"Hmm?" Noah Coldson looked over, perplexed.
"That...," Yolanda Greenwood hesitated, as if she had sothing to say but stopped short, "the things you ntioned before, do they still stand?"
Noah didn’t catch on imdiately and frowned, "What things?"
Then it dawned on him, "You an... the fake marriage thing?"
Yolanda nodded, "Can I take so ti to think about it, whenever I’m ready?"
Her eyes were quietly fixed on Noah, waiting for his response.
"Of course," Noah smiled, "anyti."
He was about to turn away and leave.
"Wait a second." Yolanda took a few steps to him and looked up, "But don’t you think it’s really unfair to you?"
Noah thought for a mont, "So let ask you, if I love you but you don’t love , is that fair to ?"
"..." Yolanda had no reply.
Noah reached out and ruffled her hair, "So, fairness isn’t for you to decide, as long as I think it’s fair, that’s enough."
"Alright then." The hesitation in Yolanda’s eyes gradually cleared, "Give a little more ti to think it through properly, and besides, the divorce proceedings with Cooper Coldson will take a while."
Seeing her finally softening, Noah imdiately said, "You don’t need a divorce certificate, it’s a fake marriage after all, don’t overthink it."
"A marriage is still a marriage, there’s no such thing as a fake marriage," Yolanda retorted, pushing him gently, "Now go back."
Only when the door closed did Noah snap back to reality. Did Yolanda really an that she was considering marrying him?
He was overjoyed and shouted towards the inside of the door, "Take your ti to think about it, I’m not in a rush."
He was simply too thrilled.
Hearing his voice, Yolanda shook her head with a smile, "He’s such an idiot."
"Have you decided?" Lola Gold just happened to hear their conversation, "Are you really going to marry that idiot?"
"I don’t know." Yolanda truly hadn’t figured it out yet, but Isabella Ross’s words were clearly forcing her to make a decision. Perhaps in the end, she would still need Noah’s help.
Knowing she was being a nuisance, she couldn’t continue being so selfish. If Noah really loved her, then marrying him wouldn’t be such a bad idea.
But Lola imdiately countered, "Do you love him?"
Yolanda didn’t answer.
She didn’t know how to reply, but she was also clear that the likelihood of not loving him was quite high.
Her feelings for Noah were more about reliance and trust, not the sa as the burning moth-like affection she once had for Cooper.
But love alone isn’t enough for marriage, and one-sided love is even harder.
"Alright, enough thinking for now," Lola pulled her to sit down, "Sort out the things in front of you first. Have a safe delivery of the twins, and everything else can be discussed later."
Yolanda thought the sa, with so many issues, she could only resolve them one by one.
In the Coldson Family mansion, as soon as Noah stepped inside, he was humming a tune happily, but then he saw Cooper sitting on the couch.
He hesitated but still greeted him, "Why aren’t you sleeping? Has lissa Greenwood left?"
Cooper looked at him coldly and stood up, taking a few steps forward, "I need to talk to my big brother."
"About what?" Noah could sense that the atmosphere beca tense in an instant, Cooper’s emotions seed off.
He frowned, "You’re not in the best of moods right now, whatever it is, let’s talk so other ti."
His mood was good today; he didn’t want to fight with Cooper.
However, Cooper blocked his way, "We need to talk about this now."
Noah was sowhat helpless, but seeing Cooper’s insistence, he nodded, "Alright, to my room then."
Upstairs and behind the closed door of his room, Cooper looked even more upset, "Is the child in Yolanda’s belly really yours?"
Noah was slightly taken aback, not expecting Cooper to bring up the child again.
He tried to appear calm, "Cooper, what madness is this? Haven’t I told you many tis before that the child is mine?"
"Is that so?" Cooper’s gaze was unblinking and intense.
"Of course." Noah unwittingly averted his gaze.
"Big brother, though both are Coldson’s flesh and blood, and mom wouldn’t object, but if you want to raise your brother’s child, shouldn’t you ask your brother’s opinion?"
Cooper’s tone had an accusatory edge.
Noah was inwardly shocked, had Isabella Ross said anything?
After a mont’s thought, he began, "Cooper, I don’t know what you’ve heard, or what you wrongly believe, but there’s one thing you must understand."
"If the child really is yours, but whether it’s the child’s mother, , or our mother, if we’re all trying to deceive you and keep it a secret from you, do you still consider the child yours?"
"Noah Coldson!" Cooper, previously at the patriarch’s door, had vaguely heard sothing, but he wasn’t sure. Nonetheless, Noah’s reaction now nearly confird his suspicion.
He was incensed, grabbing onto Noah’s collar, hissing between clenched teeth, "Whose child is it, exactly?"
"Of course, it’s mine." Noah pushed him away, "Cooper, stop it, you and Yolanda are already over, continuing like this will only make you the butt of the joke."
Cooper suddenly laughed, "Big brother, you’re not thinking that I want to compete with you for Yolanda, are you?"
He clicked his tongue twice, "She’s just soone I dumped a long ti ago. But you know, lissa can’t get pregnant. If I find out she’s pregnant with my child..."
His gaze turned fiercer, "No one is allowed to take that child away."
After saying this, Cooper slamd the door and left, feeling like he was on the verge of madness.
The words Noah had just spoken kept echoing in his ears. Indeed, if the child was his, then he was truly pitiful.
Yolanda had filed for divorce, and her determination to leave him was unyielding. What exactly was he doing?
The child!
Right, he didn’t love Yolanda either. All he wanted was the child.
If the child was his, then he had to be reclaid!
Back in his room, Cooper imdiately called Richard Reyes, "Help inquire at the hospital about doing a DNA test."
"DNA test?" Richard was puzzled, whom was his boss planning to test with? Or...
Then, he heard Cooper continue, "Yes, with an unborn child. Whether it’s feasible, how it can be done, help find out."
"Yes." Richard hadn’t even had the chance to say goodbye before the other party hung up.
"An unborn child?" It imdiately occurred to him that it must be Yolanda’s, "Could it be... that the child Yolanda is carrying belongs to the boss?"
This thought jolted him.
He didn’t dare delay, planning to personally visit the hospital to get clear answers the next day.
Ever since lissa Greenwood returned to the country, her marriage to Cooper had been continuously delayed, and Cooper’s divorce from Yolanda was never finalized.
In fact, Richard harbored so guesses; his boss had probably changed his mind.
This matter, he must act quickly.
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