The Pact

"Why do you not want four children?" Talia couldn't understand.

"Let me tell you something." Arthur lay beside her and gently rubbed her back. "You know there are some rumours about the Brunton Curse? That the Brunton family is cursed to have only one heir a generation?" 

"I know...But do you believe it?" Talia had heard about it. As far as she knew, her grandpa is an only child and so was his father. Her grandma died during her second pregnancy and so did her mother. If she thinks this way, the rumours cannot be dismissed as baseless.

"Your grandpa talked about surrogacy before he left for Rosandale."

"Whoa! He said we should use a surrogate?" Talia knew her grandpa is rather superstitious and wasn't surprised he had such idea.

But he kept on saying he wanted triplets. What is that about?

"No, he insinuated it. But I know you won't agree. He knows it too. He just threw that idea out in the open to say he's not against it."