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As Ronald reached the doorway, he paused, turning back slightly.

"What?" Xander asked, puzzled.

But Ronald wasn't looking at him. His gaze was fixed on Stella behind Xander. "Why don't you head over to the medical room. I'll join you and the baby soon."

Stella nodded obediently. "Okay."

Xander was taken aback. B-baby?!

Before he could voice his confusion, Ronald had already started walking away, leaving Xander frozen in his tracks, his blood seemingly turning to ice.

Baby? He glanced at Stella's flat stomach. "You're pregnant? Whose is it?"

"Are you coming or not?" Ronald stopped again, throwing Xander a dangerous look.

Those deep-set eyes of his radiated a chilling intensity. It was clear that Ronald's mention of the "baby" was meant for Xander's ears.

The conversation Ronald had just had with his mother in the study made it clear to him that Xander still harbored feelings for Stella.

icy stare. His pupils contracted, shooting metaphorical daggers. After a tense moment, he reluctantly followed

frame and turned to help Yvonne. "Are

"I'm fine. What were you thinking, provoking

sister. She was half-convinced that if

shrugged. "I saw him hitting

beating. But what about you? What if you got

gravity of the situation, she

been hovering anxiously, chimed in, "Exactly, Star. That

mom; you

to Stella in a

phrase "jump into fights." In all honesty, when Xander

shape to deal

been confronting Xander a lot lately, and she

daughter's capabilities

bonding between these two couldn't be ignored, and that he

the years. Ronald, in particular, had vented his anger about Stella's disappearance on Xander, leaving him no room to

bed, inspecting Stella. "Let me