If we were married at the moment, this baby would be the perfect gift and the proof of our love. We could raise the kid together and protect him as he grew up. However, at the moment, we did not even know if we would get back together. If we ended up going our separate ways, I wondered if I could raise the kid all by myself. I wondered if the kid would be happy growing up in a single-parent family. I was not scared of raising the baby by myself, but I was worried that I might not be good enough for my child. The baby did not only represent a life, but it also represented a responsibility that I would have to bear. I grew more anxious as I thought about it. I was silent for a long while before I said, “This is too sudden. I... I need to think about it first.”“Are you not going to tell Dominic?” asked Nicholas. It took me a while to find my voice. “Let me think everything through before I tell him about this. He's not in the country anyway. I don't think this is something I should tell him on the phone. All right, enough of this. I should head back now. By the way, thank you so much for today. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't even know I was pregnant.” If something were to happen to my baby because I did not know about the pregnancy, I would detest myself for life. For now, I had decided to take good care of my unborn child before any decision was made. Nicholas' lips arched into a warm smile as he pulled me into his embrace. “Don't stress yourself out. You know you can come to me for anything, right? I'll stand by you no matter what.” He was so gentle and kind that it scared me a little.“Nicholas...” Cough! Cough! I was cut off by someone clearing his throat. It sounded like a warning, so I instinctively pushed Nicholas away. We both looked toward the door at the source of the sound. It was Jake. Seeing Jake's cold expression, I thought I should not linger any longer. “Um... I should go. I'll leave the two of you for a chat now.” “Did I say you can go? Sit. You too, Nic.” Jake suddenly yelled at me. I was startled and sat right back in the chair. “What are you doing? Liliana's not in the state where you can just shout at her so loudly!” Nicholas seemed displeased. I felt sorry when I saw the upset look on Jake's face, so I tugged Nicholas' arm and said, “Hey, it's fine. I'm not that frail. Jake, I'm all ears now. What were you trying to say?” “Nic, why are you acting like this? I'm just worried about you. Now that you guys have your own baby, what should I do? Does that mean you'll have to pause your work? I don't want to leave your side, Nic. Oh, I have an idea! What do you think about a secret marriage? You can get your marriage certificate in Anglandur, give birth there, and continue with your work for maybe two years. Then, you can slowly retire from the entertainment industry. Come on, Nic. You've got to give me some time to accept this, this is too sudden. I can't accept this.” By then, I was gawping at Jake for everything he had just said. I had no idea where he got all of those scenarios from. He even had our future planned out. I then turned to look at Nicholas, who was also having a funny look on his face. I bet he was speechless and did not know how to react to Jake's words. Sensing my glance, he turned to look at me with a smile and shook his head. I guessed he was trying to tell me to not mind Jake's words. Meanwhile, Jake had started to panic. “Hey! Stop making the goo-goo eyes with each other in front of me. Don't you think you've hurt me enough for today? Why must it be her that got pregnant? I'd feel better if it was Letty. At least that way, I won't need to worry about the baby's intelligence and looks.” I cracked my knuckles when I heard that. Excuse me? What does he mean by that? Why is he worried about the baby's looks and intelligence just because it's my baby? Even though I have no idea if it's a baby girl or boy, I believe he or she will be the cutest baby in the world once they're born. Rubbing his temples, Nicholas cut him off. “Jake, the baby's not mine. Stop talking nonsense. It's hurting my head.” I quickly chimed in, “Yes, that's right! I swear to God, there's nothing going on between me and Nicholas. I don't mind you slandering me, but don't you put this on Nicholas. This isn't something to joke around with.” Jake did not seem to buy it. We assured him again and again. In the end, he collapsed to the couch and patted his chest as he let out a sigh of relief.Grinning from ear to ear, he said, “Oh, thank God! I knew it. There's no way Nic would have a baby with you.” I rolled my eyes at him. “Are we done here? Can I leave now since I've cleared things out?” I did not want to stay and listen to Jake's complaints. Jake stopped me and said, “The doctor said you should go to the hospital to do a checkup since you're still in the early stages of pregnancy and you were being careless since you didn't know about it. For the baby, you should go as soon as possible.” Hearing his words got me worried about the baby. I could not help but place my hand to my stomach. My child, since I know of your existence now, I will make sure to protect you. “Okay. I'll go now and see if there are any available slots. If there's not, I'll just make an appointment for tomorrow morning.” However, I did not expect Nicholas to say that he would go with me to the hospital.He said that he would not go into the hospital with me. He just wanted to drive me there, and Jake would follow me in. Jake and I did not think that it was a good idea. After all, if we were seen, it would lead to some pesky trouble. Nonetheless, he insisted. Besides, there was no need to film since they had to prepare something for the shoots tomorrow. Now that there was no other reason we could convince Nicholas to not send me to the hospital, we could only agree to his suggestion. We left the film crew without telling anyone and went straight to the People's Hospital in Yaleview. Jake said it was the best hospital in Yaleview after asking around. To my surprise, I received a phone call from Dominic saying he had arrived in Yaleview right after we left the film crew.