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.

replayed the recording over and

the clear blue sky, though his mood was anything but bright. It felt like he was spiraling into a dark vortex, suffocating

long 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

ready to leave the bathroom, a sudden thought struck her like a bolt. It was already the 19th of

bouts of nausea, and her

family home, but

and as Amara stood at the bathroom doorway, a chill ran through her, unwilling to accept

hoping her friend would accompany her to the hospital, but with no answer,

later, Amara left the

the side of the road, she clutched a thin pregnancy test

believe she was pregnant, but

what her next steps should be. Just then, Elysia texted her, [Ama, sorry I missed your call. I was out on a date with

[What happened? Are you hurt? Where

arguing with Dorian. I'm