The Runaway Female Lead Doesn't Run Away (13 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 84
Dahlia’s face was the very picture of calm—as if she hadn’t just dropped a bombshell.
Not even her voice trembled the slightest bit, though anyone else might have; her tone was as even as someone merely exchanging pleasantries.
“Pregnant?”
A thin wisp of smoke curled from the cigar resting between his fingers before swiftly dispersing into the air.
Seated in his dimly lit study—starkly contrasting the bright weather outside—Clayton leaned back loosely, his gaze icy cold.
To any observer, he bore no resemblance to a husband hearing news of his wife’s pregnancy.
Dahlia swallowed hard at Clayton’s reaction, colder than she’d anticipated, then forced herself to continue calmly.
“Yes. Yours and mine. Our child.”
“…….”
She emphasized firmly that the child was Clayton’s—nailing it down as if to preempt any doubt.
It was a preemptive boundary drawn against any suspicion.
Yet contrary to what she’d hoped, Clayton’s expression hardened further with every word she spoke.
The darkness of the room—so unlike the brightness outside—and the heavy silence between them only intensified the oppressive atmosphere. After a long, tense silence,
Clayton finally shifted his gaze, though he offered neither rebuttal nor question.
He looked once at Dahlia’s face, then again at her flat stomach—still showing no sign of pregnancy—and murmured softly,
Turns Out He’s Been Secretly in Love with Me
One-line summary: He acts like he doesn’t like her but is actually playing hard to get.
Synopsis:
Xu Muzhou like her. He has liked her for a very long time, and through repeated schemes, he finally closed the distance with her.
But this is still far from enough.
He wants to be the one who stands out among her many suitors, to fight for her attention, and to make her take the initiative to pursue him.
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I am gonna cry. This is so ridiculous. You are a Duke clayton. You have to be smart. But you did everything wrong
İ can’t help but hate clayton really dahlia did everything she can to avoid bad ending and he just couldn’t trust her once
İt’s obvious now dahlia is from royal family i wonder how this will be known