The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit in

Chapter 828 The One–Night Stand Strikes Back

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Abraham went quiet. Yeah, I remember. Back then, she’d thought Tessa was still with the Ashen Pact; she’d been so worried something would happen that she couldn’t even face Victor. The pressure on her must’ve been enormous.

But now that he thought about it–something about this didn’t quite add

up.

Derrick said, “Her condition’s gotten worse lately. She keeps saying she’s fine, that she’s not stressed anymore, but she’s still throwing up!”

“She can’t even drink water now.”

Her stomach must’ve been in bad shape.

Every time he thought about how violently she’d been vomiting, Derrick couldn’t help worrying. What if she really had stomach cancer?

Abraham suddenly said, “Is it possible she’s pregnant?”

“What?” Derrick froze.

The line went completely silent.

He felt like his brain had exploded. “That… that can’t be, right? There’s no way!”

It had only been that one night…

Sure, maybe things had gotten a little intense that night–more than once–but after that, nothing had happened! So how could that even be possible?

Abraham said, “When Stella was pregnant, she threw up too.”

Derrick said nothing.

“Sometimes it was so bad,” Abraham added, “she couldn’t even keep water down.”

Derrick fell silent again.

women can’t even drink

“Wait–what?”

couldn’t bring himself to believe Marie might

pregnant.

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Pregnant. She was…

a doctor and have her

you’re saying,” Derrick managed, “is I might be… a

because he still

He was dazed–utterly speechless.

The word itself

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the Tom family, Derrick hadn’t even said that word out loud in years; he could hardly imagine becoming

“bring her back to Falvaria

strong a woman was, everything changed

can’t wrap my

He really couldn’t.

still doesn’t even know what

the man that night had been

she’d found out afterward, she’d

pregnant this time… would she go after him

Uh…

Actually, she probably would.

the guy might not survive

that Marie still didn’t know the truth about that night, his tone

with her this long, and you still haven’t cleared that up?” His voice

too damn stubborn! Every time I bring it up,

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understand how she came to

like the type to take the blame for anyone? Especially

on her. With her temperament, she’s unpredictable; don’t let her

about? You sound like you

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