Pregnant With A Hybrid Twin

Are you ashamed of me

A look of concern danced in Bella's eyes every time she stared at Neron as he carefully cut her steak, and when he felt her eyes on him, he raised his gaze and smiled, mumbling, "What?"

"I am pregnant, not helpless. I could cut them myself." Bella said with a naive pout.

After slicing the last piece of meat into two pieces, Neron set the plate in front of her and drew his meal back before him as he let out, "It's not about you being helpless. It's because I want to do it."

No matter how hard Bella tried not to let his words get to her, she was lost in them, smiling adorably and blushing hard before she could realize it.

Seeing the glow on her face, Neron chuckled and focused on his meal, murmuring beneath his breath, "Cute."

For a while, their table was quiet despite the noise that surrounded them, and at that moment, Bella found herself wondering about what was on his mind and stressing again about what happened in his office this morning.

"How was your first day?" Neron asked, noticing from her body language that she seemed nervous.

"Huh?" Bella blurted out as she raised her head to meet his gaze.

"Did you like your first day at the company?"

"Yeah,"

Immediately noticing how downhearted she sounded, Bella quickly covered up her tone with a bright smile and let out with energy, "Of course, I did. Everyone was so sweet and helpful to me. It was a great first day honestly."

Even though he could sense her lie, he gave her a half-smile and mumbled casually, "Really?"

"Yes," Bella uttered, focusing her gaze on the space between them.

Her reply was followed by a couple of awkward silence, and she felt sweaty in her palms, subconsciously dropping her fork on the plate.

"Are you okay?" Neron asked, furrowing his brow with a hint of concern in his expression.

"Yeah! Yeah, I am." Bella blurted out. "I think I need to use the lady's room."

Immediately standing to his feet, Neron drew his chair back and said, "I will take you."

"What!" Bella loudly uttered, drawing a few people's attention to her.

Embarrassed, her eyes darted left to right and she whispered, "It's the lady's room."

"I will wait by the door," Neron said, grabbing his phone off the table.

"But,"

"Let's go,"

From the moment she got entangled with Neron and Damon, Bella knew her freedom was limited and she wasn't safe. But Neron's sudden offer left her curious because of the fear she noticed in his eyes for a second when he spoke.

"Okay," Bella whispered when Neron approached her.

Together they heard out of the hall, leaving Addo and Daina watching their meals from a distance.

After Neron walked Bella to the bathroom, she hesitated to go inside, looking at his relaxed expression as she nibbled gently on her lip.

"Don't you want to head in?" Neron asked, and his words woke her from her thoughts.

Hastily pulling her gaze away from him, she rushed into the bathroom and steered for the sink, staring at the reflection of herself for a couple of seconds before opening the faucet.

After rinsing her hands, she turned off the faucet and that was when her heart missed a beat instantly because she heard Shelby's voice outside the door, "Boss, it's… confusing to see you here. Are you waiting for someone?"

Nervously, Bella began pissing back and forth for a couple of seconds before rushing into the stall, shouting and locking its door after her.

His eyes cold and distant, Neron looked directly at Shelby and gave her the silent treatment, not taking interest in her smile and gentle hair flip.

The awkwardness between them was making Shelby extremely nervous, and yet, even though she only came to the bathroom to touch up her makeup, she felt desperate to enter it now to see who Neron was waiting for.

But as she was about to walk past him, he stepped in her way and said, "It's occupied."

"But I am…" Shelby murmured, pausing when she noticed the darkness that had suddenly clouded Neron's expression.

Clutching onto her purse, she squeezed it as the feeling of reluctance held her hostage. Then she forced a smile and said, "Since that's the case, I should leave then."

When she got silent as an answer from Neron, she pouted faintly and turned away, walking in the opposite direction.

Once Shelby had disappeared down the hallway, Neron headed into the bathroom, went to the last stall, knocked on it, and mumbled, "Come out."

Staring down at the shadow of his shoes at the opening under the door, Bella froze without blinking. Then she finally abandoned her feelings and opened it.

When their eyes locked, Neron frowned slightly and mumbled in a teasing tone, "Are you ashamed of me?"

"Huh, no!" Bella hastily uttered without thinking. "You know why I don't want people from the office…"

The rest of her words faded when Neron suddenly pulled her into his arm, kissed the top of her head, and whispered, "I understand,"

"So you won't feel hurt if I say that I want to go home, like now?" Bella murmured, finding comfort in the aroma of his alluring cologne.

When she got a brief silence from him, she withdrew her head from his chest and looked up, only to realize that he was staring down at her.

Slowly her eyelids widened when Neron suddenly met her mouth with his, then they gently shut as he pulled her closer into his arm and slowly tasted her lips, drowning her in a feeling of dizziness as her entire body shivered with excitement as she clutched onto his shirt.

When Neron finally abandoned her wet lips, it took Bella a second to ignore the heat coursing through her body and raised her lashes.

Loosening her grip on his clothes, she softly smiled and whispered, "What was that for?"

"I love you," Neron abruptly uttered, his face shadowed with a serious expression.

There have been a lot of times he had said this to her, but hearing it from him now, out of the blue, after everything they had been through, her lips trembled with a shaky smile on her face, and she felt lose of words to express her excitement.

"Let's go home," Neron said, caressing her cheek.

The ride back to his mansion was very quiet because Bella fell asleep in the car a few seconds after they left the restaurant.

Running his fingers through her hair, Neron kept his gaze downward, staring at her head resting on his lap, and the smile on his face didn't fade from his lips the entire time.

"Boss, we are home," William said, looking in the mirror as he brought the car to a stop. "Do you want me to help you with Miss?"

"I got her," Neron let out.

After getting out of the car, he reached inside for Bella, carefully securing her in his arms, and then he looked at William, commanding, "Get her bag."

A while later, after getting Bella in the comfort of his bed, he was about to unbutton his shirt when the sound of a knock echoed in the room.

Forgetting about his button, Neron headed over to the door, and when he opened it, William handed Bella's bag to him before walking off.

Although Neron wasn't trying to be nosey, a folder caught his attention immediately because it was halfway out of her bag.

When he had shut the door and gotten changed into something comfortable, he sat at the desk, took out the folder, and rested it beside her phone and his.

"What are you doing with such important paperwork?" Neron mumbled after taking a look into the folder.

The moment he got to the third page, he was distracted by the buzz from Bella's phone, and even though he felt hesitant, he eyed her for a moment before peeking at her lit screen.

"Hey, Bella. I am back home from my date. How are things going with the document? Will you be able to do it before tomorrow? Do you want me to video call you and help you with it?" Neron read out Lily's text with his face in a tight frown.

Then he swayed his gaze to Bella sleeping soundly under the cover of his sheet and sighed, mumbling, "I guess I will be the one doing it then."

Just as he was about to flip the page over, another buzzing noise echoed from Bella's phone, and this time when he glimpsed at it, anger stabbed his heart to see Damon's text, "Please call me. We need to talk. I know you hate me after everything, but this is not about just us anymore, little thing. It's about them, our kids."