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

though his mood was anything but bright. It felt like

before the call went through, he abruptly hung 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

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

lately, mostly with bouts of nausea,

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

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

her friend would accompany her

left the hospital, her

thin pregnancy test result, her heart a whirlwind of confusion and

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

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

replied, [What happened? Are you hurt? Where

arguing with Dorian.