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

Isabel said, stretching as she walked out. As she went downstairs, her eyes landed on the cake sitting on

is it?" she asked,

friend's," Xander replied, following her down the stairs. "I'm throwing a birthday party for this friend later today, so I might come back late. Don't

eyes for Isabel. He remembered a time when Xander would have confided in him, but now... now he

need to visit a friend too-check in on Yolkie. I haven't seen him in days, and I kind of miss him," Isabel said. She had already made plans with Richard

was Richard's birthday, and Ivana was planning to surprise

Ding-dong! The doorbell rang.

his clothes and

the radiant, beautiful face outside, his mood

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

Yolkie or having

get Richard drunk and extract information about the Zimmerman family

and vivid. The image of Leslie in those dreams, especially as a child, looked strikingly similar to her own childhood in her past life.

was growing stronger by the day, yet she had no

Leslie's only surviving relative was Richard. Isabel had no choice but to

couldn't directly question him, which was why she

a flicker of surprise as

"I'm not exaggerating when I say the chefs at five-star hotels can't compare to me. What do you

chuckled. "Well, I'd

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

excitedly, as he

on the coffee table and opened her arms

her surprise, Yolkie stopped just in time and instead hugged her leg. Yolkie was truly something else. It probably remembered

head. "It's only been a few days, but you've grown so much. A few more months, and you'll be a big, proud dog." Yolkie seemed to understand her praise. His tail

then, the doorbell

Ding-dong-

the door, thinking, Could it be Xander and

head. That's unlikely. Xander said he was going to a friend's birthday party. Beep-beep-beep- The sound of someone entering

only given that password to one

Richard frowned and nodded.

open, she realized there was no time to run upstairs. She quickly lifted the tablecloth and crouched down, hiding underneath. With a beep, the door unlocked and

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

Richard's gaze subtly lowered