Mason arrived at his family home to find the living room packed with people. Only Irene was missing.

His family and Dr. Brown appeared to be in deep discussion.

"What's going on?" he asked.

Dr. Brown explained: "Young sir, the first month of pregnancy is very unstable. Miss Green's spotting was caused by exhaustion from wedding dress fittings. The baby's fine, but she needs rest. I think we should push back the wedding until she's past her first trimester - it's safer that ...