Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1764

Even though Steve had known about the pregnancy all along, he put on a flawless display of shock and wild ecstasy. "You're pregnant? Sylvia, we're having a baby?!" He pulled her into a fierce, trembling embrace, his voice shaking with feigned disbelief.

Sylvia gently pushed him away, rubbing her temples with a burgeoning headache. "I actually wanted to end it." She let out a weary sigh, choosing absolute honesty. "But the doctor was strongly against it. They didn't recommend the procedure."

The smile froze on Steve's face. Her voice muffled and low, Sylvia continued. "I have symptoms of PCOS. The doctor said it's already incredibly difficult for someone with my condition to conceive. If I lose this baby, there's a huge chance I'll never be able to have children of my own again."

Steve breathed a quiet sigh of relief and pulled her back into his arms, holding her tight. "Then we won't." He pressed a tender kiss to the top of her head. "Since fate has given us this child, we'll keep it." He paused for a moment before asking softly, "Sylvia, let's get married. Okay?"

"But I don't want to get married right now," Sylvia said, meeting his gaze with absolute seriousness. "I want to make a push for the Forbes list soon."

The word Forbes instantly turned the blood in Steve's veins to ice. Like a dark curse, it dragged him straight back into that horrifying nightmare. In that dream, not long after Sylvia had made the Forbes list, she had...

"No!" Steve blurted out without a second thought, his tone harsher than it had ever been. "You absolutely cannot do that!"

Startled by his visceral reaction, Sylvia frowned. "Why not?" She looked up at him in pure bewilderment. "My financials are strong enough to give it a solid shot. I might even win an award, and I really need that recognition to prove myself."

Looking into her shining eyes, so full of beautiful dreams for the future, Steve found himself completely unable to speak any cruel words to stop her. Surrendering with a heavy sigh, he covered her hands with his own. "Alright. Go for it." His gaze hardened with absolute conviction as he made his vow. "I will protect you. I won't let you out of my sight." He would never let her repeat the tragic fate from his dream.

Sylvia smiled in absolute satisfaction, her eyes curving into happy crescents. "Once I secure this honor, I'll go get the marriage license with you."

His heart softening entirely, Steve murmured, "Okay," before leaning down to capture her lips in a tender kiss.

For the next two months, Sylvia's life narrowed down to a relentless routine between home and the office. While nurturing her pregnancy, she dominated the corporate battlefield, aggressively amassing wealth to secure her spot on the list. With a top-tier lawyer like Steve guiding and protecting her from the shadows, her path forward was remarkably smooth.