Lucian clapped his hands continuously as Ravenna walked through the door the next day after their talk. "You've outdone yourself, Ravenna!" He laughed out loud as his daughter, with a smirk on her face, walked towards her father, who had his hands opened for her to come into his embrace."You look quite happy, Daddy. Happy with the result of my plan?" She smiled as she freed herself and walked over to the seat opposite Lucian's and sat down."Why wouldn't I? I have such a beautiful and intelligent daughter." He laughed out loud again as Ravenna returned the smile."Let's see how Damian will tackle this," Lucian muttered with a wide smile."With me pregnant with his child all over the net? I'm not sure," Ravenna smacked her lips and crossed her legs."He must have been shocked." Ravenna looked up to her dad."Yeah, he would. Apart from that, people are rushing over to buy Kings Distributions since morning. We have been receiving countless calls; Kings Group stocks skyrocketed in a few

"What?" Ravenna asked, almost in a whisper. "I-""I didn't say that for you to argue, Ravenna," Lucian turned away from her, unable to look her in the eyes, as he noticed the pain in her expression."It is also my child! You can't do this!" She spat angrily at him."And also that bastard's!" Lucian swung around to face Ravenna, who scoffed. "I don't care what you say, Daddy. I am having this baby," she declared with determination."Wow," Lucian smiled. "Is this the plan, yeah? To use this baby to get back with him, ugh? You slept with him secretly while pretending to be on my side?" Lucian asked."What? No!" Ravenna refuted immediately."Then why did you make all those fusses, saying you're pregnant? Is playing with me fun?" Lucian asked."I didn't even know I was pregnant! It was a cryptic pregnancy! Why are you pointing fingers at me when I am innocent?" Ravenna challenged. Lucian watched her for a while, unsure of what to say next."I don't want to have anything to do with Damian.

When Ravenna walked into the car where Damian was waiting, he turned to look at her and then back forward.“What is it?” Ravenna asked with a straight face as she fixed her gaze on him. She had just realized how particularly handsome he looked that morning. He wasn't wearing his usual tough billionaire attire, but rather that of a biker, one who could make ladies swoon.“You didn't bring anything?” He asked without sparing her a glance after instructing the chauffeur to drive.“Do I need to?” She asked as Damian turned to look at her. “Of course, you could spare some change to get me a new wardrobe filled with expensive clothes for the mother of your child to be,” she said with a smile. “Plus, you gave me limited time; I couldn’t dare to anger the almighty Domenico Santoro.”Damian stared at her, wondering how her expression had changed from what he had seen earlier to now.“Don't get cheeky or entertain any silly ideas. Once you give birth to my child, he stays with me, and you…” He

Damian let out a sudden laugh as he clapped and shook his head. "You should see your face right now; you look like you just saw a ghost," he chuckled as Ravenna looked away from him without replying."What was that? Was Damian playing with her? How come he has become like this?" She tried to steady her heart, which thumped as if it would burst out of her chest."I don't enjoy jokes like that. It might be bad for the baby," she finally spared him a glance after a moment of silence. Damian raised his brow as if he didn't understand."Sure," he shrugged. "I'll take note of not making silly jokes. But be sure you ain't fooling me, Ravenna," he said in a teasing tone, even though within him, he felt a growing sense of loneliness at the thought that the child might not be his. His momentary happiness that a little one who was half like him would come into this world would be taken away."Because if I found out that you did, I can't even imagine what you'll have to suffer," he completed with

"I brought you milk," Damian said as he opened the door to Ravenna’s room, who was seated at the vanity table. She didn't move, remaining glued to the chair."Ravenna?" Damian called, but there was no response. He walked over to her and touched her, causing her to jerk up and mistakenly spill the milk."Oh, shit!" she squealed, staring down at the broken pieces on the floor. "I'm so sorry; I didn't mean to...""It's fine. I'll have the housekeeper clean it up," he said as he held her shoulder. That's when he noticed how lost Ravenna looked."Are you okay?" Damian asked with a worried look."Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," she nodded quickly. "You don't look so-""I need to go out," she said, cutting him short."Go out?" Damian asked, staring down at his wrist. "It's past 10," he said."I know that," she replied. "But I need to go," she said and walked over to the wardrobe, while Damian's lips curved into a smile as he watched her go through her clothes with shaky hands."Go on ahead, Ravenna.