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Three days later, At the Ray mansion.

Daniel had moved out to stay at the mansion just as Eleanor, Damien and Nora mother asked them, just like he was a little kid, Eleanor always asked him to stay at their place, Daniel loves Eleanor so much, she was to him the mother that he lost at a young age.

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Inside Andrew and Eleanor bedroom.

"What are you looking at?" Her husband asked as put down the newspaper that he finished reading.

Eleanor smiled and asked her husband to come and have a look himself.

Andrew looked outside the window and saw his daughter and Daniel having their breakfast in the garden.

"He is a good boy." Andrew said as he looked at his wife.

"I have been observing him for a few days now, he seems to be taking extra care of Nora. I have always noticed this but I didn't pay much attention to it because they were young, but now it seems a little different, I hope what I'm thinking is true." Eleanor said as she moved away from the table.

"I hope that too." Andrew said as he moved away from the window too giving the youngsters their privacy.

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Nora placed her hand on her stomach feeling little nausea after she ate too much, she shouldn't have listened to Daniel.

"No more, I'm already full." Nora said pushing away the plate that Daniel filled with food again.

"Alright." Daniel signalled to the maids to come and take the food from the table.

Nora smiled feeling happy that everything was going smoothly and her family was supporting her with her decision in keeping the baby, she was happy to have Daniel being with her, everything felt so perfect.

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It was the day of the event, the Ray family was hosting a family gathering, it was a tradition that was passed on in the family for decades now.

Normally, Eleanor wasn't this nervous when it comes to this event but today she is, the family still doesn't know about her daughter's pregnancy and if they do now they will cause troubles to her daughter.

She asked Nora to come down and attend the event and spend some time with the family so they went suspect anything, it's not like she cared about their opinion but it was Nora who cared, yesterday she had told her that she was scared that if the news came out to the public it will affect the company.

Nora looked at herself for the last time in the mirror and sighed, she was scared that someone would notice her growing tummy, though it was still small to notice she had her doubts.

She heard the knock on the door and went to open the door, she saw her mother and Daniel standard outside the room.

"Are you ready? It's okay if you don't want to come down, I can tell them that you are sick." Her mother suggested.

"No, I will come down." Nora said not wanting to put her mother in a difficult situation.

Daniel noticed how Nora was pushing herself for the sake of her family and he didn't like her doing that.

Eleanor sighed as she looked at her daughter.

"Okay, I will go down first." Her mother said before she left.

"Please, lock the door behind you." Nora said to Daniel knowing how her relatives can be rude and enter without knocking.

"Are you alright?" Daniel asked as he sat down beside her.

She nodded her head no as she placed her head on his shoulder.

Daniel warped his arms around her, making sure to not touch her bump as he was still trying to figure out how to deal with this being that was growing inside of her.

"You know you don't have to come down if you don't want to." Daniel said as he rubbed her back soothingly.

"No, I need to, if I don't show up they will come up to my room." Nora said.

"And you know that I can kick them away, you just have to say the word." Daniel replied, making her laugh.

As much as she loved to see her rude. relatives being kicked out of the mansion but she didn't want to cause troubles.

"No, thank you." Nora said as she stood up.

"Do you think that they will notice?" Nora asked Daniel pointing at her tummy.

Daniel looked closely before he replied.

"I don't think so." Daniel replied.

Daniel and Nora made their way towards the living room where most of the family were gathering, she greeted her family members and made sure to spend time with them, Daniel didn't leave her side and stayed with her the whole time which made her more comfortable.

"You look very beautiful, Nora." One of her relatives spoke.

"Thank you, you look stunning too." Nora replied, making the older women laugh.

"I'm not half your beauty." The older women continue with her comments that made Nora feel uncomfortable.

Nora unconsciously put her hand on her stomach when she suddenly felt a strong pain, she knew that it was normal as the doctor had told her about it but wished that it didn't happen here and now.

"Are you alright dear?" The old woman asked.

Nora smiled weakly and nodded her head.

"I think I eat too much and now I'm having heartburn." Nora said.

Ina who was speaking with Damien noticed that something was off with Nora so she went towards her.

"Excuse me, Can I speak to you for a moment, Nora?" Ina spoke politely.

"Yes, let's go to my room." Nora said feeling relieved that Ina saved her.

The old woman watched the two girls as they went upstairs, she didn't like that blonde girl attitude.

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"Thank you for your help." Nora said as she sat down on the sofa and took off her shoes.

"No problem, but are you alright?" Ina asked.

"Yes, I just don't feel comfortable being in the family gathering, you can go now, I will use the bathroom and follow you." Nora replied.

Nodding her head, Ina left the room.

Nora sighed as she stood up and walked towards the bathroom, her feet were hurting her, she needed to wear more comfortable shoes.

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Downstairs, some of the family elders asked to have a private word with Nora's parents and her brother, Damien asked Daniel to come with them as he is a family member.

Eleanor gulped nervously when she noticed Nora's grandfather's look, she could sense that he knew something about Nora.

"What is it? you asked us to come here to just stare outside the window." Damien asked his grandfather.

He has never been on good terms with the old man since he was a child.

"There is something I heard, that's why I asked to speak with all of you privately." His grandfather said as he turned around to look at them.

"What did you hear?" It was Eleanor who asked this time.

"That Nora is carrying a child, a bastard child, it doesn't mean that I don't visit my grandchildren much that I know nothing about them." the grandfather spoke.

Eleanor looked at the rest of the family members and noticed how they were looking at her, their eyes were full of hatred towards her and her family.

"So, is it true?" He asked again.

Damien looked at his parents and was about to say something but Daniel spoke first.

"I am the father, I and Nora have been in love since we were young." Daniel spoke, making everyone in the room look at him confused.

Damien chuckled as he looked at his friend, he always had his doubts but now he confirmed it, as for his parents they looked at him with wide eyes.

"Are you going to marry her?" Damien's grandfather asked Daniel.

"Yes." Daniel answered without a second thought, this was his chance and he will not let it pass this time.

"Very well then, if you are saying the truth then the wedding will be in a month from now." The old man spoke, giving no room to anyone in the room to argue against his words.

"The news about the child will remain secret until after the wedding, if the news spreads out you know that I will find out and deal with whoever spoke harshly." He added before he left the room along with the family members.

After everyone left, Daniel looked at Damien's parents who were staring at him.

"I know what you all thinking, but this, not a heroic move just to save the day, I always loved Nora but I felt that I need to prove myself before telling her about my feelings towards her, that's why I stayed away all this time but I didn't realize that I made a mistake, I lost her once and I won't let it happen again." Daniel explained himself because he felt the need to do that.