"Come on, look at your hand." The woman held Kendrick's arm. "You even look paler, Ken. I can swear you're not alright. Wait, is it because of the pregnancy? I heard most women pass some symptoms to their husbands." She placed a palm on his forehead, her face contorting with worry. "I didn't experience this with your Dad. We better go to the hospital and—""Mum." Kendrick looked exasperated. Hailey couldn't control herself from laughing this time. The sound of her chuckles caught the two people's attention and the woman's eyes lit up at the sight of her. Kendrick's Mum sprang up to her feet and hurried toward Hailey. "Oh God, you're getting bigger." Her fascinated look was on Hailey's stomach. She placed both her hands on the bump and caressed it, Hailey almost cringed. "It's so good to see you again, Dear." She looked up and cupped Hailey's cheek. "I hope you're taking good care of yourself. You're looking lovely, it's been like ages since I last saw you.""Th–Thank you, it's good

Where the hell was Kendrick?Hailey headed to the study room where she found Kendrick, just as she expected. He was sitting behind a table and deeply focused on the documents in front of him. When he finally noticed her presence and looked up, surprise flashed in his eyes before he obtained his normal expression. "Do you need anything?" He asked calmly. Hailey strode to his side and folded her hands. When she looked into his eyes, she couldn't help but take a second glance. And her thoughts wandered to his mother's words in the morning. "Hailey." Kendrick's voice yanked her off her trance and Hailey realized she'd been staring too long. She rolled her eyes and scoffed as a smile appeared on his face. "You can keep on looking." Kendrick chuckled. Hailey wanted to face palm herself and she ended up rolling her eyes again. Who said she was gawking? Her vision must have tricked her earlier. He didn't look sick right now. "Your cousin moved in here." She started. Kendrick raised

"It's nothing serious. I can handle it," Kendrick said before the Butler could continue. "Has she eaten?" He changed the topic. "Yes. Madam ate lunch before leaving for the garden," answered the Butler. Kendrick gave him a nod and went ahead to the garden.When he got there, he could sight her from the glass walls. She was leaning against a pillar with a pot of plant in hand. And two maids stood behind her.Kendrick watched her from a distance. Her happy chatters and laughter floated from the garden. He wasn't sure whether she was talking with the maids or solely speaking with the plant. One among many of her weird habits.She looked normal. Completely her usual self. He had the urge to convince himself that her earlier action this morning and later in the study was an act. But he knew better than anyone else. She had repulsed his touch more than once. It all started a week ago. At first, he was confused, especially when he saw her tears. Then he later convinced himself she was a

And did she mention pain? For the first time, Kendrick was forced to look away. Her expression didn't lie. However, it was her first time, wasn't it normal?Then why did she look— traumatized? Something finally clicked in his head and he realized that was the word he had been fighting to point his fingers at all along. She looked traumatized. Things were finally fitting into place. If those memories were the cause of her fear, it was only normal for her to act this way. "So you're traumatized?" He looked back at her. Hailey nodded with pursed lips. "And don't ask me why... Because I have no idea. I just don't want you to touch me anymore." She shifted on the bed and stared into his eyes, giving him a pleading look. Kendrick didn't have any questions left. In fact, he was out of questions. The only thing that kept ringing in his head was she was traumatized. And she wasn't lying. An unknown feeling built inside his heart, he didn't waste a second to dismiss it. It wasn't his fau

Hailey took in a deep breath then smiled. "Do we still have Ice cream left?" She inquired and the maid looked puzzled. "I– I think we don't have any left," the maid stuttered. "It's the last one I gave to Ma'am Sharon."Sharon. Hailey didn't want to hear her name. She walked inside the kitchen anyways and found out that all the ice creams were gone. But she spotted a chilled yogurt. That would do. The maid came inside and Hailey dismissed her. She still wondered why Kendrick had to put the poor girls to the task of following her around. Did he think she would suddenly wake up one day and disappear? How despicable. Hailey opened the lid and poured the creamy liquid into a large cup. She sat on the counter and took her time to sip it. The moment the chillness hit her system, her senses relaxed and the heat in her heart was instantly cooled. She was lost in savoring the liquid, completely lost in her own world. But her happiness was short-lived and she was snapped out of her fan