Chapter 164 - Alice

“Are you pregnant?” Ruby's question reverberated through Alice's mind again and again, causing the air to freeze in her throat.

“That…” she panted, feeling that she would certainly have fainted right then and there, if she hadn’t already been sitting down “This is impossible…”

“Are you having cravings for foods you don't like, excessive tiredness and haven't used pads in a while?” Ruby snorted, slightly amused “Are you sure your nursing skills aren't a little rusty? Even I know what that means.”

“Wait, this… This could be something else, right?” Lucy took her hands, nervously, seeming to want to comfort Alice a little and get her out of that catatonic state “I mean, have you and Massimo been using any kind of protection lately?”

“We… We talked about it once or twice, but…” Alice stammered “We came to the conclusion there was no need. We knew very well he and I would not have any diseases and… God, more than one doctor told him the shrapnel from the accident had come… Too close.” she sw