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Chapter 188 The Pregnant Daughter In-law
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2025-04-06 16:18:34The cool milk was a small comfort, a fleeting moment of normalcy before the day truly began.
"Grandma isn't home?" I asked, already knowing the answer.
"She went to church," the servant confirmed, "praying for you and Mr. James Ferguson. A happy marriage and a son soon."
My heart clenched. For us. For a future that felt increasingly like a cruel joke. " The words, a hollow promise. And now, the baby. Their baby.
Why? Why did he have to look at me with those eyes, offer me a glimpse of something real, when his heart belonged to another? Grandma would be so disappointed.
I was about to escape, to find some semblance of peace, when Hellen Ferguson arrived, her face set in that determined, maternal line.
"Zee, mom made some soup for you."
"I'm full," I said, but it was a futile attempt. The bowl, heavy and steaming, was thrust into my hands. "Just a bowl," she insisted, her voice laced with a gentle, yet firm, command. "You're pregnant no
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