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She pointed at Ruka. “I-I can’t believe you did something so foul. You disappoint me. You’re supposed to be my daughter. Scarlet’s your godmother. How could you even do this.”

Ruka was shocked. She had no idea what her mother was talking about, but seeing her so sad made Ruka sad too. “C-Calm down, Mom. We can talk this through.” She tried to hug Claire.

Claire shoved her away. “Tell me, why are you dating Ren? What were you thinking? You’re not supposed to be a gold digger. You’re not supposed to date someone just because they’re rich, so why did you?”

Ruka blushed even harder, but then she blanched. How did Mom find out about that?

“I saw everything. You hugged and kissed him. How could you do that? Have you no shame? He’s your uncle! You’re tarnishing our name!” Claire was still crying from anger. She was furious and disappointed.

Ruka was panicking. She was too ashamed to face her mother. The girl pursed her lips, and tears welled up in her eyes. Her mother’s disappointment was too heavy for her to bear. She had no idea how to console Claire either.

She didn’t even have the courage to tell her the truth. There was no way she could tell her that they were in love with each other, and not because she was seducing him. That would just make things worse for Mom.

“I’m sorry, Mom. I’m sorry I disappointed you,” she apologized. Ruka was on the verge of tears as well.

“How far have you two gone? Did you…”

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“No! No, of course not. It’s still platonic. Nothing sexual.” She was embarrassed and nervous, but she had to make that clear.

“Did you fall for him after you stayed with him the last time?” she asked. Claire thought this started because her daughter wanted to marry a rich and powerful man.

Ruka shook her head. “Mom, it’s not-”

“Swear… Swear you won’t ever get near him. Swear you won’t even get any ideas about him, or I’ll disown you and kick you out of the house.” Claire was starting to threaten Ruka.

Ruka closed her eyes and held her tears in. She could feel her heart getting torn into a million pieces, but she didn’t show it, or her mother might go deeper into her rage.

Ruka nodded. “Don’t worry, Mom. I won’t go near him anymore.”

Claire felt a stab of pain in her chest. She sat down on the bed while clutching her chest. Ruka quickly came forward to check on her. “Don’t hurt yourself because of this, Mom. It’s not as serious as you think. I’ll just stay away from him. I’ll do as you say, alright?”

“I owe you a lot, but I also owe Scarlet and her family a mountain of gratitude. I can’t believe you’re doing something like this. How do you expect me to feel?” Claire was angry at her daughter for doing something so preposterous.

Ruka realized things were not as simple as she thought. There were too many things to take into account, for example, her parents being indebted to the Hussons because they raised her.

“Do you have any idea who Ren is? He’s the VP, and what you’re doing is going to ruin his future in the political scene!” Claire felt her heart getting crushed by anger again.

Ruka blanched. She was shivering in fear, and she held Claire. “I’m sorry, Mom. I won’t ever see him again, I promise.”

Claire angrily slapped Ruka’s back. “How could you do this, Ruka? What did I tell you? We owe the Hussons a mountain of gratitude, and you repay them with… this?”

Ruka’s eyes reddened. She stared at the ground and let her mother hit her. The pain wasn’t physical as much as it was emotional. Tears slid down her cheeks silently as her dreams went up in smoke.

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Ruka blamed herself for angering her mother so much.

Claire held her in her embrace. Her heart ached for Ruka, and she heaved a sigh. “I don’t want you ruining your life either.”

Charlotte had been taken into the emergency room when Ren came. Scarlet, her husband, Richard, and Angela were waiting outside in the corridor. They looked worried as well.

“Why did she faint all of a sudden?” Ren asked Scarlet.

“I don’t know. The servant called for me all of sudden. She already fainted when I got to the tea room.”

Angela wanted to tell him what happened, but Richard held her back. The announcement of Ren’s relationship with Ruka now would hit Scarlet like a bullet train.

The doctor finally came out of the emergency room. Charlotte had awakened, and she was lying on the bed that was being wheeled out of the room. When she saw Ren, the lady closed her eyes and sighed.

She was taken to a ward, and Scarlet went inside alone. She was worried a crowd might affect her mother’s rest. Not long after she went inside, she came back out. “Mom wants you inside,” she told Ren.

