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Chapter 738 738

Chloe giggled, "Just promise me that you will treat Mackie the same. Though she is not your biological daughter, I trust that you will treat her as one, promise?"

"Of course! She is also my daughter!" Vernon insisted. "In fact, I think she's more similar to me than to Vincent."

"Well, that's true, maybe because I've been thinking about you every day when I was pregnant with Mackie back then," Chloe admitted. Her cheeks reddened as she recalled all the nights she wished she didn't accept Vincent's proposal. She often remembered Vernon fondly since she didn't have any other man in her life other than Vincent and Vernon. Wishing that she had married Vernon instead of Vincent, though she knew it would never happen.

Vernon grinned, "No wonder Mackie looks exactly like me. Turns out you've been thinking about me the whole time."

He caressed Chloe's cheek and lifted her head a little so their eyes would meet again, "What about now? Since you're pregnant with my child, would you think about someone else?"

"Oh yes, I will think about my cute Little Vernon. He was so cute, innocent, and clingy towards me back then," Chloe teased. "Too bad he's not here anymore."

"H—Hey! I'm still your cute Little Vernon!" Vernon insisted. He didn't know why, but he got jealous of his younger self.

"My cute Little Vernon is short and cute. But you're huge and muscular," Chloe commented, infuriating Vernon even more.

"I—I just want to be big and muscular so I can protect you," Vernon admitted. "But I'm still your cute Little Vernon, I swear!"

Chloe laughed at Vernon's seriousness. She tiptoed and tried her best to reach Vernon's head.

Knowing that Chloe couldn't reach his hair, he bent his back so Chloe could reach and ruffled his hair, "There, there, I know you're still my cute Little Vernon inside."

"Mm," Vernon nodded. "Anyway, since you're pregnant with my baby, I should tell Diamond about this. Heck, I should tell all of our family members about this! Let's go downstairs and tell Mackie first that she will be a big sister in nine months!"

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Vernon was about to carry Chloe to go downstairs, but Chloe quickly stopped him, "W—We shouldn't be too hasty, Vernon."

"Huh?" Vernon frowned. "Why not? Aren't you excited about your pregnancy? Cuz hell yeah I do."

"I am very excited about it. But it's only been weeks old probably. Why don't we keep this to ourselves first and go to the doctor to make sure that I'm really pregnant," Chloe said. "I think we need to wait until I pass the first trimester and then we can announce it to the others."

"Or… we don't need to announce it. They'll be able to tell that you're pregnant during our wedding anyway," Vernon suggested.

"You… you're going to marry me that fast?"

"Why not? I'm working hard to whittle down all the remaining power that Vincent has, I'm putting myself on a timer, so you will be able to officially file for divorce next month," Vernon said. "I want to marry you as soon as possible, Love."

"Well, I was just surprised, because I've never found a man so in a rush to marry me like you do," Chloe said. "Not that I hate it. But you're really a man of your words, Vernon…"

"Of course, I am!" Vernon claimed. "I already told you on Christmas night that I will marry you as soon as possible. I think between the two of us, I'm the more eager one to marry here."

Chloe felt the same.

She didn't expect Vernon to be very serious about marrying her. She did say that she wanted him to knock her up and then take responsibility by marrying her during their sex on Christmas night.

But that was all just pillow talk because she was so horny.

She thought that she wouldn't get pregnant THIS fast.

'But who am I kidding anyway? Of course I will get pregnant so fast, Vernon is literally in his most fertile age,' Chloe thought.

Vernon watched Chloe, who was lost in her thoughts. He then remembered his promise to Mackie.

He promised not to tell Chloe about it, but he thought that he had to be honest because he knew Chloe would appreciate his honesty.

"Love, I also have to tell you something."

"Yes? What is it?"

"It's about Mackie," Vernon said. "When you were sleeping, she asked me if I could come to the teacher-parent meeting this Thursday."

"Oh, you don't need to worry about that, Vernon," Chloe interrupted. "I will attend. I never miss any teacher-parent meeting in school."

"But she wants me to attend, not you," Vernon said.

"You're busy with work, aren't you?" Chloe said. "I don't want this to burden you, Vernon. Don't worry, I will tell her so she will understand the situation. She is too young to understand—."

"Chloe!" Vernon raised his voice a little so Chloe would stop denying him. "You want me to be her father, right? You want me to treat Mackie just like how I will treat my biological child in your belly," Vernon said, and Chloe nodded in response. "Then let me get involved in her life. I want to be her father. I want to attend that teacher-parent meeting as her Dad, and I also want to play with her every weekend like a good father usually does."

"I want to spare my time for her, watching her grow, making sure that she's doing well at school and happy with everything she has right now," Vernon said. "Chloe, you should understand that I want all of you, including your daughter. I want her to be my daughter as well."

Chloe was astonished by how determined Vernon was.

She realized that she might be the problem the whole time.

She kept undermining Vernon's seriousness, thinking that he was just impulsive and didn't think much about what he said; it was common for a man his age to be reckless.

"You're so determined for a man your age, Vernon. I feel ashamed for constantly underestimating you," Chloe confessed. She lowered her head and got embarrassed, "Well, um… if you really want to attend that teacher-parent meeting, then so be it. You can attend, but with one requirement."

"What is it?" Vernon asked.

"You have to bring me with you. We will attend that teacher-parent meeting together as a couple."