Sylvia's POV:

Maya shot me a reproachful look. She seemed to want to say something, but bit her tongue in the end.

I grabbed the quilt, not defending myself.

After a long silence, she sighed and left the room.

As soon as the door closed behind her, I heaved a sigh of both relief and distress. I felt sad and bitter. I was truly like the main character of a tragic movie.

I wiped my tears, feeling bad for myself. Yana sneered at me again.

"Humph, are you feeling bad? Why don't you just tell them the truth? Keeping this secret to yourself is killing you."

"No, it's better for me to suffer alone than make Rufus go through the same misery with me." I ran my hand roughly through my hair, feeling distressed and depressed. If only I could get a bottle of wine now. But just as the thought crossed my mind, my stomach cramped, as if the baby was protesting this idea.

I touched my belly sadly. I had almost forgotten that I was pregnant. I couldn't even drown my sorrows now.

shackles were long enough to allow me to move around the room without hindrance, but I couldn't reach the door and leave. I got out of bed and changed my resting place. The fluffy rocking chair helped me relax immensely. It was built by Rufus. He had constructed it when I made the walking stick for

he had covered

a little bored, the view outside was still gorgeous. Everything in the imperial place was aesthetic, and even the fish in the pond were carefully chosen. As the

to get rid of these

you want the same?" I snorted,

couldn't come up with a retort at first. Then she shouted furiously, "Don't eat so many grapes!

I was

room. If I wasn't allowed to snack, I might as well just

snorted. Then she fell silent,

called out to her aggrievedly, "Yana,

been grouchy these past few days. No matter how hard I tried to coax her, I couldn't make her any happier. This had impacted

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"Aren't you bored?"

of your stupid questions." She was furious

I cajoled her like a child. "Do you want to sing? It's been ages since I've

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