Chapter 1
Gandra.
General Hospital.
“Congrattions. You’re pregnant. The baby is in good health.”
Victoria Selwyn’s hands clenched around the report as she dazedly stared
at the doctor.
Pregnant? It was a happy surprise. She could not believe her ears.
“Remember toe in for regr appointments. Where is the father? Call
him in. I have some instructions for him.”
The doctor’s words snapped her out of her thoughts. “My husband’s not
with me today,” she replied with an awkward smile.
“Honestly, even if he’s busy, he should still be with his family,” the doctor
eximed.
It was drizzling when she finally stepped out of the hospital. She stroked
her abdomen.
There is now a tiny life growing in there. A child that belongs to ric and
me……
Her phone buzzed. She pulled it out; it was a message from her husband,
ric Cadogan.
‘It’s raining. Get an umbre to this address.
She nced at the address sent; it was L’Indigo Country Club.
What was this ce? He had a meeting today, right?
Still, she did not question it too much and asked the Cadogans‘ family
driver to send her to the country club.
“You may head back first,” she said to the driver upon arrival.
“Do I not need to wait for you, Mrs. Cadogan?”
She paused for a moment before shaking her head. “It’s fine. I’ll wait to
head home with ric.”
Since she was here for him, she would head home with him.
With that, Carter, the driver, soon drove off.
The rain had started as a drizzle, but it was now a heavy storm.
With the umbre held over her head, she walked to the entrance of the
country club.
It was a luxuriously decorated golf club. She was stopped at the door.
“I’m sorry, miss, but please show me your member card,” the employee
said.
She took a moment to think about her next action before finally
messaging ric.
‘I’m here. When are you done with work? I’ll be waiting for you downstairs.‘
Once she was done, she stood near the entrance with the umbre. As
she stared at the rain, she thought about the pregnancy report.
Perhaps she should tell him when he came out? Or should she wait to
surprise him on his birthday?
She was lost in her thoughts. Unbeknownst to her, she was a
They were pressed up against the window as they gazed down at her.
“She’s not your actual wife, but she’s quite good at it, Al. She is actually
here with an umbre because you asked. She doesn’t really think you
would walk through the rain, right?” one of them asked.
“Is she so in love with you that she has forgotten all about logic?”
“What nonsense.”
Anguid voice rang out from a corner of the room.
The speaker was a tall man with long legs and a cold face. His fair skin
and wide, n ted eyes highlighted his incredible attractiveness. Dressed
in a gray bespoke suit, he sat there with crossed legs.
He raised his hand, revealing the exquisite and luxurious watch on his
wrist. “Hand it over.”
The friend who did the prank had no choice but to return the phone.
“Tsk. Are we giving back the phone that quickly?” someonemented.
“Enough. If udia wasn’t here, you wouldn’t even have a chance toy a
finger on his phone.”
The crowd continued to joke andugh as they turned to look at the
beautiful woman seated beside the man. She was dressed in a white
dress which made her look kind and gentle.
She pursed her lip in a smile when she heard that. “All right,” she softly
said. “It was wrong of you to use Al’s phone for a prank, and now, you’re
making fun of me.”
The friends did not n on letting up on their teasing as they called out,
“Everyone knows you’re the most important person to Al, udia.”
“That’s right. ric would say that as well, right?”
When udia Johnson heard that, she could not resist ncing at ric.
ric smiled and did not deny it.
When the group saw that, the teasing worsened.
“I told you, there is no one more important to Al than udia!”Text property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
As they continued to tease, he nced down and swiftly messaged
Victoria.
‘I don’t need the umbre anymore. Head home first.‘
Victoria was puzzled when she received the message. ‘Did something
happen?‘ she messaged back.
She stared down at her phone for a long time, but there was no reply.
Perhaps he was really busy.
She decided to head back first.
“Wait.”
Someone suddenly called out to her from behind. She turned around to
see two fashionable young women walking over to her.
The taller woman nced at her and disdainfully asked, “You’re Victoria
Selwyn?”
Since hostility was painted all over that woman’s face, Victoria did not
hold back and briskly shot back, “You are?”
“My name is not important. What is important is the fact that udia is
back. If you’re smart, you’ll get away from ric.”
Victoria’s pupils shrank in astonishment.
It had been so long since shest heard that name. So much time had
passed that… she nearly forgot udia existed.
Her reaction was clearly noticed as the other woman shot her a scornful
look.
“Why are you so shocked? Have you turned into an idiot after pretending
to be Mrs. Cadogan for two years? Did you think the position is really
yours?”
Victoria bit her lip as her face was pale white. The knuckles of the hand
holding onto the umbre were also turning white.
“Look at her face. Do you think she’s going to steal udia’s man out of
spite?” one of the women said.
“Can she, though?”
Victoria walked away, not bothering to listen to what they would say next.
Their shouts were drowned out by the rain.
When she returned to the Cadogan Residence, Hector Bowen, the butler,
was shocked to find someone soaked to the core standing on the
doorstep. “Mrs. Cadogan!” he eximed when he made out who it was.
“What happened to you? Come in.”
Victoria was so cold that her limbs felt rather numb. In just a few seconds
after stepping into the house, she was surrounded by a group of ser vants
wrapping her in a huge towel and drying her hair.
“Draw the madam a hot water bath!”
“Get a cup of tea ready.”
The ser vants were panicking so badly over how soaked she was by the
rain that no one noticed a car driving through the gates, nor did they
notice the tall figure standing in the doorway soon after.
That was until a cold voice rang out through the room.
“What happened?”
The sound of the voice made her jump from where she was sitting on the
couch. Why was ric back?
Should he not be with his udia?
“The madam was caught in the rain, sir,” Hector said.
Caught in the rain? ric’s dark eyes turned to the petite figure curled up
on the couch as he strode over.
He frowned when he properly saw the state she was in.
Currently, she was like a drowned rat. Her soft hair was limp and clung to
her pale skin. Her usually pink lips were pale as well.
“What happened to you?” he harshly barked out as he scowled harder.
She waited until she had full control over her emotions before looking up
at him and putting on a wan smile. “My phone died,” she exined. “On my
way back, I bumped into a kid caught in the rain without an umbre.”
His eyes suddenly went cold.
“Are you crazy?”
Her smile went stiff.
“You gave him the umbre, and you ended up walking through the rain,”
he continued.
“How old are you? Did you think I would praise you for doing that?”
The ser vants around them nced at each other, too afraid to say a
word.
Victoria’sshes hung low. Her vision was blurred by tears by now.
She forced herself to keep quiet and hold her tears back.
It was doable until ric walked over and lifted her in a bridal carry. It was
only then that she let her tears roll. A drop of tear fell on the back of her
hand.