How can he not understand her meaning? What she means is that sooner or later, she must leave here, and if she's not allowed to leave with her own flesh and blood, she would rather be dead! How can he still expect her to stay and watch the child grow?
If that were the case, it would be even harder for her to part with the child!
"Why are you crying? Is having my child really that embarrassing for you?" He cupped her face, wiping away a crystal tear hanging at the corner of her eye with his somewhat rough fingertips.
Or perhaps he had not been clear enough? What he meant was, he wanted her to stay and witness the birth and growth of their child together...
As she looked at his slightly furrowed brow, she reached out to smooth it and said with a smile: "No, that's not it..."
"Then what is it?" As her hand moved, the tightly knit brows also slowly relaxed: "Or is it that you really can't let go of that man in your heart?"
