Claire's POV
I touched my stomach, my emotions in turmoil. I never imagined there would be a tiny life growing inside me.
Joey was hesitant to tell me the truth, insisting that I should ask Lucius myself and tell him about the pregnancy.
I couldn't do it. He'd always seen me as someone with ulterior motives, a woman who seduced him. If I told him I was pregnant, he'd surely use that venomous tongue of his to humiliate me mercilessly.
My pride wouldn't let me face such humiliation.
When Joey asked what I planned to do about the baby, my first thought was abortion. With my financial situation, I had no means to raise a child.
Having grown up in a single-parent household, I knew how difficult it was for a single mother to raise a child. I knew the hardships that children without fathers
