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.

families like the Nichols, offspring

utmost importance.

fear. She was about to become Juan's mother-in-law and the grandmother of the future heir to

"You say you're

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

but he remained unfazed. Turning to Joe, he ordered, "Take her to the hospital. Watch her take the test and bring

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the report."

sir," Joe acknowledged, turning to Shelia "Miss Miles,

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 until Shelia became Mrs. Nichols. Then her

she looked up at Juan. "Mr. Nichols, I'm telling the truth. I did all this on

"Good. Lock her up! Until she's

talk."

the bodyguards acknowledged, stepping forward to

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