Chapter 2
Tears, the pets off a string tumided from her eyes, falling one by one onto Leopolda pant leg
He could damely feel the moisture seeping through
Was this woman truly naive, or just playing dumb?
Don’t play games with me. If you do, I’ll have you out the door in a heartbeat!
He turned on the frahight from his iPhone, instantly Ruminating the dark elevator shaft
Aurelia esught her reflection in the glossy metal wall
She was kneeling on the floor, her head wedged between his long legs
I was a bizarre and incredibly awkward position.
Her face flushed crimson, as red as a tomato, as she awkwardly wriggled and squirmed, finally freeing herself
“Mr. Leopold, I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to… I couldn’t see anything, I really thought I was stuck…”
She bent over in a deep apology, her voice a continuous stream of contrition.
They say pregnancy brain can make you do strange things.
Was she already experiencing it?
Leopold loosened his tie, the woman’s antics making him feel uncharacteristically flustered.
“Do you have a secret you want to share with me?”
Aurelia didn’t dare to say a word.
He must have misunderstood, thinking she was making a pass at him. If he found out his seed had mistakenly been implanted in her, wouldn’t he be furious enough to wring her neck?
to say that even though you’ve just taken over
lips curled in a
such flattery before.
be a sycophant. Focus more on your
I will remember that.”
corner of the elevator, as if being
finally jolted back to
scuttled out, disappearing down the
was full of surprises, but today, she had encountered far too many!
as Leopold stepped into his office, he received a call from
bank had
sperm had been
eyes, and
this time, Elowen was sharing the good news with Leopold’s mother, Jessica Stirling.
was beaming from ear to
survived, the venom had affected the
his sperm
always been worried about not having a grandchild, but now she could finally rest
you go behind my back and do something like
did all of this for you. Your dad had four sons, but you are my only son. You may be the head of the Stirling Group now, but your three brothers
is pregnant. Take her to the city hall to register for marriage tomorrow. Keep the pregnancy a secret to protect the child from any harm. We can announce it when it’s almost time for
a coy expression,
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planned to ka Aurela once the batry was bom and take the baby
a cold glance and cated for his subordinate “Take her
off the couch in shock.
they tested her now, wouldn’t her be be exposed?
another test.
see for
if he could
a bit queasy. I think I need to go