Chapter one hundred and sixty-six: things are turning around.

The next morning when Bruce woke up, he saw a file enclosed in an envelope. He quietly opened it, reading its contents. He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. He closed his eyes, taking in a deep breath.

It was the result of the pregnancy test Claire had done in the hospital.

This was a strong confirmation that she was truly pregnant and was expecting his child. He knew he wanted a child but he didn't seem to have the fulfilled joy as other fathers would on hearing such news. He pondered if it could be because it was coming from Claire. He had crossed out the word, family from his life after the experience he had with his love life. He had once imagined his love life with Jade and how they could grow to become a family but fate had things planned otherwise.

“ Bruce, are you okay?” Claire called out. She had stirred in her sleep and turned to find Bruce standing beside the bed stool with a lost expression. She had glanced at the file and noticed it had been moved and knew instantly tha