Chapter 4 Suspicions (2)

• Gianna looked back at the two people. Sergio had taken care of Catherine, like a devoted husband would. It was a warm and beautiful picture, but she always felt like something was missing. A very unlikely thought came to her mind and suddenly she said,
• " Catherine's child, isn't it Lucian's?"
• Jack looked at her and scoffed, "Darling, don't talk nonsense. Lucian hates Catherine so much, he has never touched her. How could she be pregnant with his child?"
• " Hate? " Gianna wasn't very convinced " Why? I think it's completely possible. Catherine loves Lucian so much, how could she be with Sergio after the divorce? The only possibility is that her child is Lucian's and she wants to find a legal father for the baby."
• Her statement was so absurd that Jack couldn't listen anymore. "Come on, it's none of our business, we shouldn't care."
• Gianna looked at him and pulled his hand, but he obediently followed her to the SUV.
• "I don't want to be nosy, but I want to remind you, that if her child is your brother's, that is the eldest grandchild of the Landong family..."
• That identity is more important than the one she carries in her stomach. Gianna saw Jack's steps suddenly stop and his gaze turned to where Sergio and Catherine had disappeared.
• His eyes darkened and he led Gianna to the car without saying a word. His silence made her continue talking.
• "There's also that possibility, Lucian hates Catherine, and maybe Catherine couldn't bear his indifference and fell in love with Sergio. After all, loving someone for too long and not getting a response is very exhausting. And with Lucian's iceberg"like personality, it is estimated that he wouldn't allow her to have his children, right?""
• "Catherine is pregnant and Lucian claims he never touched her. Everything seems to point to the fact that in the end, he got a pair of horns. Haha."
• Gianna laughed amusingly.
• Catherine was sitting in the car, looking at the pregnancy checklist in her hand.
• Twenty"nine weeks pregnant, everything is normal. On the color Doppler ultrasound sheet, the hands and feet of the fetus are already formed. She could clearly see the hands, feet, and facial features of the child."
• In her belly, the child had tightly closed eyes, with a little pout on his small mouth, she could almost imagine from now on how this child would be in the future.
• "Is it a boy or a girl?"
• Sergio looked at her concentrated expression, smiling he looked back at the road ahead.
• "I don't know " Just like the others, the little baby refused to show its gender. So, Catherine didn't know, she said " I hope it's a boy."
• "Why?" " Sergio, really didn't think Catherine also had patriarchal thoughts."
• "If it's a boy, when he grows up, he will be like his father, strong and cold, and won't be hurt by love. Instead, if you give birth to a girl like me... It's too cruel and worthless for a lifetime."
• Suddenly he felt he was overthinking. Who knows the future? Even a child, upon meeting a woman with someone else in her heart, will be hurt by love. There was a red light ahead, Sergio hit the brakes, and turned to see the dazed look on Catherine's face, a trace of anguish shining in her eyes.
• " Cat, are you thinking about him again?"
• " No. " She denied " I don't anymore."
• " Really? " Sergio said nothing, but if she no longer loves him, why didn't she agree to his marriage proposal? You have to know that her pregnancy is getting bigger, if she doesn't get married, she will be a single mother.
• " We just saw Jack, do you think he will tell Lucian about your pregnancy?"
• Catherine's pregnancy was not kept a secret in the circle. Anyone interested would know. But the members of the Landong family, especially the brothers of the family, have never known.
• Jack is not an idiot. Catherine's belly is so big, he may doubt in his heart, suspecting that this child is Lucian's, then he will be in trouble.
• " I don't know " Catherine knows Jack, but she's not sure if he will talk about seeing her today " But... I'm not afraid."
• " But..."
• Sergio still knows Lucian's personality, as the eldest son of the Landong family. If Catherine were to get pregnant, how he would react was beyond his expectations.
• " No, I don't care " She carefully kept the report sheets in her bag, keeping each of these reports, she wanted her child to see them someday.
• Looking up, there was already a green light at the traffic light, indicating to Sergio to drive, her voice was a bit playful " If he finds out, I'll say the child is not his."
• Uh ...
