Chapter 808


    nning a wedding?


    A baby bump?


    Derek was stupefied for a few seconds before the realization hit him.


    After all, he''d been around the block a few times; he knew what was up.


    “Karen’s...pregnant?!”


    Keh seemed just as stunned, “She didn’t tell you?”


    Derek shook his head. It almost knocked him off his feet; he stumbled back a few steps.


    Keh quickly steadied him and patted his back forfort, “Uncle, don’t get too worked up. I


    know this news is a shocker, but think about how they stick together every single day, the


    pregnancy thing is bound to happen. Besides, Jeffrey’s given Karen the kind ofmitment most


    guys wouldn’t be capable of.”


    “Since when are you team Jeffrey?” Derek had the impression Keh wasn’t Jeffrey’s biggest fan.


    “It’s not about taking sides, it’s about the fact that Karen’s already expecting. What’s the point of


    talking about anything else? Don’t you just want to make sure Karen''s treated right?”


    Derek nodded and let out a heavy sigh, “Yeah. The Turners are influential and loaded; if they


    decided to mistreat Karen, I fear she wouldn’t stand a chance!”


    And now with a child on the way...


    “Uncle, even if Karen ended up with a Joe Average, there’s no guarantee he''d be a stand-up guy.”


    “You’ve got a point.”


    Keh smiled, “Let’s just let them be. I can see Jeffrey’s sincerity, and him stepping up like this is


    no small feat.”


    It took Derek a long while, but he finally nodded, “Well, well!”


    Outside, Karen and Jeffrey were on pins and needles! They were too scared to barge in, yet worried


    Keh might bad-mouth Jeffrey to her dad.


    After all, Jeffrey was Everett’s guy, so Keh disliking him made sense.


    “Should I go knock on the door?” Jeffrey was the most worried.


    “Yeah, go check on them!”


    “Alright.”


    As Jeffrey stood up, he saw Keh guiding Derek towards them.


    Quick on his feet, Jeffrey helped support Derek on the other side.


    Not being pushed away gave Jeffrey a glimmer of hope.


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    “Karen, is there something else you need to tell me?”


    “Um...” Karen hung her head, hemming and hawing, “Dad, I...I’m pregnant...and Jeffrey and I have


    gotten our license…”


    “You, my girl, have really stirred the pot!” Derek chided, but without any other actions.


    It was clear he had already been mollified.


    A long silence fell among them, until Derek finally spoke and turned his eyes to Jeffrey.


    “So, when do you n to have the wedding? I can’t have my daughter walking down the aisle with a


    baby bump; we can’t afford that kind of talk!”


    “Whenever you say, sir, even tomorrow!”


    Derek pondered for a moment, then dered, “Let’s aim for early next month, you pick the day.”


    “Great!”


    Jeffrey nodded eagerly, his gaze flicking to Keh. He wondered if Keh thought he had


    agreed to whatever terms were set to get him on side-that must be why Keh had spoken up for


    him. Otherwise, Derek wouldn’t have taken this news lying down.


    In the end, everything settled down without further drama.


    Karen also breathed a sigh of relief.


    While Derek pulled Jeffrey aside for a private chat, Karen looked up at her cousin.


    “Keh, why did you suddenly…”


    “Suddenly help you out, you mean?”


    “Yeah.”


    Keh curled his lip slightly, “Dorothy turned me down, quite definitively.”


    Karen looked down, “It was to be expected.”


    “Yeah.” He exhaled deeply, “So I figured, I might as well y cupid for someone, right?”