He nodded. The moment his mother looked at him, he knew he must be the reason why she fainted.

Ren went into the ward. Charlotte had sat up, and she was giving her son a look of complaint. He took a seat. “How are you doing, Mom?”

“Fine, no thanks to you.” She turned her head away angrily.

Ren moved closer to the bed and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. He pressed his check against his mother’s hair, and he cooed, “I’m sorry, Mom. Please don’t stay mad at me. Tell me what happened.”

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Charlotte loved him the most ever since he was a kid. He could easily calm her when nobody else could. His apology wiped out most of her anger, but still she shot him a glare. “You told me you have a lady you like. It’s Ruka, isn’t it?”

Ren was surprised, but only for a moment. He nodded. “Yes, it is.”

“Why.” Charlotte felt her chest tightening up. “Are you trying to make everyone

mad: Out of all the women in this world, and you pick Ruka?”

Just like Ruka’s parents thought the fault lay with their daughter, Charlotte thought ühe fault lay with Ren. She didn’t blame Ruka for this; she thought her son must have done something to make this happen.

Ren caressed his mother’s back while calming her down. “It’s not what you think, Mom. We love each other, Ruka and I.”

Charlotte let out another big sigh. “She’s your sister’s goddaughter. Can’t you at least stay away from her?”

“But I thought you wanted me to marry someone.” Ren picked the exact conversation she would love to have.

“Yeah, but you can’t just…” No matter how she looked at it, Charlotte was still miffed. She had watched over Ruka ever since she was a child, and she used to come over to play really often. Charlotte thought of her as a granddaughter, so this came as a shock for her.

Not to mention she was very conservative and traditional. Of course it was hard to accept a girl whom she thought of as a granddaughter marrying her son. She shook her head and looked away. It was a silent protest.

Her son held her in his embrace and rested his chin on her shoulders. He went with the ‘act like a child’ tactic. “I’m not gonna marry anyone but her. You refuse, and no grandkids for you.”

The last time he acted like a child was, well, back when he was a literal child asking for a candy. She couldn’t believe her thirty-three year-old son would do the same thing again, but this time, he was asking for a wife instead of a candy.

Charlotte couldn’t hold back anymore. She chuckled and turned back to thump her son. “You shouldn’t threaten me, you know.”

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Alright, she’s feeling a lot happier now. He sat up straighter and looked at Charlotte seriously. “Mom, I really like her, and she likes me as well. Yes, it’s gonna be controversial, but we’ll face it together.”

Charlotte was surprised for a few moments. Oh yeah. He’s in a precarious position. One scandal is all it needs to destroy his political career.

“You have to think this through, son. The court of public opinion isn’t the only thing you have to face if you date Ruka; your political career’s destruction is too,” she advised him while holding his hand tightly. Ren had always been brilliant. They were never worried about him.

“I’ve thought this through. Now I need your support. Everyone’s support.” He looked at her with an unspoken plea. His parents’ support was what he needed most. He didn’t care about the public’s opinion. He only cared about his family’s.

“You should call Scarlet and the others inside now.” Charlotte thought they had to discuss this together.

Ren opened the door. Everyone was looking worried. He said, “Come in, you guys.”

Scarlet came in first. She sat down beside Charlotte. “How do you feel, Mom? Are you hurt or unwell anywhere?”

“I’m fine. The problem now is your brother.” She sighed.

“What? What’s wrong with him?” Scarlet quickly looked at him.

Ren was silent for a few moments, and then he looked at Scarlet. “I need to tell you something, but promise me you’ll stay calm.”

“Go ahead.” Scarlet was surprised, but also curious. Ren was looking serious for once.

“I… like Ruka, and I want to date her,” he said honestly.

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Scarlet’s jaw dropped. She looked at him in disbelief. Walter was equally shocked. Only Richard and Angela were calm, and they exchanged a look. Okay, so the whole Jamily’s gonna know soon.

“Sorry? You like Ruka?” Scarlet shot up and approached her brother. “When? Why do you like her?”

