“She will, but there’s nothing she can do since the surveillance camera was broken.”

After giving it some thought, the man continued, “I noticed her eyeing your tummy a few times. She probably thinks it’s normal for you to bump into others with that huge tummy of yours.”

The pregnant woman leaned against her seat and rubbed her tummy. “That’s good to know. I can’t believe we got paid one million for a small favor like this! We really lucked out this time!”

“I think there’s more to this than meets the eye,” the man said with a worried frown.

“Stop worrying about it, Darling! We did exactly what he told us to! Besides, he did say it’s okay if we fail. I’m just glad we still get to keep the one million! Let’s use this money to go on vacation in Moranta! I want to deliver my baby there!”

Unlike her concerned husband, the pregnant woman was planning her dream vacation.

She even dreamt of getting permanent residency in Moranta and using the remainder of the money to start a small business.

“Hey, Darling! Could you apply for our visas tomorrow—”

She was talking so fast that she ended up choking on the orange.

“What’s the matter? Are you okay?”

Noticing that her face was turning purple, the man slowed the car down and looked for a spot to pull over.

While he was busy glancing left and right, he didn’t notice the traffic light in front of him turning red.

A huge truck then came speeding from the left side and crashed right into their car.

Bang!

Although Carl kept telling Rayna that he was old enough and didn’t require babysitting, she spent the rest of the evening with him anyway.

She was originally planning on heading back after he fell asleep, but got a little sleepy at around eleven due to her pregnancy.

Thinking she would have a hard time hailing a cab that late at night, Rayna went to sleep in the guest room instead.

Lucky was sleeping on the carpet beside her bed when she woke up the next morning.

said while giving Lucky a pat on the

morning routine in a hurry. It wasn’t until she came out to get changed that

and glanced at Lucky as

its tail and stared at her with an innocent look in its

a glare, but to no

still needed to make breakfast, she had no choice but to

working in the kitchen. The house

know how to cook oatmeal?” Rayna exclaimed in

glance while standing on a stool to reach

you’re home alone! I’ll wait for you to make breakfast,

It’ll be

served two steaming

shook his legs as he sat down

looked up at her and asked, “Has my mom contacted you

paused slightly when she heard that, but she was quick to regain her composure. “No,

Is Dad really that busy with work? Have they forgotten that I’m waiting for them at home? Ms. Rayna, do you think something might’ve happened to my dad?” Carl asked

him and said impatiently, “Your parents are fine, so stop worrying about them. They’re probably just too busy with work to contact you

isn’t it great to have Mr. Curtis looking after you? He can give you

is great. I just miss my parents, that’s

giving them a call in the afternoon. If they really are too busy to come home anytime soon, then I will

“Really?”

bad stuff happening to your mother, so you mustn’t believe the stuff you hear on

it. Mommy told me about Sanders Group before. I wish I could grow up faster. That way, I could help

Rayna to hide the truth from Carl, she had no choice but to try and play it cool. “It’s fine. Your dad is back, isn’t he? Look, you’re growing just fine. Grow any faster and you’ll steal the hearts of all the girls in the country! Can’t have that now, can we? Just remember to ignore the rumors and trust only what I tell you. I’ll take care of the

I trust you, Ms.

relief when she saw how

asked Rayna if she would like to drive the sports car to work, but she turned his

never hear the end of it if my colleagues see me

mind, Rayna left the residential

the way to the office, she pulled out her phone and read

onto the headlines of various news websites, thanks to

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