Corinne sat lazily on the bedhead and continued flipping through the book she read halfway. She did not seem to mind that Lucas followed her in, and she simply ignored his presence.

Lucas scanned the room and finally rested his gaze on his sister, whose belly had grown significantly. He pleaded earnestly, “Why don’t you come home with me, Corinne?”

Corinne calmly turned a page of the book. “Home? I’m already home. What other home should I go back to?”

Lucas walked to her side and sat down gracefully. “You know what I meant. Don’t kick up a fuss.”

Corinne glanced at him. “Could you tell me how you found out that I’m here? Was it your brother Sunny? Or your good friend Jason?”

Lucas came clean and said, “It was Jeremy.”

That answer caught Corinne by surprise.

the two of you would be in contact with each

been for the past six months, but you’re pretty far ahead in your pregnancy now. I can’t be at ease if you’re living alone elsewhere. Come home. I’ll find someone to take care of

he was a stranger. “I appreciate your kindness, but

I’m aware that you don’t plan on forgiving him. But you still need to take good care of yourself now that you’re a little further into your pregnancy. Come back with me to the

that during the past six months? You don’t need to worry about me. You’re free to leave now that you’ve seen me safe

Lucas frowned worriedly. “Corinne!”

upset because

thinking about

indifferently. “I get that you’re worried about me, and I understand that you have good intentions when you persuade me to go back with you. But have you ever thought about how you’re going

consider what they’d think of me? Now that I’m pregnant, are your grandparents going to be prejudiced

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