He looked at Scarlet with resolve in his eyes. Now, he decided to profess his love for Ruka. “I’ve always liked her.”

Scarlet was astounded. He has liked her ever since they were kids? Wait. I never noticed that.

“Docs she know you like her, Ren?” Walter asked softly.

“They love each other. It’s a mutual relationship,” Angela said.

Scarlet looked at them in surprise. “You guys knew?”

Richard pulled Angela into his embrace and cut in, “Yes. I talked to Uncle Ren before. Angela only found out today.”

Angela pursed her lips. She knew Scarlet wouldn’t scold her, but the fact her husband protected her made her happy.

Scarlet and Walter exchanged looks, then Charlotte sighed. “Don’t tell Harold about this, or that fossil’s gonna step in and object to this.”

Ren looked at her and smiled. So that’s a yes from Mom.

“Ruka’s a good girl. Sometimes I’d feel sad just thinking about how she’d get married eventually. I never thought someone in the family would actually like her,” she poked fun at Ren.

“Alright, don’t tease him. He’s single, she’s single, and age isn’t a problem either. Now Ruka can stay with us all the time, until we’re old and decrepit. That’s a good thing,” Walter argued.

Ren looked at Walter gratefully. Richard and Angela exchanged a smile. So the family accepts this.

“Oh, right. How the heck am I supposed to tell Claire and her husband about this? They might think Ren is too old for Ruka.” Scarlet was in a dilemma.

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“I don’t think there’s anything to worry about. Mr. and Mrs. Singed will be more than happy to accept this.” Angela smiled.

“I’ll have to talk to them myself. Honestly, I’m a bit embarrassed to bring this up.” Scarlet was really in a dilemma now. How am I supposed to convince my best friend to marry their young and lovely daughter to my old and single brother? I can’t do that.

“I’m counting on you, sis.” Ren wrapped his arm around her shoulder. There was a silent plea in his eyes.

Scarlet just realized Ren hid his feelings for Ruka really deep within. She didn’t even notice it for the longest time. But then they’re childhood friends, and Ruka moved in with him for almost a whole month. It’s honestly not that far-fetched that they become lovers.

“But we can’t let the public know about this, or it’ll affect the number of votes he gets,” Walter said.

Richard looked at Ren. He was trying to tell him not to drop out of the election.

Ren wouldn’t let his family down, not after they gave him their support in his relationship. Not to mention he needed to get Harold’s approval too. If he wanted his father’s approval, he had to get reelected in the coming election.

“Yeah. You and Ruka will have to wait, Ren. We’ll talk about marriage after May.” Scarlet was worried as well. “I did tell everyone she’s my goddaughter. Your rivals might use that against you if they know.”

“Yes. We can’t ruin his chances of getting reelected, so keep this between us. Don’t tell anyone.” Charlotte knew what her priorities were.

“I’ll join this election and do my best,” Ren promised.

“Why did you pass out all of a sudden, Mom?” Scarlet was worried about Charlotte.

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“Oh, it’s nothing much.” Charlotte finally saw through Sophie. She told me about Ren dating Ruka on purpose just to make me think badly of Ruka. Charlotte was relieved she didn’t tell Ren to marry Sophie, or the family would eventually turn into shambles.

Angela wanted to tell her that it was all Sophie’s fault, but since Charlotte was broad minded enough not to bring it up, she was in no position to talk about it. Gotta learn to be as generous as Charlotte is.

“And pay a visit to the Singeds, Scarlet. See if they’d like to marry Ruka off to Ren?” Charlotte was really happy. She wanted to settle this as soon as possible. Hey, I’m gonna have a daughter-in-law soon. Settle all this stull ASAP.

“Sure. I’ll be going to their place in a bit, Mom.” Scarlet smiled and got up. She told Walter. “Let’s go, honcy. Richard and the others can handle things on this side.”

Walter patted Ren’s shoulder. “Leave the talking to us, Ren. We’ll handle this for you.”

“I’m counting on you, Walter.”

Scarlet and Walter left. Charlotte was in a really good mood. She pulled her blanket down and tried to get out of bed, and Ren stopped her. “Get some more rest, Mom.”

