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.

recording over and over, his

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

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 heave over the toilet

the bathroom, a sudden thought struck her like a bolt. It was already

with bouts of nausea, and

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

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

dialed Elysia's number, hoping her friend would accompany

hour later, Amara left the hospital,

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

believe she was pregnant, but there was

keep the baby, or even what her next steps should be. Just then, Elysia texted her, [Ama, sorry I missed your call. I was out on a date with Dorian, and Jessica showed up to cause trouble. We got

Amara quickly replied, [What happened? Are you hurt?

now, still arguing with Dorian.