Divorce Failed! My Wife's Secret Identities Shock the World novel Chapter 1026

"Andres White, I think you owe me a very good explanation."

Rubbing his stinging hand, he stubbornly guided her into a chair.

"The doctor said stress and anger are terrible for pregnant women. It's not good for the baby."

"I know why you barged in here ready for war. You're upset that I took our marriage public, aren't you?"

She shot him a withering glare.

"You knew I'd be upset, yet you still did it behind my back? We agreed to keep this a secret permanently."

"Even if you wanted to announce it, shouldn't you have discussed it with me first?"

His large hand gently rested on her lower stomach.

"The baby will be here in a few months, Maeve. I refuse to let mindless idiots label you with some out-of-wedlock scandal."

She let out a humorless laugh.

"You just said they're mindless idiots. Why would you care what idiots think?"

As long as she was happy, people could say whatever the hell they wanted.

He genuinely didn't understand.

"Why are you still so resistant to the idea of being married to me?"

He thought after Master Griffin cleared the air, their relationship had taken a massive leap forward.

Going public wouldn't alter their daily lives; they'd just be sporting a new official title.

She ran a hand through her hair in frustration.

"I'm not resistant to being married to you. I just hate all the exhausting social obligations that come with it."

Compared to being single, marriage dragged in endless invisible responsibilities.

Honestly, news of the Orca Group CEO tying the knot would have broken the internet entirely for free.

He only spent the thousand dollars for the sheer ceremonial thrill of it.

Watching him shamelessly guilt-trip her half-conscious self into submission, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"You are absolutely diabolical."

Being called diabolical didn't faze him in the slightest. He simply sat beside her and laid out the facts.

"This wasn't an impulsive stunt. I thought this through carefully."

"You know Faye Grover came to see me. She knew we were having a baby together, yet she still pitched that completely unhinged proposal. She only dared to do that because she thought you had no legal protection as my wife."

"And then there's Michael and Corbin. After our get-together earlier this year, they pulled me aside and demanded to know why I hadn't made an honest woman out of you since you were pregnant."

"I wanted to tell them that it wasn't me refusing to commit—it was you refusing to claim me."