Jarvis asked, "Do you need a reason to like someone?"
Cornelia replied, "Don't you?"
Having put his feelings out in the open, Jarvis wasn't going to hide them anymore, "I've liked you since the moment I saw you. I've been into you for a long time."
Cornelia's eyes widened in surprise, "A long time? How long exactly?"
Jarvis responded, "Longer than you think. Cornelia. I like you and I want to marry you. If you marry me, I can be the father of your child. He or she can grow up in a complete, happy family."
Cornelia stepped back, startled, "Can't you just keep pretending you don't have feelings for me?"
Jarvis answered, "No, I can't!"
Cornelia fell silent. Why did she have to expose him? If she had continued pretending to be clueless, there wouldn't be so many problems now.
Oh man! What was she supposed to do now?
He said, "Cornelia, even if you're not thinking about yourself, please consider your child. Can you really bear to let your child be called fatherless? Cornelia, you've been through this, you know better than I do. I know you're financially capable, and you would never shortchange your child. But have you considered what your child truly needs?"
What a child needs was love, and a complete family.
Cornelia clenched her fists, "Give me a day to think it over, I'll give you my answer then."
Hearing this, Jarvis breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Cornelia was considering his proposal, there was a good chance she'd say yes.
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Beautiful novel. Can we have a continuation of Zavier and Skyler's story? Them getting back together? Short story.......