Chapter 11 Our Happiness Should Lay in Our Own Hands

• Victoria had arranged to meet her best friend, Summer Jones, in a private room at a café. Upon hearing Victoria's words, Summer’s eyes widened in shock.
• "What? You're pregnant! "
• , "Why did you suddenly get pregnant? Didn't you guys take precautions?"
• "We did." Victoria sipped the coffee and uttered indifferently, "It was an accident."
• "What are you going to do, then? Are you going to keep the baby?"
• Victoria was momentarily taken aback by the question and paused before shaking her head.
• Then, Summer looked at her in surprise. "A-Are you not going to keep it? Why? You've been married for a long time, and I noticed how well he treats you. You're invited to every occasion he attends, and if you hadn't told me you were in a fake marriage, I would have assumed you two were truly in love."
• "Really?" Victoria offered a light smile.
• Her reaction… Summer took another glance at her. She thought Victoria was behaving a little too indifferently, but as her best friend for years, Summer suppressed her true thoughts and asked, "Is Alaric aware?"
• "I didn't tell him."
• "You…" Summer held back and questioned, "When are you planning to tell him?"
• "Claudia is back."
• Her mere sentence made Summer freeze on the spot.
• Victoria's gaze turned colder at this point. "Do you still think it matters if I tell him?"
• Summer initially thought Victoria's reaction was oddly calm, but after hearing the name 'Claudia', Vienna froze silent.
• "I-I thought she'd never come back," she said after taking a long time to come to her senses.
• For a moment, neither said anything.
• Before the Selwyns had gone bankrupt, Summer, being Victoria's best friend, hung out with Victoria for a long time in the elite circle. Hence, she naturally knew that people loved talking about how Claudia saved Alaric.
• Plus, the two were a good-looking pair, and things could've ended up well too, but as Victoria's best friend, Summer's heart still ached for Victoria.
• Too bad too many crushes go unrequited and even die off silently in the end. Summer bit her lip and felt indignant for her friend.
• "Actually, so what if she comes back at this time? I wouldn't back out if I were you. She and Alaric were never together in the first place. Besides, you two are already married, and you're now even pregnant. I swear the sky will fall before Alaric tells you to drop the baby!"
• "Then you probably don't know him well enough," said Victoria, who had been silent all this while. After saying that, she looked up, causing Summer's eyes to widen with incredulity. "What do you mean? He didn't… Did he really?!"
• "He will," Victoria affirmed.
• "That means you haven't told him about it, have you?" Summer countered. "How are you so certain he will?"
• At that, Victoria pursed her lips and answered, "I've already sounded him out."
• "You…" Summer instantly became disappointed in her friend. "What is that going to achieve? As if theory and practice are the same! You should tell him now. Say you're pregnant. See how he reacts to it."
• Victoria fell silent in response, so Summer added, "Are you scared? Please, I swear on my life that Alaric will never tell you to drop it if he knows you're pregnant. Wanna bet on it?"
• "That's not necessary."
• ."Victoria！Get a hold of yourself and trust me this once, will you? This isn't a small issue. I wouldn't be standing here and persuading you if you could drop your years of love for him. But you love him, don't you? Our happiness should lay in our own hands!"