She felt she couldn't register the child under Keith's name. First, their marriage was a sham, and they would eventually divorce. If the child was registered under his name, divorcing would become complicated.
Second, if the child was registered under his name, how would she explain it to the child when they were old enough to understand?
Just as Amara was about to refuse, a chaotic shuffling of footsteps sounded nearby. Her heart jumped, and she started to push Keith away, but a crowd of reporters, armed with cameras and microphones, had already rounded the corner.
They were excitedly chattering about the information they had just gotten from Cedric when they suddenly saw Keith and Amara embracing in the alcove. They all froze in their tracks.
It only took a moment for the reporters to process what they were seeing. My God, what was this?
The screenwriter, Amarise, was in an embrace with the A-list star Keith?! This was an absolute bombshell!
Keith was the heartthrob of countless young women, but he had maintained a squeaky-clean image since his debut, never involved in any scandals. And now he was holding Amarise!
They were so lucky to have witnessed this. This was way more explosive than any news about Liliana or Mr. Everly!
“Keith, Ms. Amarise, what is your relationship? Why are you embracing in broad daylight?”
“Are you two dating? How long have you been together? Why haven't you gone public?”
“Keith, why are you holding your production's screenwriter? Are you in love with her? Are you already dating? What do you like about her? Is it her beauty?”
The reporters furiously snapped photos of the stunned pair, shutters clicking away, while thrusting microphones at them and firing off one question after another.
Amara was horrified. How did the reporters see Keith hugging her?
They had been too careless, acting like this before the press conference was even officially over. This was a disaster. She broke out in a cold sweat!
As she was trying to figure out how to explain, Keith suddenly let go of Amara, grabbed a microphone from a nearby reporter, and faced the stunned press corps with a wide grin. “Yes, Ama and I are dating. And we're getting married soon.”

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