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

blue sky, though his mood was anything but bright. It felt like he was spiraling into

familiar wave of nausea hit Amara again. She had already emptied

sudden thought struck her like a bolt. It

feeling off lately, mostly with bouts of nausea,

had been intimate at the family home, but

ready to face, and as Amara stood at the bathroom doorway,

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

later, Amara left the hospital, her face

road, she clutched a thin

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

then, Elysia texted her, [Ama, sorry I missed your call. I was out on a date with Dorian, and Jessica showed up to cause

Amara quickly replied, [What happened? Are

arguing with