Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 354

Liliana decided it was best to let things lie and nodded. "Yes, I suppose he and our family just weren't meant to be..."

Even as she spoke, her tears wouldn't stop falling. She dabbed at her eyes with a tissue, putting on a brave face even though heartbreak was written all over her.

Finnian offered a few more quiet words of comfort before turning to find the doctor for an update.

The moment the hospital room door clicked shut behind him, Liliana's tears vanished as if they'd never been there. Jenny was still sniffling and on the verge of sobbing again, but Liliana cut her off with a cold voice. "Stop crying. That baby never even existed."

Jenny stared at her, tearstained and wide-eyed. "What are you talking about? What do you mean, the baby didn't exist?"

Since Finnian had left with a nurse, there were no outsiders in the room now. A glint of malice flashed in Liliana's eyes as she confessed, "I was never pregnant. I never even slept with Finn. But he thinks we did, and that I was carrying his child..."

"My original plan was to wait out the 'pregnancy' and then secretly swap the baby for another. But now I've changed my mind. I'll just say I lost the baby. Do you understand?"

wouldn't have been

voice. "It's over now, isn't

bothered telling them the truth-otherwise, they'd just

still anxious, finally caught on to the real issue. "But

"Now that there's no baby, what if Finn leaves you and goes running back to Amara? What

her abdomen. Her tone was icy. "Settle down. He

it most—a trump card. But now she had no

As soon as they entered the room, they

he'd wasted away-his skin hung loose over his

him look

but let outer laugh, though she quickly stifled it.” Mr. Kevin Everly didn't notice, but Hogan

glared at her, wanting to lash out, but when he

can't Hogan speak?" Mr. Kevin Everly asked, alarmed

maid answered