Life After Prison Novel by Silencieux

Chapter 1771

When Gilda came out to the courtyard, Felipe noticed her and remarked to Wuhlricht, “Gilda’s belly is growing bigger by the day. She’s almost at the end of her second trimester, and it’s becoming challenging to hide it from people.”

Gilda frowned. “We’ll just have to come clean when it’s no longer possible to hide it. I’ve been avoiding public spaces anyway, so there shouldn’t be any problem if I remain at home.”

“Frederick is a petty man, Wuhlricht said sullenly after looking at Gilda. “He refused to marry you when he found out you were no longer a virgin, and it’ll probably piss him off that you chose to keep the child.”

Wuhlricht paused briefly before adding, “Though I’m quite certain that he wouldn’t dare to confront us, we

still can’t tell anyone that Severin is the father.

Gilda was a little taken aback by that, but she immediately understood the ramifications of revealing the

truth. She nodded and said, “I understand, Dad. You’re worried that the Horizon Sect might feel deceived

and humiliated when they find the child’s father is from the same sect and I ended up marrying him. Your

concern is that they might retaliate against us because of that, right?”

“Correct,” Wuhlricht said. “They’ll feel as if we’re playing some kind of sick joke with them, and our claim

to be a lie. If the

resort to extreme measures and attack our

since we’re not fully prepared

my child’s father a

us that favor too. It’s for the best if

has grown stronger, we won’t have

“but it

that this is unfair

baby is his.”

to grow stronger than the Horizon

our ranks. That is the only way. Fifth–grade low–rank pills are good enough even for level

breakthrough. Having more level four royal saints

for us.”

Severin might be our only hope

of late. He was already a

he might just come out of it a fifth–grade low–rank alchemist!”

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eyes and said, “But the gap between a fourth–grade high–rank

too huge, and the difficulty in reaching

much of our expectations on Severin. He’s under enough pressure as it is.”