71: Do You Believe I Can Ruin Him?

Oliver?

What was he doing here???

Lillian nearly let out a scream.

Wasn't he supposed to be handling work? Why was he here in the study, and so silently at that? She hadn’t heard a peep when she came in.

Had she just… mentioned the baby?

And Oliver had come in at that very moment. Had he caught that critical word? Or...

Lillian's face turned as pale as snow, her heart racing as she looked at Oliver, lips pressed tightly in a feigned calmness.

Oliver hadn’t expected her to be in the study either.

Seeing her ghost-like expression, his brows knit together slightly. She’d been jumpy lately, as if she was hiding something from him.

He pursed his lips and narrowed his eyes, his sharp gaze falling upon Lillian's pale face.

"Who were you talking to just now?"

Lillian faltered.

Did his question mean Oliver hadn’t clearly heard what she was saying?

But she couldn’t be sure. What if he had heard and was now probing her?

With this thought, Lillian regained some composure and whispered, "Why are y