The Billionaire's Maid Bride novel Chapter 740

Penelope's eyes welled up with tears as memories of the child they’d lost came flooding back.

"Hey, don't be sad," Cora said quickly, giving her a comforting smile. "This is a happy time! You should be excited. How can you be down when you're expecting?"

Leah jumped in, her voice bubbling with excitement. "I'm absolutely thrilled for you, Penelope. It's like a miracle that you're pregnant again. Look, here's the ultrasound. The baby is six weeks along and doing great."

Miranda took the ultrasound report and scanned it, feeling a wave of relief wash over her as she saw the healthy prognosis.

Penelope's pregnancy seemed to erase any past mistakes in everyone's eyes. After all, the child's well-being was the most important thing now.

Carter spoke up, "Penelope, now that you're expecting, maybe it's time to step back from your career for a bit. Stay home, take it easy, and focus on bringing this little one into the world safely."

Penelope bit her lip, clearly torn.

These past few days had been rough. Her project, Day Zero, had just lost its funding. Desperate, she’d tried to see Lucian at Lindberg Corporation, but every time, the receptionist told her he wasn’t available. All she ever saw was Shawn, who always promised to pass her messages along but never did.

She knew Lucian was there, but he was avoiding her.

His coldness towards her was growing more apparent, and if she didn’t act soon, he might really end up with that little minx, Allison.

Penelope had been seeing Pete, who never liked using protection, so her pregnancy wasn’t exactly a shock. She’d planned to terminate it quietly, but when the funding got pulled, she saw a chance to use the pregnancy to her advantage.

She wasn’t about to sit around and wait to have this baby.