Alistair's eyes widened as he locked onto her intense gaze, and he almost pressed the gas like it was the brake. The car shook unexpectedly, throwing Audrey off balance and yanking her back into her seatbelt.

Audrey took a moment to steady herself, patting her chest, and turned to glance at Alistair again. The look on his face told her everything she needed to know: something was definitely up.

With all that tension in the air, she wouldn't believe him if he said he wasn't dealing with some serious issues.

Even if he did have some problems in the bedroom, she honestly didn't care. Deep down, it made her a little bit happy. It was a relief because she didn't have to bother with the whole husband-and-wife duties. She would rather die than sleep with a stranger. Alistair could tell what was going through her mind. He lowered his gaze and said, "Go ahead and open the storage box in front of you."

Audrey wondered how their conversation had shifted so suddenly from the hidden illness to the storage box. 'Did I really manage to guess what he's being hiding?' she wondered.

Feeling a bit confused, Audrey bent down and opened the storage box anyway.

Alistair urged her, "Go on, open the file bag." Fortunately, he had just had a full body checkup after arriving in Riverdale, and the report was still in the car.

It was a medical report. Every single test result was thorough and showed that he was completely

can there be no issues?' Audrey thought, feeling a bit

and Alistair glanced back at her, a smirk forming on his lips. "If you're still

flush as some inappropriate images crossed her mind. Quickly covering her face with her hands, she pushed herself to respond calmly, "No, it's fine. I believe

"There isn't anything wrong with me. It's mostly because my

went blank. She snapped back to reality just as the traffic light turned green and the world outside the car sped by. She was suddenly on the verge of being

from you, but if this isn't something

bit her lip, feeling a mix of embarrassment and confusion. 'Backing

hadn't even gotten the paternity report back yet, but Eliza was already living with the Rhodes and being treated like one of their own. The Harper family seemed to have completely forgotten about Audrey, never bothering to reach out. And there

kid would be adorable too. She'd heard giving birth could be rough and

almost exciting. She smiled. "I'm going to do my

in a better mood now. He said with warmth, "Great! Let's grab you an outfit first, then we'll head to

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255