Isabel and Estelle bid their farewells and returned to the hospital room, still somewhat distracted. "Sweetie, what's on your mind?"

Her husband had just tucked their son into bed and noticed the uneasy look on her face, mistaking it for worry or discomfort. He pulled her to sit down, "The doctor said the fever's gone down, it's all good now." "Honey, I can't shake off the feeling that Bri's hiding something from me."

Isabel was suspicious.

"Even if Ms. Lynette is close to us, she's not family by blood. It's normal for her to keep some things from us." Her husband, knowing their close relationship, didn't think much of it. Doesn't every adult have their secrets?

"But whatever she's hiding from me this time, it's no small matter."

Isabel couldn't sit still any longer, excusing herself from her husband, she called Brittany: "Bri, be honest with me, was that stomachache you mentioned a lie?"

Brittany hadn't expected Isabel to be the first to sense something was off.

She remained silent.

"Are you pregnant?" Isabel lowered her voice: "Bri, have you lost your mind? You and... aren't you engaged? If this gets out, you—"

Isabel's voice was terrifyingly low: "When did this happen?"

"Isabel, I'm sorry," Brittany apologized, "I haven't told anyone about this, I="

a long pause, said, "I'll pretend I don't know anything about this. If I've noticed, others might too. Be careful, make sure

"Alright, I got it."

deciding to act

husband later inquired, but Isabel kept

hanging up, she turned on the TV, and the screen showed the news of the Welandia delegation arriving in

like she had seen

the news, came over to

"Yes, that's Ulysses."

him before." Daniel recognized Ulysses: "He visited

"?"

was looking

borrow money. Dad

Brittany nodded: "I see."

...

journalists and media. Ulysses, who always disliked

as the head of the delegation, facing Ms. Piper's

was well-known in Welandia, as famous as

and I

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