Mason remained silent.

Irene took a sip of milk, speaking unhurriedly, "This is pretty pointless. How about this - if you agree to one condition, I'll terminate the pregnancy, and we can go back to how things were before."

Mason could probably guess what that condition would be.

About Irene's feelings for him - he used to think it was normal. They were young, living under the same roof, seeing each other every day. It made sense that some feelings might develop.

He ...