• Sergio remained silent, and the sound of a horn from behind made him step on the accelerator, the best anyone knew that Lucian hated lies. Otherwise, he wouldn't have hated Catherine to death for so many years.
• If he finds out that Catherine is pregnant, it is possible...
• Sergio barely dared to imagine what would come next. At this moment, he could only focus on driving and taking the woman next to him home.
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• The weekend came in the blink of an eye.
• Catherine went to the company's headquarters and slightly pursed her lips as she looked at the crowd up and down. Her family's large stores are well known in the city and the country. They have recently opened several stores, the whole country is celebrating the company's anniversary and it has been busy this weekend. Judging by the current situation, the company's popularity these days makes her really happy.
• " Sister " Marcus had just seen her coming out at that moment, and quickly stepped forward to take her hand " What are you doing? Your belly is so big. Why are you going out alone? If you have something to do, just tell me."
• " I'm fine " Catherine waved her hand " I'm pregnant, not sick."
• " Please " Although Marcus has changed a lot, there is still a hint of rebellion in him, he loves his sister with all his heart. " I'm trying to take care of you, do you still look at your brother with disdain?"
• " Of course not " Catherine tilted her head, looking at Marcus' recent progress " My little brother is so capable now. No, I dare not despise you."
• " Then go rest. Okay? I'm here. I promise I won't make a mistake."
• " Okay " Catherine had climbed two floors, and was very tired.
• "I will go to the café downstairs to sit, but you will come to see me later, and you will take me home in the car."
• "Understood. " Marcus nodded.
• After Catherine became pregnant, her family prevented her from driving. Because her symptoms are particularly severe. They are morning sickness and anemia. It took her a long time to recover. Now it's a habit to have someone take her wherever she goes.
• Catherine, was helpless, in fact, she was not a weak woman. But these people always seem to like to treat her like a child. Grabbing her small purse, she turned and walked towards the café.
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• Lucian followed Brenda upstairs, he was surprised when he saw the store. He simply accompanied his mother to look at women's and men's clothing. Why do you want to visit the maternity and baby store?
• "Son, Gianna is six months pregnant, what gift should I bring her?"
• Lucian's face showed some impatience. God knows, what he dislikes the most, is shopping. And he doesn't know why his mother subjects him to this ordeal.
• "I don't know, whatever you want."
• Brenda looked at her son without speaking. Since they left until now, no matter what she looked at or asked, the answers were the same.
• I don't know, whatever you want.
• It's not bad. I see that you like it.
• I don't know, check it out yourself.
• These three phrases come and go. He is worse than shopping with his daughter. At least with Priscilla, although she doesn't like shopping, whenever he goes out with her, he will try to say something. Resigned, Brenda walked towards the baby products and began to look at them.
• "Lucian, what do you think of this?"
• She took a little dress and showed it to Lucian. He didn't say anything about it. Baby things seemed very simple to him. The corners of his lips curved down again.
• His mother didn't ask anything else, it was always the same indifferent answers. Her heart is really uncomfortable.
• "Lucian. Your brother will become a father very soon, when will you give me a grandchild?"
• Silence fell between them, Lucian refused to answer this question. Brenda rejected the employee who wanted to help her and looked at her son with reproach " You are the eldest son in the family."
• She doesn't understand why Lucian simply refuses to get married.
• "Since you and Catherine are divorced..."
• "Mom " Lucian frowned, his face was so cold it could freeze " You said we would go shopping? I'll leave if you don't!"
• "You... " Brenda was angry. She didn't understand why her son was so stubborn " You leave home several times a year, can't you come shopping with me?"
• Lucian remained silent. Looking at the two sets of baby clothes on the shelf behind his mother, he took them and brought them to the receptionist.
• "Wrap this up."
• "Lucian? What could she say? He took the first thing he saw and gave the address of his house when he paid the money and asked the employee to send them there."
• "Is there anything else you want to buy? " Lucian turned his face to look at Brenda.
• "I'm tired of walking, let's sit down for a while."
• "Okay " Lucian nodded and asked " Where do you want to sit?"
• Sir, we have a café on the ground floor, which is very nice. You can go and rest, your afternoon tea is delicious.
