From Heartbreak to Happily Ever After

Chapter 261

Shelia struggled to free herself from Joe’s grip.

“Let go of me!” she said sternly. “None of you can touch me. I’m pregnant with Mr. Nichols‘ child.”

Her voice was steady and clear, loud enough for everyone nearby to hear. Some employees poked their heads in to watch.

Juan’s face darkened. The onlookers exchanged glances, realizing that Shelia’s claim might hold some truth.

Shelia took a step closer to Juan, her hand gently touching her still–flat belly. “Juan, this is your child, your first child. Are you really going to

treat him like this?”

Juan’s hands clenched into fists at his sides. Clarissa, who had been cowering on the floor, immediately straightened her back.

She knew that in prominent families like the Nichols, offspring were of

utmost importance.

secured. Clarissa felt a surge of excitement replace her fear. She was about to become Juan’s mother–in–law and the grandmother of the future

nothing

“You say

you’ve done? We’ve been together for a night, and now I’m carrying your child. You can’t let your people

narrowed his eyes, but he remained unfazed. Turning to Joe, he ordered, “Take her

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the report.”

turning to Shelia “Miss Miles, please come

of the room without resistance, casting a glance back at Clarissa, who was still on

had to endure this and

telling the truth. I did all this on

Lock her up! Until she’s willing

talk.”

acknowledged, stepping forward to