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.

even drink

“Wait–what?”

completely stunned; he couldn’t bring himself

pregnant.

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Pregnant. She was…

tone stayed calm. “Find a doctor and have her checked. It’s probably what it

what you’re saying,” Derrick managed, “is

slipped out because he still couldn’t fully

He was dazed–utterly speechless.

word itself felt

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since what had happened with the Tom family, Derrick hadn’t even said that word out loud in years; he could hardly

Abraham said, “bring

a woman was, everything changed once there was a new life

my head around it,” Derrick

He really couldn’t.

still doesn’t even know what happened that

still believed the man

found out afterward,

pregnant this time… would she

Uh…

Actually, she probably would.

the

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

been in Redwood with her this long, and you still

“Hey, you think I don’t want to? She’s just too damn stubborn! Every time I bring it up, she accuses

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how she

the type to take the

on her. With her temperament, she’s unpredictable;

are you talking about? You sound like

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