Fredric’s POV
“I have good news and bad news, baby. Grandma just gave me honeymoon tickets to Bora Bora! We could use this as our chance to get away — just the two of us. Unfortunately, it looks like the pregnancy drama is unfolding faster than expected. Mathilda fainted, and Grandma panicked and took her straight to the OB-GYN. I tried to stop it.”
I sent the text to Paula while glancing at Mathilda, still fast asleep after being unconscious for nearly two hours.
Never in my life did I imagine I’d be trapped in this room with her. I should’ve gone to the office. But because of Grandma’s “honeymoon surprise,” she’d already reassigned my workload to someone else for the next ten days.
The smell of Mathilda’s body was unbearable — strong, heavy, and oddly sour. I didn’t understand it. I’
