“Evelyn’s voice carried a mocking tone that was hard to hide as she boldly looked at Mnie. She


    scoffed. “It’d better not be Eugene’s. We’re about to get engaged, and having a child pop up at this


    point would be quite troublesome.”


    Mnie stood silently. Her hand that was holding her phone tightened as she straightened her back.


    She watched as Evelyn approached.


    Despite being naturally tall, Mnie was slightly overshadowed by Evelyn’s height, especially with her


    heels on. Evelyn exuded an inherent air of elegance and refinement. Her gaze was fixed on Mnie as


    she raised an eyebrow slightly.


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    “You know, in families like ours, I can tolerate him having affairs with other women. But I absolutely


    can’t tolerate the appearance of a child.”


    Evelyn paused and nced at Mnie’s belly before calmly retracting her gaze. She lifted her wine


    ss and left the balcony.


    The distant Christmas lights continued illuminating the night sky, and Mnie felt a chill running down


    her spine as she stood alone on the balcony.


    She understood Evelyn’s warning. Her gaze fell to her t stomach. It was miraculous that there was


    indeed a little life growing inside her.


    Her phone vibrated. A message from Yvonne and Reny popped up in the group chat. Mnie nced


    at it and then left the balcony.


    As she entered the room, she spotted Xander approaching. His brows were knitted together, and he


    had a jacket in hand. He stopped when he saw Mnie. “It’s cold outside. I thought you hadn’te in


    yet.”


    Mnie nced in a direction not far away, where Evelyn was smiling as she walked toward Eugene.


    Initially engaged in conversation with Cedric, Eugene suddenly turned to look at Evelyn.


    Even Cedric’s usually stern and conservative temperament softened upon seeing Evelyn. Mnie


    shifted her gaze away and asked Xander, “Do you have anything nned forter?”


    Xander observed the fatigue in her eyes and draped his jacket over her shoulders. “Nope. I can drive


    you home.”


    The faint scent of lemon on Xander’s jacket helped dispel some of the coldness that Mnie felt.


    “Didn’t you hear me just now? In a few days, apany Peyton and Evelyn back to Prime City. After


    that, Peyton has some business to attend to in Oskon City and be there to look out for her.”


    Cedric was displeased and nced at Eugene, who retorted calmly, “I have work to deal with in the


    company and have no time for that.”


    Seeing that Cedric was about to re up, Evelyn chimed in, “Mr. Scott, I just saw Mr. Quind over


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    there. Didn’t you have something to discuss with him? I’ll be here with Eugene,”


    Cedric nced warningly at Eugene before saying sternly, “Very well. Since you young people have


    something to talk about, I won’t interfere, Eugene, be more like a gentleman!”


    As soon as Cedric left, Eugene’s expression turned colder, and despite whatever Evelyn said, Eugene


    paid little attention.


    A hint of displeasure shed in Evelyn’s lowered eyes. She shut her mouth and looked where Eugene


    was staring, seeing Xander draping a coat on Mnie’s shoulder.


    She squinted her eyes and chuckled.


    Then, she asked, “Do you know Mnie is pregnant?”


    Eugene froze, and his expression instantly became colder than before. He finally nced at Evelyn,


    and there was a hint of anger in his dark eyes.


    Evelyn raised an eyebrow. “It seems you knew about it long ago.”


    She pondered and asked, “Is it yours?”


    Eugene’s cold eyes remained unchanged as he replied, “You’re meddling too much.”


    Evelyn’s expression remained unchanged. She looked at Eugene and smiled triumphantly, “Mnie


    didn’t lie to me. The child is indeed not yours.”


    She said, “I was thinking of getting an answer from you, but it seems I was overthinking.”


    After saying this, Evelyn winked at Eugene, who averted his gaze.


    However, as Evelyn was about to leave, she bumped into Mnie and Xandering over. Mnie


    was wearing Xander’s coat. When she walked toward Eugene, she lowered her eyshes and avoided


    his gaze.


    As they stepped out of the house, the cold air outside instantly enveloped them.


    Mnie stopped and said to Xander, “You should get back in there. I’ll take a taxi home by myself. It’s


    easy to hail one here.”