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.

jam on the route the bus took. Half an hour later, she arrived 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

tell Wesley and Blair, but Chantel was not mentally ready yet. She wanted to wait for a while before sharing the

absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't notice that a car had parked in front of

money

snapped up when she heard the familiar voice. Wasn't the man standing next to the military

soon as I walked out of the hospital. Thank God!' The anxiety coursing through Chantel settled

car and crossed his arms. "Why

expected as there was a traffic

from Gifford as she spoke. She was fidgety and appeared anxious. It was evident that she was hiding something. Gifford warned her, "Don't learn from Erica.

could I

she used an aphrodisiac to trick me into

snacks he had bought at the supermarket. As he

ask any questions. She took

the car and watched as she made her way through the gate, past the lawn, and into the school building. It was

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

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

belly first and then look down. How she wished her belly

a few pregnancy test sticks and took them back to the villa. The next morning, she went to the bathroom with a stick and followed

like that for several

family's manor. But this time, only Carlos, Debbie, Matthew, and Erica were there. Sheffield had taken his wife and kids to the Tang family.

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 spend at

to A Country on the second day of the Lunar

family's house in A

with the young couple. The moment Erica saw Chantel, she

Blair, Matthew, and Gifford were stumped by this sudden disappearance

the New Year with her fiance's

short moments after Erica and Chantel left. They didn't