Greg’s cheerful smile faded as he registered Thomas’s shock. “Oh... I mean, it’s been the talk among the w******p group. I suppose you didn’t know she had announced it so soon?” he stammered, clearly backtracking. The air grew heavy with silence. Thomas felt as if the ground was shifting beneath him. Pregnant? Delia was pregnant? The news struck him like a bullet, and the weight of his mistakes bore down on him even more ruthlessly. Here he was, worrying about the consequences of his affair with Samantha, only to find that the woman he truly loved was carrying his child. “Are you sure?” Thomas finally managed to ask, his voice trembling. “Delia is pregnant? With my child?” “Yeah. I thought you’d be as excited as I was! I mean, you always wanted kids, right?” Greg continued, blissfully u

