Chapter 69

I had almost forgotten about it, honestly.

But he, surprisingly, hadn’t.

Drying my face with a soft towel, I said, “No need, I’m fine.”

He frowned, “Weren’t you feeling unwell last night?”

How could I possibly tell him that the doctor had advised against intimacy during the first trimester of pregnancy?

So, I deflected, “I’m better now.”

He was skeptical, “Really?”

If we were to go, it would be to the exclusive clinic under the Ferguson Group, where we’d use a private entrance.

No waiting in lines, and the test results would come back quickly.

But that would make it even harder for me to hide the pregnancy.

I couldn’t go, no matter what.

Avoiding his gaze, I said, “I just don’t want to go. I hate hospitals.”

“Jane.” Bryant’s eyes narrowed slightly, “You’re not hiding something from me, are you?”

My nervousness made me drop the moisturizer I was holding onto the marble countertop with a sharp clink, nearly stopping my heart.

obvious I was hiding

him with a look that seemed to

“Bryant…”

said, “Are you… sick?”

long sigh, “Yes, so let’s just get a divorce and not hold each

suddenly, a tremble in it hard to

are

going to the hospital.”

so tightly it

be angry, “Are

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Chapter 69

I said it, he spun around, his expression stern and teeth gritted, “If you dare to die, I’ll nab your ashes and stash them in my family’s

took me aback, and I

if he cared deeply. If I didn’t know any better, I’d

but he didn’t let go of

him to directly check my medical records.

Either way,

be facing the same outcome.

said, albeit with a shaky

“Are you nervous?”

“No.”

wasn’t nervousness; it was fear. But I had no choice in

worrying about what would happen if he

still be able to get a smooth divorce after Timothy’s 80th

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