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 each

mood was anything

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

leave the bathroom, a sudden thought struck her like a bolt. It was already the 19th of the month, and her period was late by

with bouts of nausea, and her appetite had grown

the family home, but they hadn't used protection, and she'd forgotten to

she wasn't ready to face, and as Amara stood at the bathroom doorway, a chill ran through her, unwilling

long while, she dialed Elysia's number, hoping her friend would accompany her to the hospital, but with no answer, Amara had to

later, Amara left

she clutched a thin pregnancy test result, her heart a whirlwind of

brushed over her stomach; she couldn't believe she was pregnant, but there

if she should keep the baby, or even what her next steps should be. Just then, Elysia texted her, [Ama, sorry I missed your call. I was

[What happened? Are you hurt? Where

arguing with