After Rebirth: The Alpha Ex-Husband Is Addicted to Me-Chapter 197: I’m Pregnant (Part 1)

Lucy contentedly hung up the phone, and then the number was blocked.

"Fainted from anger."

Jacob couldn’t help but laugh, "That was quite a ruthless move."

"Ruthless?" Lucy leaned back in her chair and said slowly, "You have no idea what she did to me."

"What did she do to you? I’ve always been curious."

She summed it up in one sentence, "Unforgivable actions warranting the death penalty."

"Really bad?"

She lowered her eyes, "Mm."

"Seems like you really hate her."

"It’s more than just hate..."

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"Grace, you’re awake. You were unconscious for three hours. Are you hungry?" Stellan opened the lunchbox and poured the contents into a bowl, "I made porridge for you. It’s still hot. The doctor said you fainted from emotional stress, it scared me to death."

"Stellan." Grace couldn’t hold back her tears, "I’m losing my mind."

"What happened to you? What happened?"

"Lucy Eaton..." She spat out the name with hatred, "Right before I fainted, I was on the phone with her. She’s the reason I passed out."

"What did she say?"

"She said all sorts of bad things about you, and said she only married Jacob smoothly because of your stupidity. What’s more infuriating is, last year when I took you to the hotel to find Jacob, that night..." Grace could hardly bear to recall, "that night she was with Jacob, they slept together that night."

The bowl in Stellan’s hand fell to the ground, shattering into pieces, porridge splattering everywhere.

"What...what did you say?!"

"She and Jacob had been secretly involved for a long time! They played us for fools!"

Stellan felt as if struck by lightning, "Jacob’s wife is... her?! How could it be her? How is that possible?"

Grace stopped crying, "Didn’t you see today’s news? She went with Jacob to the Presidential Mansion to meet the President, and the news clearly stated that she is Jacob’s wife."

"News? I didn’t see it... Wasn’t she supposed to be Nathaniel Green’s wife?"

"That’s just a Blinding Technique, Nathaniel was just a cover." Grace felt as if her chest was about to burst, "We’ve been toyed with by her, it’s despicable!"

Stellan quickly checked the news on her phone, and after reading it all, she understood instantly.

"It really is her..."

"That camping trip at Mortridge was information she deliberately fed to us, and she was the one who reported it to the police." Grace grabbed her hand, "Stellan, your mother’s sentence wasn’t deserving of death. It was only because she had a powerful father that she was sentenced to die. We thought her father was going to jail, but he was let off instead."

"I wanted to ask about that too, but I couldn’t reach His Highness on the phone." Stellan couldn’t help but feel anxious, "Could he be ignoring me?"

"How could that be?" Grace comforted her, "Don’t overthink it. His Highness likes you very much. It’s impossible for him to ignore you. I’m fine, no need to stay in the hospital, let’s go back."

"Alright."

Just as they arrived at the doorstep, they saw one of Arthur Bennett’s subordinates waiting.

Stellan asked in surprise, "Has His Highness come?"

"No. His Highness asked me to bring some words to you."

"Come in and tell me then." Stellan felt somewhat reassured, thinking that if His Highness couldn’t come himself, he still sent someone over, he must have her in his heart.

They opened the door, and the three of them went in together. Stellan sat down, poured a cup of tea, and drank while saying, "Alright, what did he say?"

"His Highness asked me to tell you that from now on, you shouldn’t contact him anymore, and he won’t come looking for you. Make sure your lips are sealed tight. If any unwanted words spread, he’ll make sure you can never speak again."

Stellan’s face turned extremely ugly with his words. She could hardly believe it, "What did you say? That’s impossible, His Highness wouldn’t do this to me."

"I wouldn’t dare fabricate words and pass them on without His Highness’s consent."

"I don’t believe it..." She shook her head, "I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it, I don’t believe it!"

The tea she hadn’t finished drinking was thrown at the wall along with the cup. Arthur Bennett’s subordinate, seeing this, left with a "take care" and walked away.

For a moment, sobbing filled the entire room. Stellan had completely lost her composure, smashing everything she could and couldn’t smash.

Her dream was shattered.

Her plan fell apart.

Her life... how would it end?

Grace sat on the sofa with a forlorn expression, watching the room turn into utter chaos in an instant. Looking at Stellan, a sense of helplessness began to grow within her.

When Mason Baker arrived, he witnessed the two women sitting there disheartened. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"What happened to your forehead?" Stellan noticed his head was bandaged.

"My grandma threw something at me. I can’t stay in that home anymore. Earlier, I mentioned to you on the phone that Lucy had something to hold over me, the elders overheard. Once their son returned safely, they said the Baker Clan couldn’t accommodate me anymore and wanted to kick me out."

"What will you do?"

Mason’s expression was grim, "I don’t know. To transfer my residency, I need a house, and I don’t have much money. Can you help me buy one?"

"Northriver is the Capital City, the house prices are sky-high. Why don’t you transfer your residency to my household register in Ningham instead?"

"My work is in Northriver, I can’t manage without a place."

"If the Baker Clan has ousted you, how much longer can you stay in the public security bureau?" Stellan worried, "Lucy can’t tolerate you. Wouldn’t she try to find a way to kick you out of there too?"

"Isn’t there still His Highness? It’s fine."

"His Highness’s people came, conveying a message to sever ties and never meet again." Stellan’s eyes were vacant, "We can’t stay in Northriver anymore."

"All because of Lucy!" Mason was both anxious and angry, "Lucy has something on His Highness, though I don’t know what it is, but judging by his decision to cut ties with you, it must be something about you and him that Lucy caught wind of. His Highness is the future President, he wouldn’t risk his position for your sake. Stellan, you can’t give up, you need to find a way to get pregnant with His Highness’s child secretly. Once the child is born, wouldn’t he have to care for you?"

Grace’s eyes lit up, "That’s a plan. After your miscarriage, how many times have you been with him?"

"Just a few times, he mostly stays in Flora Palmer’s room. But I took precautions. Even if it was just a few times, I tampered with the contraceptive. The last time he found out too early. If my pregnancy progresses far enough, he wouldn’t have the heart to make me abort. Just not sure if my belly will cooperate."

"If you get pregnant this time, we’ll keep it low-key, and it’s best to wait until the baby is born before telling him. Surprise him."

Stellan agreed, "Regardless, we can’t stay in Northriver, and we can’t pin all our hopes on His Highness, we need to find another patron. Bro, maybe you shouldn’t buy a house yet. Isn’t there a dorm in your public security bureau? Stay there for now."