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.

a belly, nothing special. Plenty of people dressed like

Isabel said, stretching as she walked out. As she went downstairs, her

is it?" she asked,

stairs. "I'm throwing a birthday party for this friend later today, so I might come back late. Don't wait for

Xander only has eyes for Isabel. He remembered a time when Xander would have confided in him, but now... now he didn't even bother to mention

made plans with Richard the night before to visit him today to check on his health and Yolkie. Not long after

was planning

Ding-dong! The doorbell rang.

his

face outside, his

mind, I can cook for us tonight. Let's

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

real goal was to get Richard drunk and extract information about the Zimmerman family from

a child, looked strikingly similar to her own childhood in her past life. Not only that,

her heart was growing stronger by the day, yet she had

was Richard. Isabel had no choice but to

question him, which was

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

the chefs at five-star hotels can't compare to me. What do you say? Tempted

chuckled. "Well, I'd hate to

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

excitedly, as he ran

the coffee table and opened

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

so clever!" Isabel said, laughing as she petted the dog's head. "It's only been a few days, but you've grown so much. A few more

then, the

Ding-dong-

toward the door, thinking, Could

shook her head. That's unlikely. Xander said he was going to a friend's birthday

given that password to one person." "Xander's mom?!" Isabel's

Richard frowned and nodded.

about to open, she realized there was no time to run upstairs. She quickly lifted the tablecloth and crouched

but no one

Richard's gaze subtly lowered