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.

just a belly, nothing special. Plenty

great outside. I'm going to get some sun," Isabel said, stretching as she walked out. As she went downstairs, her eyes landed on the

birthday is it?" she

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

Isabel. He remembered a time when Xander would have confided 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 the night before to visit him today to check on his health and Yolkie. Not long after Isabel left, Xander and Samuel drove off to

Richard's birthday, and Ivana was planning to surprise him with a

Ding-dong! The doorbell rang.

he straightened his clothes

face outside, his mood lifted significantly. "You're here," he

I even brought some groceries. If you don't mind, I can cook for us tonight. Let's have

truth, Isabel's visit wasn't simply about seeing Yolkie or

to get Richard drunk and extract information about

been becoming more frequent and vivid. The image of Leslie in those dreams, especially as a child, looked strikingly similar to her own childhood in her past life. Not only

stronger by the day, yet

relative was Richard. Isabel had

she couldn't directly question him, which was why she came up

cook, huh?" Richard asked, his eyes showing a flicker of

five-star hotels can't compare to me. What do you

chuckled. "Well, I'd hate

for me. You're the one who's

excitedly, as he

coffee table and opened her arms to welcome

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

petted the dog's head. "It's only been a few days, but you've grown so much. A few more months, and you'll be a

the

Ding-dong-

her head toward the door, thinking, Could it be Xander and the

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

only given that password to one person."

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

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

Richard's gaze subtly lowered