• The employee spoke on time, and Lucian nodded, gesturing to his mother " Mom, let's go."
• "Okay " Brenda smiled at the employee and went with Lucian to the café downstairs.
• The café "MIMI" on the ground floor is Catherine's favorite place to go. Just upon entering, you can smell a strong coffee aroma. She is pregnant and cannot have it. However, it does not affect her taste for it. More importantly, the desserts here are very good. The cakes and snacks sold at the café are Catherine's favorites, the baker's baking skills are very good. The chocolate cake is her favorite. In fact, she didn't like to eat these snacks before, but her taste has changed a bit since she got pregnant. I really like these sweets.
• She ordered two small sandwiches and a glass of milk.
• Catherine took out the pregnancy magazine and started reading. She usually has a lot to think about, and when she gets home she is exhausted. After reading the pregnancy magazine for three months, she still hasn't read half of it. She was focused on reading and sitting with her back to the door, she didn't see the two people enter shortly after her.
• She flipped through some pages, and only saw the things to consider during the seventh month of pregnancy. At that moment, the waiter brought her the snack she wanted and she looked up to thank him.
• "Thank you."
• Setting aside the pregnancy manual, she was about to try a piece of cake, but she felt the urge to go to the restroom. She stood up and walked towards the bathroom. Another problem during pregnancy is that she often has to go to the bathroom. Sometimes she has to go every half hour. The doctor said it was because the uterus was compressing the bladder. After washing her hands, she was about to leave when she saw in a corner a figure that seemed familiar to her.
• At that moment, someone turned the corner and Catherine suddenly felt dizzy, her body was about to fall. Thinking of the child in her belly, she was anxious, she instinctively reached out to grab the wall. When a pair of strong hands caught her body in time and saved her from falling.
• She tried to stabilize her body, straightened up and made sure she wouldn't fall again, she looked up to thank the person.
• "Thank you, I felt a bit dizzy, sorry if..."
• When she looked up, the words disappeared from her lips, looking at the man who suddenly stood in front of her, for a moment she thought she was hallucinating.
• Lucian?
• "Lucian " he said, with evident annoyance.
• The beautiful woman's face was somewhat indifferent. Seeing the confusion in Catherine's eyes, he slightly furrowed his brows, but also made sure the person he was holding didn't fall again, then let her go and stepped back. The displeasure in his eyes was very obvious. He just wanted to leave Catherine and go, but unintentionally he saw her belly.
• The flowing white skirt, the wide hem, and the bulging part of the abdomen are exactly like Gianna's. A pair of flat sandals accompany the delicate feet. At that moment, under the man's scrutinizing gaze, she instinctively covered her abdomen.
• All this explains one thing, that is, is she pregnant?
• Is Catherine pregnant?
• Lucian's eyes sharpened in an instant, and his gaze turned to the woman's face. In his eyes, he saw surprise, confusion, and a flash of panic.
• The panic came and went quickly, then her frightened eyes instantly regained their calm, she wanted to turn around and leave as if nothing had happened. But Lucian quickly approached, reaching out and taking her arm.
• " You're pregnant. " This was a fact, an affirmative statement.
• Catherine did not expect to encounter Lucian, especially after seeing Gianna and Jack yesterday. Although she was scared, she spoke naturally and laughed freely in front of Sergio. But once she was home, she did not sleep well, and her nightmare repeated the scene, in which Lucian asked her to get rid of the child and then divorce.
• After waking up, it was the first thing she thought about, What would happen if Lucian found out? This thought worried her for a long time and she couldn't go back to sleep.
• Then she remembered that Lucian was in Washington and would not be back for a while. Even if he returns, they wouldn't coincide.
• She thought she didn't need to face things, but she never imagined she would see Lucian so quickly. This instantly sent her into a panic.
• Even if she quickly stabilized her emotions, she was still a little worried, worried that Lucian would find out. At this moment, he was holding her hand, his cold face was full of seriousness and fierceness, she forced herself to muster courage.
• She took a deep breath and told herself she would face it with courage, and answered with a stubborn and indifferent expression.
• " Yes. I'm pregnant, do you have a problem?"