Chapter 1149


    He couldn''t think straight as his head was muddled. He never expected to hear such shocking news


    when he walked past. It''s not true, isn''t it? It mustn''t be true. How could Daphne… Be pregnant?


    Even if she is pregnant, who''s child is it? Is it the child of another man, or…


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    The thought of it was unbearable for him.


    Just then, another voice rang from inside the room. Another person started talking and was


    surprised to hear the news. "Is that true? Is Daphne really pregnant?"


    "Yeah, how is that possible? Are you lying to us?" asked another person.


    Their questions happened to be what Charles was eager to find out about. He held his breath,


    tiptoed over to the entrance of the office, and stopped by the wall before lowering his gaze as he


    paid attention to their conversation. He frowned as his gaze darkened.


    Meanwhile in the office, a few of the secretaries paused their work and huddled together as if they


    were having a secret meeting to talk about Daphne''s scandal.


    The one standing in the middle saw how eager the others were and spoke proudly. "I''m not lying.


    I''m eighty-percent sure that Daphne is pregnant."


    Eighty-percent? Charles'' expression turned dark as it seemed like the probability of Daphne being


    pregnant was high.


    "Why are you so sure about that? Tell us, quick! Stop beating around the bush."


    "Yeah, we are getting impatient. Stop making us guess. How did you find out about her pregnancy?"


    "That''s right, spill it."


    The person standing in the middle knew that the others would get impatient if she kept beating


    around the bush. She then signaled them to calm down before saying, "Actually, I just found out


    about it not long ago—no, I should say that I just confirmed my suspicions recently. Do you all know


    that Daphne would suddenly go to the washroom and throw up during working hours?"


    "Yes, we are aware. We thought that she was ill, but she told us that she wasn''t sick and was just


    having a bad stomach. That''s why we didn''t give much thought to it. Bute to think of it, this


    could seem to prove that she is pregnant."


    "Well, it seems like it."


    Hearing that, this secretary suddenly smiled and said, "All of you didn''t rte it to her being


    pregnant because all of you aren''t married and haven''t had children yet. This exins why you


    aren''t aware of such symptoms during the early stages of her pregnancy. I''m married and have the


    experience of bearing a child, so I suspected Daphne of being pregnant earlier on. The first time I


    saw her being unwell, I believed that she was just unwell when she told me so, but after a while, it


    started to seem off as a normal person would have it treated at a hospital instead of going through


    the torment of vomiting every few days."


    "She''s definitely pregnant." Someone blurted out.


    "That''s right." The secretary pped the handle of the chair. "Pregnant women who feel nauseous


    from time to time wouldn''t be worried if they vomit every now and then since they know they aren''t


    sick or anything; they''re just pregnant. It was not until two days ago when I saw her vomiting in the


    washroom that I couldn''t help but ask whether she was pregnant."


    "Did she admit to it?" Several of them spoke at the same time.


    Charles furrowed his brows and gripped onto the wall.


    That secretary shook her head and answered, "She didn''t, but she did look nervous and wasn''t


    calm like she used to be during work. She simply responded to the query and left, which is why I''m


    sure that she''s pregnant."


    "From what you said, Daphne seems to really be pregnant."


    "I think so too. If not, she wouldn''t have been that nervous."


    "What I don''t understand is why she would try to hide it from everyone. Since all of us are adults, it''s


    no big deal for her to be pregnant."


    "It''s probably because she became pregnant before getting married. After all, I''ve never heard her


    talking about being wedded." One of them guessed.


    "I''ve not even heard that she has a boyfriend. How did she get pregnant then? Who is the child''s


    father?"


    All of them looked at each other, but no one was able to answer it. Although they were Daphne''s


    colleagues, they hadn''t been working together for long, so they didn''t know much about her private


    matters.


    "Could she have been… harassed? Is that why she doesn''t want anyone to know that she''s


    pregnant?" Just then, one of them bit her lips as she spected. "This can only exin why


    Daphne, who is single, got pregnant and is reluctant to let anyone know about it. Getting pregnant


    after being harassed isn''t something to be proud of, and based on my knowledge, society is


    malicious toward women. Even if the criminal is at fault, the victim would usually be med and


    suffer from verbal violence. Daphne''s probably choosing to hide it because she''s afraid she would


    be seen differently and be criticized."


    "What you said seems possible. After all, in today''s society, having a child out of wedlock is


    disgraceful, but it will not be prejudiced against like how it used to be back in the day. If Daphne got


    pregnant after a one night stand or is pregnant with her boyfriend''s child, I don''t think there''s any


    reason to hide it. As an adult, it''s normal to get pregnant, and she can just admit to it generously. No


    one willugh at her since there are many yers within ourpany. Thus, it is reasonable that


    those who get pregnant after being harassed wouldn''t admit to their pregnancy. It''s normal for


    Daphne to not admit to it."


    All of them sighed aftering to the conclusion. "If that''s really the case, Daphne is indeed pitiful."


    "Maybe both of you are right." The secretary who mentioned that Daphne was pregnant earlier on


    looked at all of them and said. Hearing that, everyone was stunned. "Rita, what do you mean? Is


    Daphne really pregnant because she was…"


    "I''m not sure, but I suspect so. Since I was on duty yesterday, I had to stay back to clean the office


    after everyone got off work. When I was throwing the trash out, I noticed a document about an


    appointment for abortion in Daphne''s bin. Because of this, I was sure that she was pregnant.


    However, I didn''t give much thought to why she decided to get an abortion until I heard you guys


    said that she might be harassed. That exins why she opted for abortion!"


    Before any of them could react to Rita''s remarks, the office door suddenly flung open, startling


    everyone.


    "Who is it?" Rita frowned and red at the direction of the door.


    The next moment, Charles stepped into the office and lifted his gaze while speaking with a grave


    expression, "It''s me."


    "President Lane?" Everyone was surprised and quickly stood up. "Why are you here? Is there


    anything we can help you with?"


    "Is everything that you said earlier true?" He ignored their question and walked toward them before


    stopping in front of Rita as he clenched his fists.