Chapter 1022:

Jaliyah slapped her thigh, exclaiming, “That’s got to be it! She’s definitely pregnant. Maybe she’s not confident about carrying the baby to term, so she has been hospitalized.”

A flood of ideas ran through her mind, but she had no solid proof.

She found a spot to hide and then quietly followed Eileen. Watching as Eileen entered the suite on the top floor, she snapped a photo and immediately sent it to Kamila. “Eileen’s pregnant. But the hospital is keeping it a secret. It’s going to be tough to bribe her doctor, so we’ll need to figure out another way.”

Kamila didn’t waste a second before calling Jaliyah. “It’s not entirely impossible to make her lose the baby. We’re in Alverton—we are capable of handling someone like her,” Kamila said.

“Mom, I just mean doing it quietly is boring. Eileen has caused you a lot of trouble. Don’t we deserve to make her pay for it big?” Jaliyah replied. She wasn’t acquainted with Eileen, but she believed Eileen had dared to set her sights on the Aston family’s wealth, and that was as good as threatening her lifeline!

can’t afford to get tangled in a mess we can’t win. The goal is to push her out of Alverton, not to go to war with

her eyes but responded, “Yeah, you’re right, thinking of the big picture. I’ll

with little interest in conversation. Miranda, however, picked up on Jaliyah’s curiosity about the VIP patients and kept an eye out. After her rounds, she returned and shared some information

updates on

went through a full check-up earlier today. It doesn’t seem like she’s

her phone away and sat up straight. “What do you mean? If she’s not pregnant,

her head. “That’s just what I’ve heard. I’m not sure of the details, but who said someone can’t stay in this department’s ward without being pregnant? If one has money, one could almost

why Bryan wasn’t by Eileen’s side if she was really at risk of losing the

the way to the hospital and then not

quickly replied, “There are only two reasons. Either he doesn’t care, or she’s hiding the pregnancy from him. Hospitals are breeding grounds for lies—either the patient knows what’s going on and keeps it from their family, or the

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