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.

that in prominent families like the Nichols,

utmost importance.

position in the family would be 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 heir to the Nichols family.

"You say

a night,

his eyes, but he remained unfazed. Turning to Joe, he ordered, "Take her to the hospital. Watch her

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the report."

to Shelia "Miss

of the room without resistance, casting a glance back at Clarissa, who was still on the floor. Clarissa understood the silent message in Shelia's eyes. If she ratted Shelia out now, both of them would be doomed. She had to endure this and wait

at Juan. "Mr. Nichols, I'm telling the truth. I did

answer. "Good. Lock her up! Until she's willing

talk."

bodyguards acknowledged, stepping forward to

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