True Love Waits

Chapter 1103 I'm Pregnant

Inside the Li family house, A Country

It was time for the high school entrance exams. Coincidentally, it was a hot summer day.

This didn't bother Erica too much, since she was already in college. But that was the last thing on her mind. She had gone back and forth about how to tell her parents the news, but she finally decided the direct approach was the best one. She placed a photo clipped to another sheet of paper on the table. It was obvious that it was an ultrasound picture. She announced, "Dad, Mom, I'm pregnant!"

Blair was going to chastise her daughter for pulling a stupid prank like this, but then she caught a glimpse of the name on the ultrasound report-Erica Li.

The ultrasound report verified that she was about 8 weeks along.

'So, our Rika's pregnant!' Blair felt an intense pressure in her head. Visions of what it took to rear a child flashed through her head, creating a logjam in her thoughts. Then, something inside her snapped. All of this took only a fraction of a second.

Then Blair gave Erica a slap. The impact sounded crisp and clear, leaving a red slap mark on Erica's face.

It was obvious that Blair had lost control. There was no time for Wesley to stop her from doing this.

She may have hit Erica, but it was Wesley's heart that felt the sting.

Erica had been consistently naughty as a child, given to mischief and testing boundaries. Wesley was given the role of the authoritarian, but he knew he could hurt her without half-trying. Most of the time, his punishments were meant to scare the girl straight.

This was the first time Erica had been slapped by a member of her family. And it was her mother, to boot. The hardest she'd ever been on Erica was to pull her ear.

Blair raised her hand, which was already numb from the slap. She pointed at her daughter and scolded, "What the hell were you thinking? This is so ridiculous!"

Erica was just 20 years old! She could have ignored her daughter's mischief in the past, just let it roll off her back. But now the girl told her she was pregnant? That was just beyond the pale.

For the first time in her life, Blair felt she had failed as a parent. She couldn't even teach her own child to keep her legs closed.

on the verge of tears, Erica rubbed her stinging face. She figured her dad might fly off the handle first, but apparently she was

Blair's disappointed eyes and said firmly, "And don't think about telling me to get

a friendly arm around Blair's shoulders. She had broken down, and needed

before replying, "I

and stared at her daughter for a bit. Then she suddenly broke free of Wesley and raised her hand again, intending to hit Erica in the shoulder. She couldn't help but break into tears. "What in the world?

into his arms and

do that? She's pregnant! I..." She broke down and sobbed. After all, it was her fault Erica

say something, but thought better of it. Finally,

the

still in tears.

too frightened to breathe. They kept

saying goes, bad news

one knew how the news was leaked. But nevertheless, the general population seemed to be aware of it. And people shared it on social media. The youngest daughter of the Li family was pregnant. Wesley was quite a prominent figure, so it was bound to make the news. The little firebrand herself, Erica Li, was going

caused a huge stir in the upper class

They could sit down

next day, she sent a message to Wesley and

months later, in the Li

She was behind schedule. She'd gotten up late, and was about to be late for work. She shoveled mouthful after mouthful of food into her mouth,

someone rang the

while and swallowed her mouthful

When she saw the person outside, she asked doubtfully,

been working there for six months, and she was from a rural area. No wonder she didn't know

her arms. Ignoring the maid entirely, she walked confidently

bread. The girl, of course, was smiling. Wesley and Blair

months ago, was back.

she had not seen for a long time, Erica forced back her tears, smiled brightly as before, and greeted them all. "Hi guys, I'm back!" Erica had called Gifford ahead of time. He