Chapter 125

Since that day, Stewart and Irwin hadn't come by to bother Briony again.

At last, her life had found some peace.

She spent the next few days holed up at home, indulging in a little online shopping spree. Most of what she bought were things she'd need as a mother-to- be—maternity essentials, as well as books on pregnancy and parenting.

Given that she was expecting twins, Briony decided to keep Gina on as her housekeeper.

When Gina heard the news about Briony's pregnancy, she was genuinely happy for her. The guilt she still felt over what happened with Julia only made her more eager to take good care of Briony.

Briony made Gina promise to keep her pregnancy a secret.

She already had a plan for the future.

possibly transferring part of her shares to a few of

out for her. That's where she'd spend her pregnancy and

smiled and said, "Your mother must be watching

even picked out names for my

blessed-happy little ones." Gently, Briony touched her stomach, her eyes

three days, Briony hardly set foot outside. Gina kept coming up with

improved mood, or maybe the healthy

the Lantern Festival, but

commission: a foreign investor had spent

looked at the photos first-the piece was about twenty percent damaged, but restoring such an artifact would be

discussing details, hammering out the contract-the whole process went smoothly. But on the day Mr. Ferguson arrived in

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