Eve held her stomach and stepped out of the house, sighing heavily. The nausea kept increasing. She threw up more than twenty times yesterday, and the Stewardess's worry increased with each passing moment. Not a moment went by without Elena urging her to go to the hospital. "Where are you off to, Madam?" Elena met her in the doorway. "You're sick, Madam. You're not thinking of going to work, right?"Eve squinted her eyes at the sun before looking at the woman. "Erhm, it's almost afternoon. I wouldn't go to work at this time of the day.""Are you sure, Madam?" Elena narrowed her eyes. "Yeah. I'll go to the hospital and come back," Eve replied and held the straps of her bag tight. "Finally." Elena's expression eased with relief. "Please do go to the hospital. And make sure you tell the doctor every symptom you've been experiencing recently. Would you like me to go with you?""No, please don't." Eve waved her hand. "I'll be fine, Elena. I've already made the appointment last night. T
After collecting the drugs from the pharmacy, Eve left the hospital with the driver. She sat on the back seat and closed her eyes, caressing her stomach. No one must know. Ethan must not know that she was pregnant. Otherwise, that man might stop her from going out. He could stop her from working or going to his company, and that would be bad. "Please drop me at Ethan's company," she said to the driver. "Madam, you said you'd only visit the hospital. Besides, the Young Master is not around—""Urgh. Just drop me there. I have some things to take care of. You can come pick me up later. I'll give you a call.""Alright, Madam." The driver glanced at her through the rearview mirror. Eve stared at her wristwatch then her stomach grumbled. She asked the driver to drop her at the entrance, then she brought out her face mask and wore it. She walked inside the company and headed to the cafeteria. After grabbing some food and some snack, she dropped them inside her bag and walked out through
"Aren't you thinking too highly of yourself?" Eve folded her hands and raised a brow. "You did a nice job in using plastic to conceal the scar on your nose. If you like it that much, I'd be glad to break it into two.""Mrs. Anderson." Jessie covered her nose and glared at her. "If I were you, I wouldn't think of repeating the same mistake twice.""What mistake?" Eve chuckled and cracked her knuckles. "I don't see it as a mistake, Jessica. I was in my right mind and I can repeat it now.""You should be thankful that you're the president's wife." Jessie scoffed, admiring her fingernails. "I swear if you dare cross me again, I won't be very nice."Eve shook her head at the girl, smiling. "You know what, Jessica? Just take your eyes off my husband and we won't be enemies anymore.""You can keep dreaming about that." Jessie rolled her eyes and the elevator came to a stop at the finance department. "By the way." She glanced over her shoulder after stepping out of the elevator. "The preside
Eve stilled for a few seconds and she avoided the woman's scrutinizing eyes. "Erm, what made you guess that, Elena?" She fiddled with her hands and sat on the bed. "I'm not guessing. It is obvious, Madam.""Come on, Elena. You're overthinking again." Eve tried to force her a smile. "If I was pregnant, aren't you the first person I'll tell?""I am a woman, Eve. And I've experienced similar symptoms." Elena sat on a chair, facing her. "If you're right about what the doctor said, then they must have made a wrong diagnosis. I advise you to go see another doctor.""The doctor didn't make any wrong diagnosis." Eve shook her head. "You know my nature, and you know how eager I am to get pregnant. If it was positive, don't you think I would be throwing a party by now?""Let me see your hand.""Why, Elena?" Eve shifted away. "Madam, let me see those drugs the doctor prescribed for you.""Urgh, seriously." Eve put on an offended look. "I implore you to please respect my privacy, Elena. I've to
Argh! Damnit! That man almost gave her a heart attack. What was with that angry tone?Eve left the bedroom the next morning and walked down the stairs. She even had a nightmare that she'd given birth to one baby and Ethan was chasing her with a knife. She patted her chest again then sat on a chair and her eyes surveyed the food. "Good morning, Madam. I hope you slept well." Elena appeared from the kitchen direction and placed more food on the table."Yes, thank you, Elena." Eve picked at her food. "I hope you also slept well." "I did, Madam." The Stewardess smiled then turned around to head back to the kitchen, but Eve stopped her. "Urm, Elena." She shifted on the chair and faced her. "I'm so sorry for yelling at you last night. My tongue lost control and I...""Oh, please don't apologize." Elena shook her head, her eyes widening. "You didn't do anything wrong, Madam. It was my fault for intruding too much."Eve lifted her head and stared at the woman. She sighed inside then looke
The days flew by like a gust of wind. One week's extension turned into another and another and another. It had been always a month and a half since Ethan traveled. Eve couldn't have been lonelier if it wasn't for her work distracting her. Literally, the club had been very active recently. "Madam, you're not thinking of going to work today, right?" A maid stood behind Eve as she slowly ate her food in the dining room. "Camila, stop pestering. I promise I'm fine." Eve gave the girl a helpless look. She'd taken her medication properly and constantly followed the Doctor's advice. But out of nowhere, she fainted again last night, making the maids and the Stewardess alert. "I'm sure there's not much work to do at the company since the Young Master is not around. Can't you rest for some days, Madam? You've also warned us not to let him know of your fainting spree, but if he finds out we'll all be in trouble.""No one will get into any trouble." Eve shook her head. "Now, get me some gluco
"Eve." Ethan looked up from his desk and his eyes brightened. Eve rubbed her eyes. She rubbed it again. Then she screamed and dashed toward him. "Ah! Ethan, when did you return?" She jumped onto his lap and hugged him tight. "I returned last night. I wanted to surprise you.""Really?" Eve giggled and kissed his cheek. "You scared me, Ethan. I thought you were going to live in that city forever. During our phone call, you didn't say anything about coming back. So you're very good at surprises.""Mmm." Ethan nodded and Eve's eyes lingered on his features. Was that a subtle smile she saw? "So you slept here last night?" She asked, playing with his collar. "Yeah, I slept here." Ethan snaked his arms around her waist. "I also needed to look over some work.""Urgh, Ethan... You just spoiled the surprise." Eve pouted. "You could have just stopped at you slept here only to surprise me in the morning. Now, I'd think you only did it for work."But Eve's heart had never been this at ease. Ha
The sun was orange in the sky. The work hours were almost over and night was descending fast. But the whole company was in a frenzy. Employees scattered around the area, bumping into each other and gathering files and everything they could get their hands on. Eve trotted after Ethan as he strode into the company. On the large TV screen on the first floor was the news airing. Almost every channel in the city was showing the news accompanied by those photos. Eve grimaced and she looked away from the screen. They stepped into the elevator but didn't go up to the president's area. The general meeting was being held at the HR department. And not only were the shareholders present, but all the managers and other higher-ups in the company were also present. "What is the meaning of this, Mr. Anderson? Are the rumors correct?""Who published such news by the way? I don't want to believe that it is the truth.""Mr. Anderson, the media claimed that you're having an affair with your secretary