Lester was only a little over four years old, so it was normal for him to cry. Leo's welcome had turned sour; the adults felt awkward as a child cried."Lester, follow Ms. Mabel back for now; Grandma will talk to your brother." Serena had to carry Lester up and comfort him in a low voice.As the "culprit" who made Lester cry, Leo just stood there awkwardly. His lips were pressed together, and his face was slightly pale. He glanced at Serena, then looked up at Damon.Damon suddenly remembered a similar scene when he was newly married to Celeste. He had gathered his friends and forced them to shake hands and reconcile with her. He only remembered how sad Celeste was that night; she knelt in front of her mother's grave all night before returning home."What did I do wrong? I was targeted for no reason and forced to forgive," she said.This time, he would avoid making the same mistake again."Leo is the one who was wronged, so Leo decides whether to forgive. He shouldn't be guilt-tri
Men were not allowed in the VIP consultation room, so the bodyguards were not inside. Celeste held her medical report and queued with a handful of pregnant women in the waiting area. Everything seemed normal.Nothing was unusual until a pregnant woman holding a queue number entered and sat beside Celeste.The waiting area of the VIP consultation room was spacious enough to accommodate twenty people seated at the same time, so there was no need for her to sit so close. Celeste found it strange and moved aside on her own, glancing at the pregnant woman beside her.Before she could even see the pregnant woman clearly, the lady had pounced on her, pinning her down.A white light flickered; the "pregnant woman" took out a knife and stabbed it toward Celeste.Everything happened too fast. Celeste instinctively curled up and covered her stomach.The knife stabbed into her forearm, causing a rivulet of blood to spew."Ah! Murder!" The nearest pregnant woman was the first to react, sho
Damon had the habit of browsing the news at a fixed time every day, which was essential for a businessman to be updated with the latest economic news. He was browsing the economic section on his phone when a piece of news suddenly popped up."An attack happened in the largest obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Taverdale, Serenity Hospital. A woman disguised as a pregnant woman broke into the waiting room, resulting in one pregnant woman being injured by a knife."It was a concise headline. Usually, this news wouldn't have piqued Damon's interest; he wouldn't have clicked on it. But this time, it seemed like the stars aligned—Damon would never admit to his heightened sensitivity to the term "pregnant women" because of Celeste.The baby in her belonged to someone else, yet he paid so much attention to her. If this became public news, he would be a laughingstock.Footage taken from the hospital was attached to the article. Both the assailant and the victim were blurred. However, ev
Megan arrived first, holding fruits in one hand and flowers in the other. When she saw Celeste, she hurriedly put down her things and rushed over to caress her bandaged arms. Megan immediately tearing up."Does it hurt a lot? The doctor said you had several stitches.""It's okay. I'm used to it. I often get injured; you know that." It did hurt, but Celeste could take it. She intentionally appeared carefree and gave Megan an assuring smile."I can't believe you're still smiling!" Noticing Celeste's indifference, Megan couldn't help but reproach her, "You have to be careful in the future. I'm prepared to sue this hospital. How can they allow anyone to walk in freely? If you hadn't been mentally strong, the baby might have been..." Megan couldn't bring herself to finish the sentence. Celeste felt fuzzy in her heart as she noticed Megan's reddened eyes."Accidents happen even when you're careful. I'll try to be more careful in the future." She hurriedly comforted Megan.Megan nodd
From Damon's tone, he was trying to distance himself.He implied that he wasn't dumb enough to come and pester her again; Leo wanted to see her. It was belittling for an ex-husband to visit someone while they were pregnant.However, Celeste understood what Damon said differently—she assumed Damon disliked her.Celeste's face subtly paled, but she quickly smiled and said, "I'm sorry for troubling you. If you have something to do, you can leave. Let Leo stay here for now, and I'll have the driver send him back to the Bishop residence tomorrow."Kindness was a two-way street. She couldn't blame Damon. She couldn't reject Damon while expecting him to treat her well.The atmosphere in the ward turned icy, and Damon's eyes instantly became colder. He stared at Celeste without blinking, and she felt intimidated.Celeste wondered if she said something wrong."Do you dislike seeing me?" Damon suddenly spoke in a low voice, even lower than usual since Leo was still asleep.Celeste was
Celeste was stunned as she watched the spoon approaching her mouth. In the past, when they were together, she could eat if she wanted to and refuse if she didn't. But now, in this situation, she could only open her mouth to accept the food; refusing would be impolite. So, Celeste opened her mouth and drank the soup from the spoon. It was a bit hot. She furrowed her brows slightly but didn't say anything.Damon blew on the next spoonful before feeding it to her again. They had been intimate countless times together and exchanged countless kisses, but Celeste felt none of them were as suggestive as this. Damon blew on the soup in the spoon and fed it to her. His stern eyes appeared focused and gentle.Celeste's breathing suddenly quickened. She did her prenatal checkup on an empty stomach and only had a few spoonfuls of soup Megan fed her in the afternoon. She was famished. She drank half a bowl of soup with Damon's help. She wanted to tell him she could do it on her own, but the words
After being discharged from the hospital, Celeste stayed home for over a week without going out. She reminisced how she returned to the country at the beginning of the year when it was still spring. Now, it was already winter.Being pregnant made her feel less cold and desolate from the weather, but she was constantly fatigued.She wished she could spend 24 hours of her time sleeping. She found herself appearing less alert.Winston and Megan sent her a lot of supplements, but she consumed them very slowly. Due to her fatigue, she couldn't even manage to eat three meals a day, let alone take any supplements."You might have been traumatized by the hospital encounter or exhausted yourself during your pregnancy with Leo and have yet to recover from it. You need to compensate for it now," Megan occasionally came to check on her and concluded.Celeste thought about it and said, "It's probably the latter. I had severe depression when I was pregnant with Leo, often leaving me sleepless a
Before long, a series of photos were uploaded to Instagram from an overseas account.It was titled "Low-profile and discreet governmental official, Director X was with his wife on a trip."There were nine pictures, with Leila and the high-ranking official coming out of a place after each other. They were not intimate and maintained arm-length distance in the photos. Yet, they carried a sense of familiarity with each other, deliberately maintaining distance between themselves. Their eyes met in one of the photos, indicating they had things to discuss."This is not Director X's wife, but the wife of a Carlino real estate businessman," someone replied, posting Leila's Wikipedia page.Then, the Instagram account deleted the photos and was deactivated within half an hour. This was enough to catch the attention of the "higher-ups." Leila and the high-ranking official frequently appeared together at events, being mistaken for a couple by foreign netizens. Clearly, something was up.It wa