Graeme finished his cup of tea and set the teacup aside, waiting for his mother’s reaction. He had expected her to sing with joy at the announcement. She did not. Instead, her expression darkened and contorted into a scowl.
“What the hell is this?” Marianne growled. “I know you do not want to get married, but this is a little extreme even for you.”
Bemused, Graeme paused. “Even for me?”
“Yes.” Marianne hissed. “It is clear you are only doing this to try and get out of the marriage. Unfortunately for you, I wasn’t born yesterday.”
Graeme was so surprised by her reaction that he burst out laughing. “What?” When after a few second she didn’t join in, only stared angrily at him, Graeme sobered up immediately. “Wait, you’re being serious.”
“This,” Marianne waved the ultrasound result in t