“Nope. I passed out only because I was too angry. Now I’m not angry anymore.”

A doctor came in with some meds, and a gust of breeze carried the smell of pills through the ward. Angela took a whiff of it and felt her stomach churn. She covered her mouth and retched.

Everyone looked at her. She blushed. “The smell of meds always makes my stomach churn. Sorry.”

Charlotte was looking delighted. “We’re at a hospital. Quick, see if you’re pregnant.”

Angela’s face turned even redder. She quickly waved her hands. “No. Richard and I aren’t planning on having any kids just yet.”

Richard quickly realized what was happening thanks to his great memory. There was this one time when Angela insisted on having sex with him, and they went through with it before he could get any protection on. She initiated, to say the least.

Did she get pregnant from that one time? Richard held her hand. “We’re getting you checked.”

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Ren saw them off enviously, while Charlotte clapped her hands. “Yay, double the fun!”

Angela muttered, “I’m not pregnant. I don’t need this checkup.”

“Remember the time when we were in the mountains? When we did it in the car?” Richard jogged her memory.

She blushed and blinked quickly. “That can’t be possible, right?”

“Never say never. Just get the checkup and see what’s happening.” He led her to a consultation room, and the doctor prescribed a pregnancy test for her.

Angela’s heart was thumping. She leaned against the chair and recalled what happened that day, which made her blush. Richard had taken her on a hiking trip out of the blue. The view was great, and Richard looked really hot, so she went in for a little thrill.

He handed the test to her and persuaded gently, “Get tested.”

Angela went reluctantly. She wasn’t prepared to be a mother so soon, since she wanted some more alone time with Richard

She was sitting on the toilet bowl, waiting for the results to come out. After the first red line made its appearance, she stared at the second line to see if it would show up. The light was dim, and she was a little short-sighted, so she didn’t notice the vague second line. She came back out happily.

The girl even washed the test and took it out with her just to prove that she wasn’t pregnant. Angela came out of the restroom and looked at Richard.

Angela narrowed her eyes. She wanted to tease him a little. “Guess what the result is.”

Well, she looks happy, so it’s negative then. No way she’d look so delighted otherwise.

“Let me have a look.” Richard extended his hand.

“Here you go. There’s only one line.” Angela handed it to him happily.

Richard took it and had a look. His eyes widened in surprise. He had to blink a few times to make sure he wasn’t seeing the wrong thing. She said there’s only one line. But there are two here.

“Are you sure you looked at it seriously?”

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“I did.” She nodded.

He handed the test back to her. “I think you inight wanna look at it again.”

Angela’s smile froze. She took it back and looked closely. “Wait. Two lines? I’m pregnant?”

Richard wrapped his arm around her shoulder and kissed her hair. “The baby’s on the way.”

Angela was amused and a little miffed. Gotta watch how wild I get next time, or I might get knocked up again.

“Well, guess my folks are gonna be really happy then.” She changed her attitude. The baby’s on its way, so I guess I’ll just roll with it.

Richard’s heart went out for her. She’s scared of injections. Labor’sgonna be hell for her.

“Wanna see if it’s a boy or a girl?”

“Nah. We’ll find out eventually.” He smiled.

Angela just wanted to find out beforehand so she could buy the things her baby needed. But if Richard says it’s okay, then it’s okay.

They went back to the ward, and Richard announced the good news to Charlotte. Charlotte was over the moon as expected. She told Angela to sit beside her and gave her tips on how to get through the pregnancy

At the same time, Scarlet and Walter were on their way to the Singeds’ place. Scarlet still had mixed emotions about it, but overall, they would be happy if this worked  out.

Unbeknownst to them, the Singed household did not share their happiness. Ruka was lying on her bed, crying her heart out. Claire had locked herself up in her room as well. She still couldn’t get over it. She just thought her daughter shouldn’t ingratiate herself to the Hussons.

Things were grim in the Singed household. Robert was sleeping on the couch. He had no idea about the turmoil his wife and his daughter just went through. Claire locked herself up in her room and thought about how her daughter grew up. She just couldn’t figure out how her daughter became a shallow person who only cared about people with money and power.