True Love Waits

Chapter 1281 Didn't Care About Chantel

"Okay. Take care, and don't tire yourself." The doctor spoke with Chantel at length about all the things that she needed to pay attention to, and she listened attentively and tried to remember them all. He had even suggested that she be put on record in their hospital so that prenatal checkups would be convenient for her. However, she was nervous, and so, she refused.

After leaving the hospital, Chantel wrapped her scarf tightly around her neck and took out her phone to message Erica. "Rika, the doctor said I'm five weeks pregnant."

Chantel nervously checked her phone several times, but she received no reply from Erica. She guessed that she hadn't seen the message. So, she placed her phone back into her pocket and took a bus to school.

As soon as she found a seat on the bus and sat down, her cell phone rang. She took it out and glanced at the caller ID. She was so scared that she almost dropped the phone.

It was Gifford!

Wide-eyed Chantel glanced around as though expecting him to be nearby. When she didn't see him, she closed her eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and answered the call. "Hello, Gifford. What's up?" "Where are you?" he asked.

"Um...I'm at school." Since she ought to be at school at this hour, that was the first answer that slipped out of Chantel's mouth.

"Why didn't I find you?"

"What? Where are you?" 'Crap! Did he come to school to look for me? But why?' she wondered.

Gifford leaned against the car as he answered, "I just stepped out of the school building. Now I'm at the school gate. I've searched everywhere for you. You aren't at school. So tell me, where are you?" Guilt surged through Chantel as she tried to think of an excuse. Finally, with a tremor in her voice, she answered, "Well, I came out to buy something. Now, I'm on the bus back to school. Gifford, do you have something urgent to say?"

Her voice was trembling, and she was stuttering. He knew that she was lying, but he didn't know what she was hiding from him. He didn't even question her. Flatly, he replied, "Mom asked me to bring you some food."

He hadn't wanted to come, but Blair had scolded him. She had even gone so far as to imply that he didn't care about Chantel. Finally, he had given up arguing and made the trip to her school.

"Well, can't you leave it at the guard room? It may take me more than ten minutes to return to school." Since he was always very busy, she was sure that he didn't have time to wait for her. This way, she could avoid seeing him altogether.

"I see." Gifford abruptly ended the call.

at the bus stop near the school. Erica had replied to her while she was on the bus. After stepping off the bus, Chantel texted back. "I don't think you need to tell Mr. Huo. I'll tell Uncle Wesley and Aunt Blair when

mentally ready

car had parked in front of her. She pocketed her phone

there money on the

Wasn't the man standing next to the military green car

he sees the test result? Oh, wait! I dumped it in the trash can as soon as I walked out of the hospital. Thank God!' The anxiety coursing through Chantel settled when

against the car and crossed his arms. "Why

the bus took longer than expected as there

anxious. It was evident that she was hiding something. Gifford warned her, "Don't learn

How could I not know my

used an aphrodisiac to trick me into

ignored Chantel's objections. He pushed himself off the car, opened the trunk, took out the food prepared by Blair, and some snacks he had

believed that Blair had prepared everything. So, she didn't ask any questions. She took

lawn, and into the school building. It

Erica heard the news about Chantel's pregnancy, she was both happy

to have a niece or nephew. However, she was sorrowful

morning, as soon as she woke, Erica would touch her belly first and then look down. How

she even went to a pharmacy and bought a few pregnancy test sticks and took them back to the villa. The next morning, she went to

like that for several

Lunar New Year's Eve, Matthew and Erica had to attend a family reunion dinner at the Huo family's manor. But this time, only Carlos, Debbie, Matthew, and Erica were there.

the first day of the Lunar New Year, Erica spent the day chatting with Carlos and Debbie in the living room on the manor's first floor, while Matthew worked on the second floor. In the evening, the young couple returned to their villa and prepared for the second day that they would

and Erica flew to A Country on the second day of

family's house in

from the airport with the young couple. The moment Erica saw

sudden disappearance of the two women. They

to celebrate the New Year with her

short moments after Erica and Chantel left. They