Chapter 123
"As long as it''s our child, it''s the same for me."
Coralie could not discern anything from such a faultless answer from Skr. But in the end, it still made
her happy.
Fortunately, Skr didn''t have any preference for the baby''s gender.
"By the way, let''s buy some stuff for the baby this weekend."
Skr sat next to Coralie. He wrapped one hand around her waist while his other on her belly. When
he thought of the little life in her belly, and how that child belonged to them, he couldn''t help but look
forward to its arrival.
"The weekend? Isn''t it too early? I''m only six weeks pregnant."
A woman''s pregnancy wouldst more than 36 weeks! Coralie had only be noticed of the fact that she
was pregnant but Skr was already one step ahead of her, nning to buy stuff for the baby. It was
still too soon!
Skr kept insisting. "There are a lot of things a child needs. We are just amassing them slowly in
advance. In that way, we won''t have to rush it when you''re about to deliver."
Judging by Skr''s every move, Coralie knew that he couldn''t wait for this child to arrive in the world.
Since he was the one who proposed, Coralie did not refuse anymore. She nodded and said, "Okay, but
we don''t know the baby''s gender yet. What color do we pick?"
Blue for a boy and pink for a girl...
This was not a problem for Skr. He held Coralie''s face towards him and gently kissed her on the lips.
"We will just buy anything you like. If we can''t use them this time around, we can still use those for our
second baby."
Since they''were barred from having sex within the first three months, Skr didn''t go deeper into this
conversation.
......
Coralie still went to work as usual, but because her colleagues saw her eating the pregnancy meals,
they knew that she was pregnant.
During lunchtime, Valerie sat down and heard a male colleague beside her table saying, "Sigh, she''s
pregnant before I had a chance to court her."
"It was fortunate that you didn''t do anything. She''s already married. What else could you do?"
The other person next to him teased him.
"The main reason is that I found out toote. If it weren''t for the annual dinner, I wouldn''t have known
about Coralie."
"Beautiful women are more low-key."
"Well, I think she is not only good-looking, but also good-tempered. I have a feeling that Lenora would
pass the hosting job to her in the future."
There were four male colleagues at the table. They were all taking turns evaluating Coralie, and their
appraisal of her was quite high.
Valerie, who was sitting beside them, felt ufortable listening to their words.
She knew about Coralie''s background. There was nothing special about it. Coralie only graduated from
a regr college, and her work experience was a mess. It was impossible for her tond a job in
Skyton Corporation with her work experience.
However, not only did the colleagues in Skyton Corporation notment on her work abilities or how
she got into thepany, but they were actually praising her?
How could Valerie feel content?
"Valerie, did you hear that? Coralie is quite capable. She managed to attract the male colleagues with
just the annual dinner. It''s no wonder that President Hond..."
Lorraine, who was sitting opposite her, whispered when she saw the unnatural look on Valerie''s face.
Lorraine worked with Valerie every day. As smart and as perceptive as she was, she could tell that
Valerie liked Skr. Valerie was just pretending to take everything in calmly. So, Lorraine told Valerie
what was pleasant to her ears and wanted to build a good rtionship with her.
It was because Lorraine had discovered that Skr did not actually hate Valerie.
Listening to Lorraine''s words, Valerie still pretended to be big-hearted, "Well, a woman who can receive
affection from Skr is definitely not bad."
As soon as Lorraine looked at her, she knew that Valerie was pretending. She thought that if she stood
up for Valerie, Valerie would reveal her true self so they could get closer. However, Lorraine didn''t
expect that Valerie would act the same in front of everyone, so Lorraine didn''t utter any more words.
After being a secretary for so many years, Lorraine was wary of the people she dealt with. Some
people were fine to be close with, whereas some people were better off keeping at an arm''s length.
Lorraine knew that she needed to be wary of certain people.
At this time, Joanna sat down with a te in her hand. Seeing Valerie there, she immediately buttered
up to her. "Hello, Assistant Rae. I am Lorraine''s sister. My name is Joanna."
Before entering thepany, Valerie looked through the information of the employees at Skyton
Corporation. She naturally knew the rtionship between Lorraine and Joanna. Valerie''s expression
remained unchanged and she only smiled faintly. "Hello."
"I heard that Coralie is pregnant with President Hond''s child. We all feel sorry for you."
Joanna had the same idea as Lorraine, which was to get close to Valerie.
What Joanna didn''t know was that her sister had just done the same thing.
However, Joanna was different from her sister. She didn''t talk about it in low voice. The male
colleagues who were talking about Coralie just now also heard it and couldn''t help looking at their
table.
Valerie didn''t want everyone to know the rtionship between Coralie and Skr. Otherwise, what
would Valerie do if she and Skr got together in the future? What if someone said that she was the
mistress?
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Therefore, Valerie simply picked up the te and said with a smile, "I''m full. You two take your time."
After that, she left.
Looking at Valerie''s back, Lorraine finally showed a chagrined expression and said to Joanna, "She''s
not even taking us seriously. You can stop trying to get close to her."
"Why?"
Joanna didn''t understand. She thought that if she spoke up for Valerie, Valerie should think that she
was good.
"Valerie is the daughter of the Rae family. She graduated from an ivy-league school and is younger
than me. Besides her working experience, her abilities is on par with mine. With her family background
and high EQ, she had no need to get close to us."
Lorraine shut down Joanna''s qualms immediately.
......
However, Valerie began to feel uneasy when she knew that Coralie had a good position in the
In the evening, she went to visit Grandmother Hond''s ce with some supplements and a few
embroidered handkerchiefs.
Grandmother Hond wasn''t staying in Golden Town. Instead, she lived in an old residence of the
Honds'' where there were doctors who monitored her condition every day.
When Valerie arrived, she saw that there was a fancy coat hanging at the door.
At first nce, she knew it was Lillian''s. Valerie''s beautiful red lips curled up slightly, revealing a
cunning smile.
"Valerie, you''re here."
When Lillian saw Valerieing, Lillian immediately got up and greeted her like a host.
Grandmother Hond was sitting on the sofa and did not get up. When she saw Valerieing, she
just nodded slightly.
"Grandma, I have something for you. Here are some embroidered handkerchiefs. Do you like them?"
Valerie handed the supplements to the servant while she took out a few beautiful wooden boxes,
walked toward Grandmother Hond, and opened them.
Insidey pieces of silk handkerchiefs embroidered with birds, flowers, and animals.
One of the handkerchiefs was embroidered with a little kitten. Although it was not big, it was lifelike.
Grandmother Hond took the handkerchief and caressed it in her hand. She nodded and said, "Well,
this is nice. I''ll take this. You can keep the rest."
Grandmother Hond was not the same as Lillian. She would not ept everything indiscriminately.