions.

I took a small half-step back warily, but she still caught me.

If it were any other time, I might have been eager to say yes to her, but not now.

"Sorry, Shannon, I can't go with you right now. I've been rather busy lately." I was not lying to her about that.

When she heard that, she came closer." What's wrong? You're pregnant and your

Theo won't let you rest?"

"No, no." I hurriedly waved my hands.

"Then what is it? Why are you still thinking about working? I say, you should stop working so hard. The child's father is already so busy, so you should stop being preoccupied with work and spend more time with the child.

"Children grow up quickly. You shouldn't feel... Why are you smiling?"

Shannon's barrage of words was like machine-gun bullets. There was no way for me to interrupt her.

I could only wait for her to notice that something was wrong and stop to ask me. Only then would I have the opportunity to speak.

"It's not as serious as you think. It’s just that Theo is quite busy these days. He's always forgetting to eat because he's so busy with work, and I’m worried about his health. I'm just responsible for supervising his meals during this period."