Chapter 0225

"Ariana!"

Claudia's eyes flared with fury as if she wanted to burn me to ashes in an

instant.

Infuriated, she shrieked, "Do you think you're safe just because you're pregnant?"

She was so enraged by me that she was practically hopping mad, but she couldn't do anything else aside from clenching her fists and glowering at me.

"A bastard! It must be a bastard! There's no way you could be pregnant. You clearly-"

"Claudia!" I interrupted, feigning a heartbroken expression. "I treat you like a sister. How could you curse my child like that?"

My heart pounded. It felt as if it might leap out of my throat at any time.

The door opened slowly, and the staff was gesturing for us to go on stage. Thinking about what was about to happen, I couldn't maintain my composure. I almost couldn't suppress the urge to cry. "Aspen... my dear Aspen... would you blame me?" I thought to myself.

falling right into Nicholas's line of sight. Standing in the center of the stage, he frowned as he looked at us.

the angles of their

the stage. Once Claudia and I ascended the stage, the cameras would capture each and every

deep breath and feigned a pained expression as I said, "Claudia, can you forget whatever grudge you have against me for now? Let's get through this press conferer

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in front of her, purposely taking my time to ascend the stairs. Knowing how hot-tempered Claudia was, I knew she absolutely wouldn't remain behind me when she was already agitated by me. "Quit

shoulder as she squeezed past me. As

over me.

instant played out just as

countless times in my mind. Claudia would rush past me, and I would lose my balance and tumble down the stairs after she knocked into me.

collapse to the ground...

if someone had pressed a slow-motion button while I was in the air for one brief second. Everything that came into my view became exceptionally clear.

The way he frantically shouted seemed

pooling on the ground, I felt as if

"Ariana!"

gushing from beneath me. His hands clasping my shoulders trembled as he tried to comfort me. "It's going

flashing lights were so

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