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 that out in

as she walked out. As she

birthday is it?"

down the stairs. "I'm throwing a birthday party for this friend later today, so I

remembered a time when Xander would have confided in him, but now...

and I kind of miss him," Isabel said. She had already made plans with Richard the night

birthday, and Ivana was planning to surprise him with a

Ding-dong! The doorbell rang.

Richard said as he straightened his clothes

saw the radiant, beautiful face outside, his

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

simply about seeing Yolkie or having nothing better to

get Richard drunk and extract information about the Zimmerman family from

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 that, but the emotions Leslie experienced in those dreams resonated with Isabel more

by the day, yet she had no way

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

was why she came

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

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

I'd

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

bounded over, tail wagging excitedly, as

the groceries on the coffee table and opened her arms to welcome Yolkie's

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

as she 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 big, proud dog." Yolkie seemed to understand her praise. His tail

then, the doorbell rang

Ding-dong-

head toward the door, thinking,

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

password

Richard frowned and nodded.

in 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 underneath. With

Samuel walked in. Ivana was holding a cake. "I rang the doorbell earlier, but no one answered. I

Richard's gaze subtly lowered