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.

other side, Finnian replayed the recording over and over, his brows furrowing deeper with

against the window, staring out at the clear blue sky, though his mood was anything but bright. It felt like he was spiraling into a dark

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 left, she could only dry

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

had been feeling off lately, mostly with bouts of nausea,

family home, but they hadn't

to face, and as Amara stood

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

hour later, Amara left the hospital,

the side of the road, she clutched a thin pregnancy test result, her heart

her stomach; she couldn't believe she was pregnant, but there was no denying

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

replied, [What happened? Are you

now, still arguing with Dorian.