Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 29

He grunted, lighting a cigarette with one hand, took a drag, and said, "Didn't expect your wife to be so good at hiding things."

There was a brief pause on the other end, and the voice that came through was noticeably colder. "Neither did I."

"So, what are you planning to do?" Dorian asked, "Confront her?"

"Yeah."

Hearing this, Dorian felt a wave of relief. Finnian had always been way too considerate of his grandparents, so much so that, despite being a skeptic, he had agreed to that ridiculous idea of a marriage of convenience three years ago.

He had always worried that Finnian wouldn't have the heart to divorce Amara because of his elders. Now, seeing Finnian so clear-headed about the situation eased Dorian's concerns.

over and over, his brows furrowing deeper

was anything but bright. It felt like he was spiraling into

while, he dialed Amara's number, but just before the call went through, he abruptly hung up. Elsewhere, after shooing Liliana out of the break room, that familiar wave of nausea hit Amara again. She had already emptied her stomach earlier, and now with nothing

thought struck her like a bolt.

been feeling off lately, mostly with bouts of nausea, and her

she and Finnian had been intimate at the family home, but

face, and as Amara stood at the bathroom

dialed Elysia's number, hoping her friend would accompany her to the hospital, but with

Amara left

clutched a thin pregnancy test result, her

brushed over her stomach; she couldn't believe she was

then, Elysia texted her, [Ama, sorry I

[What happened? Are you hurt?

still arguing with