After the Secret Wedding Rise of My Queen

Chapter 252 Xander Notices Isabel's Baby Bump

When Xander glanced at Isabel's stomach, Isabel immediately tensed up, thinking for a moment that he had noticed something. But who would have thought the man would suddenly blurt out such a remark? Was he trying to scare her to death?

Seriously though, wasn't that line just a little bit flirtatious?

Isabel stared at Xander's handsome face and thought to herself, It's only because you have such a good-looking face. If it were anyone else, I'd have punched him right then and there.

Time flew by, and a week passed in the blink of an eye.

Isabel stood in front of the mirror, gazing at her abdomen.

Was it just her imagination? Why did it feel like her lower belly was starting to show?

Logically, it shouldn't. It had only been a month and a half; it was way too early to be showing.

However, she was pregnant with triplets.

Isabel pulled a measuring tape out of the drawer and wrapped it around her waist.

It used to be exactly 24 inches. Now it measures 24.2 inches.

"It really has gotten just a tiny bit bigger."

Xander opened the door right as Isabel said that. His eyes immediately went to her exposed waist.

"Why didn't you knock?" Isabel asked.

"The door wasn't closed, so I just came in," Xander replied. As he spoke, his eyes remained glued to Isabel's waist.

So slender. So alluring.

"Being just a little bit thicker is better. Too skinny, and it might snap too easily."

Xander's mind drifted back to that rainy night. He remembered the ease with which he had lifted her waist-high. A disturbing thought flickered through his memory-what if he had been careless, his grip too tight, and he had hurt her? Isabel pulled her shirt down, covering her belly.

Deprived of the beautiful view, Xander frowned subconsciously.

stingy. It was just a belly, nothing special. Plenty of people dressed like that out

she walked out. As she went downstairs, her eyes landed on the

birthday is it?"

this friend later today, so I might come back late. Don't wait for me for dinner." Samuel entered just

bitter pang of jealousy twisted inside him. Nowadays, he thought, Xander only has eyes for Isabel. He remembered a time when Xander

already made plans with Richard the night before to visit him today to check on his health and

birthday, and Ivana was planning to surprise

Ding-dong! The doorbell rang.

Richard said as he straightened his clothes and went to open

his mood lifted significantly.

don't mind, I can cook for us tonight. Let's have a few drinks while we're

visit wasn't simply about seeing Yolkie or having nothing better to

to get Richard drunk and extract information about the

especially as a child, looked strikingly similar to her own childhood in her past life. Not only that, but the emotions Leslie experienced in those dreams resonated with Isabel more and

by the day, yet she had

surviving relative was Richard. Isabel had no choice but to go through him to learn

directly question him, which was why she came up

Richard asked, his eyes showing a flicker of surprise as he looked at the groceries Isabel had

at five-star hotels can't compare

"Well, I'd hate

for me. You're the one who's had it hard. This is the least I can do," Isabel replied as she walked

wagging excitedly,

on the coffee table

handle. She was ready to dodge, but to her surprise, Yolkie stopped just in time and instead hugged her leg. Yolkie was truly something else. It probably remembered her stroking her belly and telling it that there were three little owners inside. Clearly, it

days, but you've grown so much. A few more months, and you'll be a

the doorbell rang

Ding-dong-

thinking, Could it

he was going to a friend's birthday party. Beep-beep-beep- The sound

breath. "I've only given that password to one person." "Xander's

Richard frowned and nodded.

sucked in a sharp breath. Seeing the door about to open, she realized there was no time to run upstairs. She quickly

cake. "I rang the doorbell earlier, but no one answered. I thought you weren't home, so

Richard's gaze subtly lowered