“What?! Corinne’s pregnant?” exclaimed Pamela in shock when she heard what Rosie said. She quickly got up and walked over to them. “Jeremy, is this true?”

Jeremy had not announced Corinne’s pregnancy to his family as he was worried Pamela would insist on plying Corinne with all sorts of nutritious food. He knew Corinne would be too kind to turn down, and she would end up with dangerously excessive nutrients.

At this point, however, there was no need to hide the news of the pregnancy from his family. Thus, he nodded at Pamela.

This seemed to make Pamela even more worried as not only did she fear for Corinne’s life but also the unborn baby’s. All of a sudden, she was hit with nausea, chest tightness, and difficulty in breathing.

Jeremy reached out to steady his grandmother. Then, with a frown, he said to Francine, “You! Help Grandma to the chair.”

Francine did as she asked without protest, which was rare. She led Pamela to the waiting chair to rest.

thinking about it, she said to the old woman, “Don’t worry, Grandma Pamela. There’s a high chance the baby Corinne’s carrying

Slap!

ring. After the ringing stopped, she turned

hit me?” she stammered with her hand on her cheek. She could not believe the man she worshiped would slap her. She knew Lucas might be aloof most of the time, but he would never hit a

you think it’s rude to talk badly about

said Rosie weepily. That was as far as she got as she was at a

relationships between the youngsters. Instead, she put

surgery room’s light turned off. The doctor, whose forehead was slick with sweat, came out. He took off his surgical mask, shook his head, and sighed. “I’m sorry, but we did

The surgery had failed.

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