75. A Shocking Revelation

★ELAINE★

Almost at once, the woman grasped my hand and scanned through the lines on my palm. Her eyes moved from my palm to my eyes for a couple of minutes and I waited patiently for whatever she was about to say.

Just then, she cleared her throat and stated; “Please come into the cabin first. The weather is too cold for a pregnant woman.”

I lurched backward, colors draining out of my face in shock. Pregnant? Me, pregnant?

My mind was running amok as I asked the woman one more time.

“M-me, p-pregnant?"

“Of course, My Lady. Don't you want to be?" She asked with a warm smile. “Wait a minute, you didn't know that you are with child all along?"

I slowly shook my head. “No, I didn't.”

The woman smacked her tongue against the roof of her mouth. “Tsk tsk tsk...and from my observation, this pregnancy has lasted a while. It's not something of days. But I can't tell how long. ” She revealed to me.

My lips quivered as I ponder on that particular piece of information over and over again. I