Gilda nodded with a saddened look. "Yes, and I want to terminate it secretly. Even though Severin might be able to accept that I'm no longer a virgin, I'm pretty sure he won't accept that I'm pregnant with someone else's child, much less give birth to it."
She had a pleading look in her eyes as she continued, "But I can't go through with terminating the pregnancy myself. This fetus inside of me is a living being, after all. Please do it for me, Dad. We'll just act as though it never happened."
Rather than expressing his disappointment, Wuhlricht chuckled heartily, surprising Gilda. "Haha! I didn't think I'd become a grandfather so soon!"
Gilda was left speechless by her father's reaction and asked coldly, "What do you mean by that, Dad? Do you want me to go through with the pregnancy?"
Wuhlricht smiled and said, "I'm glad you couldn't bring yourself to do an abortion. Don't you worry about it. Severin won't mind at all. He might even be happy to hear that you're pregnant!"
Gilda was taken aback by her father's words and shot back, "Are you insane, Dad? Who would be happy to find out that someone else got their girlfriend pregnant? Plenty of men find that repulsive. And who would willingly raise someone else's child anyway?"
Wuhlricht's expression became a little stern as he gazed at Gilda. "Do you genuinely love Severin? Are you willing to marry him and be his wife?"
"What?!" It was as if a bombshell had dropped on Gilda. She had never imagined that the man she resented was the same person she loved. She had been under the mistaken belief that he had left the sect and gone into hiding, and she had come to terms with never learning about his identity. It hardly occurred to her that the person would be Severin.
Moments later, a smile appeared on her face. Following that revelation, she knew that she could continue to be with Severin, and he would not mind her pregnancy because the child was his.
"Are you telling me the truth, Dad? You're not lying to me, are you?" Gilda asked in disbelief.
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