The two guards standing in front of Stella's room immediately stood at attention and closed the door upon seeing Mrs. Charlotte's presence."I'm not going into your lady's room!" Mrs. Charlotte snapped, irritated by their readiness as if facing an evil enemy. "I need to speak with her sister, not your lady!" she added, glaring at them.She knocked on Mia's door, and shortly after, the door opened. Mia furrowed her brows upon seeing Marvin's mother standing at her door."Yes?" Mia said."May I come in? I need to talk to you for a moment."Mia nodded hesitantly, then allowed Mrs. Charlotte to enter.Mrs. Charlotte closed the door tightly to ensure no one would hear them. "Are you tidying up?" she asked.Mia remained silent but nodded, confirming Mrs. Charlotte's statement."Are you staying in this house?" Mrs. Charlotte asked again as she walked towards the sofa near the balcony. She sat down."Yes, but not for long. Mr. Marvin said that soon all of my family's assets will be returned,
"How about it? Will you do it?" asked Mrs. Charlotte.Mia frowned, unsure of what to say. She was being offered to become Mr. Marvin's wife. Who wouldn’t want that? But the problem was, Stella is her sister."I...""Come on, Mia. Think about it carefully."Mia remained silent, only staring at Mrs. Charlotte."Madam, I don't know what to say," Mia said, confused. "I'm not sure things will go as you wish. Doesn’t Mr. Marvin love Stella? I think it will be very difficult to take Mr. Marvin from Stella. Besides, Mr. Marvin doesn't like me. He only thinks of me as his sister. If he wasn’t attracted to the beautiful Fanny, why would he be attracted to me?""Hey... don't you have confidence? You're beautiful, dear." Mrs. Charlotte tucking Mia's hair behind her ear. "I’m sure Marvin will fall in love with you eventually. Love comes with time, doesn’t it? The same thing happened to me. I once had my heart broken by someone I loved who married another woman. Then, I got close to Marvin’s father
Stella slowly removed Marvin’s hand from around her waist, then got out of bed. She opened the bedside drawer, took something out, and headed to the bathroom.Once inside the bathroom, Stella opened the pregnancy test kit and used it immediately. She hadn’t had her period for almost a month, and she suspected she might be pregnant, so she decided to check with the test kit.A few minutes later.Stella covered her mouth in surprise when she saw the result of the test. "I’m... pregnant?" Stella murmured, jumping up and down with joy, accidentally knocking over a bottle on the sink.She quickly picked up the bottle and put it back on the sink. Then she looked again at the pregnancy test she was holding. "But is this valid? What if it’s not? Should I check with a doctor first? If I’m really pregnant, then I’ll tell Marvin. I don’t want to disappoint him if this is not accurate."There was a knock on the door. Stella immediately turned around."Darling? Are you okay?" Marvin asked from out
Fanny, who had been heading to the dining room because she was hungry, changed her mind when she saw Stella there with Miss Bertha. She was stunned to hear Stella and Miss Bertha’s conversation."She’s pregnant?" Fanny murmured upon hearing Stella's words. "That damn woman! How dare she be pregnant with my man? Fanny clenched her fists, unable to accept that Stella was carrying Marvin’s baby.She eavesdropped again."But Marvin doesn’t know yet. I’ll tell him later after he comes home," Stella said to Miss Bertha.Miss Bertha smiled. "Congratulations, Madam. I’m so happy to hear this. Soon this house will be filled with the sound of a baby crying, and I can’t wait for that day to come."Stella smiled back, while Fanny, still hiding, glared at Stella with increasing hatred."So Marvin doesn’t know yet, and she’ll tell him this afternoon? Good then! I have time until this afternoon to get rid of the baby in her womb, but... how? I haven’t been able to touch her at all!" Fanny thought h
"I’ll hide, Mom."Mrs. Charlotte nodded. Shortly after, Mia arrived to meet Mrs. Charlotte, who was alone in the kitchen."What’s up, Mrs.? Uh, I mean, Mom."Mrs. Charlotte put on a false smile and handed Mia a glass of juice. "Give this to Stella."Mia took the juice from Mrs. Charlotte’s hand, frowning. "For Stella?""Yes, for Stella. You need to win her favor by being nice so she won’t suspect you’re actually a hidden enemy. When we proceed to separate her from Marvin, she shouldn’t suspect that you’re planning to take her husband. So, let’s start with the easiest step first. Just take it slow and make sure it works.""Okay Then, I’ll give it to her right away.""Better do it now. If you wait too long, the juice will get bad," Mrs. Charlotte added with a smile as she drank the remaining mango juice. "Do you want some?" she offered."No, Mom. I don’t like mango juice. Alright then. I’ll head upstairs," Mia said as she left.Mia turned and went upstairs, entering Stella’s room. The g
"What happened? Why is my wife like this, huh?" Marvin asked, grabbing the collar of the guard who had brought Stella."S-sorry, sir, but we swear we took good care of Madam."Marvin roughly shoved the guard, causing him to stumble back a few steps, then he bowed his head, unable to meet Marvin's gaze. His colleague standing beside him did the same, bowing his head in fear."If you did your job right, my wife wouldn't be in the hospital like this!""But we really took good care of Madam. We followed her every step wherever she went. Even when she ate, we were there, and nothing bad happened. The food she ate was safe, and she wasn't approached by Miss Fanny or Mrs. Charlotte."Marvin held his head in frustration. If Stella was being well cared for, then what had happened to make his wife suffer so much?Not long after, the emergency room door finally opened, and a doctor emerged."How is she, doctor? Is my wife okay?" Marvin asked, very worried. "The... baby? How is the baby?" Marvin
Marvin closed Stella's hospital room door after she had just fallen asleep. He looked at the man standing before him, who had just received a phone call."Well? Have you got the information? Do you know why my wife is like this?" Marvin asked.The man, who was none other than the guard who usually looked after Stella, nodded. "Yes, sir.""What is it?""The juice from Miss Mia is what caused Mrs. Stella to be hospitalized and almost lose her baby."Marvin's eyes widened. "A-are you... serious?""I'm very serious, sir," the guard replied, handing Marvin a white envelope he had been holding. "These are the test results from the juice."Marvin took the white envelope and immediately read the sheet of paper inside."It says that the mango juice Mrs. Stella drank contained a substance that would weaken the fetus or, if left untreated, cause a miscarriage. Luckily, we brought Mrs. Stella here quickly, so she was treated in time. If not? The baby would have been lost."Marvin was still in sho
"Stella? Are you feeling better? How are you?" Mia asked.Mrs. Charlotte and Mr. Myron, who had been sitting on the sofa watching TV, immediately approached Marvin and Stella upon hearing Mia call out Stella's name. Fanny, who was in her room, also came out upon hearing the voices from outside.Stella, receiving Mia's question, did not respond. Instead, she glared at Mia with anger and intensity."Weren't you supposed to be discharged tomorrow or the day after? Why are you home now?" Mr. Myron asked.They were now all gathered in the living room.“Daddy was planning to visit the hospital later this evening,” Mr. Myron said again. He walked closer to Stella and touched her belly, "Is my grandchild okay? What did the doctor say?"Mrs. Charlotte and Mia were taken aback by Mr. Myron's words. During Stella's hospital stay, only Mr. Myron was allowed to visit. Marvin had forbidden anyone else from visiting for Stella's safety.He didn't allow his mother to visit because she was close to Fa