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.

belly, nothing special. Plenty of people dressed like that out in

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

birthday is it?"

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

eyes for Isabel. He remembered

She had already made plans with Richard the night before to visit him today to

was Richard's birthday, and Ivana was planning

Ding-dong! The doorbell rang.

straightened his clothes and went to

the radiant, beautiful face outside, his mood lifted significantly. "You're here," he greeted

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

truth, Isabel's visit wasn't simply about seeing Yolkie or having nothing better to do than cook at

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

similar to her own childhood in her past life. Not only that, but

the day, yet she had no way to confirm

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

directly question him, which was why she came up

his eyes showing a flicker of surprise as

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

chuckled. "Well, I'd hate to trouble

after Yolkie for me. You're the one who's had it hard. This

over, tail wagging excitedly, as he ran toward

on the coffee table and opened her arms

Yolkie would leap at her, which would be too much for her belly to 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

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 wagged furiously

the doorbell

Ding-dong-

thinking,

he was going to a friend's

given that password to

Richard frowned and nodded.

a sharp breath. Seeing the door about to open, she realized there was no time to run upstairs. She quickly lifted the tablecloth and crouched down, hiding

rang the doorbell earlier, but no one

Richard's gaze subtly lowered