Chapter 1280 Pregnant


    Ten days passed as Erica waited for news from Phoebe. But as yet, her love rival didn''t show up to get


    back at her.


    One night, Matthew came back from thepany to find Erica waiting downstairs.


    As soon as she saw him, she came, offering him a ss of water and a ttering smile. "Matthew."


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    Looking from the water to his wife''s shining countenance, Matthew idly wondered if the drink had been


    poisoned.


    In the end, he decided that it didn''t matter. He took the ss calmly and said, "Just say it."


    "I want to ask you something," Erica began. "Have you met with Phoebe recently?" She didn''t think the


    other woman would let things go easily.


    ''So this is what''s bothering her, '' Matthew realized as he took a sip of water. "You know," he said, "the


    next time you do something bad, you should learn from Phoebe. Do it in a ce without surveince,


    and if there are any evidence or clues left behind, you have to go back and get rid of them."


    "What?" Erica wondered if this meant that Phoebe really had gone to see him. "What did she tell you?"


    Matthew finished off the water, then handed the empty ss to her. "You should stay away from your


    ''cousin'' from now on," he remarked cryptically. "He''s a bad example."


    ''So... he really figured it out, '' thought Erica.


    ss in hand, she followed him into the next room and asked with a smile, "What else did she say?


    Are you going to avenge her?"


    "What else did she say?" Matthew echoed. "Put the ss down and I''ll tell you."


    Erica set the ss on the table and took hold of his arm. "Okay, tell me now!"


    By way of reply, Matthew pressed her against the handrail of the stairs, held her head in one hand, and


    lowered his head to kiss her.


    "Mmph..." Lost in the moment though she was, it didn''t escape her that this was not exactly an answer


    to her question.


    A few minutester, Matthew whispered in her ear, "Now, you have to ept my punishment for you!"


    "Don''t... Don''t do that here..." Although the heating was on, this was dangerously close to a staircase. It


    would not be the most secure ce for what he obviously had in mind.


    Her husband chuckled in her ear and said in a low voice, "Don''t you want to experience something


    new?" After all, they had tried having sex in many different ces, but this was a new one.


    Erica leaned her soft body against his and wrapped her arms around his neck, as docile as a kitten. "I


    don''t mind. As long as you are happy!" As long as he didn''t deal with her for the sake of Phoebe, she


    would listen to him this time.


    He was very satisfied with her obedience.


    Outside, the cold wind was bleak, and inside the vi, they were having a most romantic time.


    The Spring Festival was only a few days away. Early one morning, Chantel hid in the bathroom of the


    Li family house and dialed a number on her phone. As soon as the call was connected, she eximed


    nervously, "Rika..."


    Erica was still in bed, having been sound asleep until the phone ringing had roused her. When she


    heard Chantel''s voice, though, she quickly got her wits about her. "Hi, Chantel. It''s so early. You must


    be studying hard."


    ir had told her that in order to make a debut as early as possible, Chantel got up very early every


    day, despite also studying hard at night.


    "Rika." Tears welled up in Chantel''s eyes as she clenched the thing in her hand.


    Sensing that something was wrong, Erica quickly sat up in bed. "What''s wrong?"


    After a moment''s silence, Chantel sobbed, "I...I''m pregnant."


    Yes! She was pregnant! She looked at the two red lines on the pregnancy test stick in her hand again.


    "Ahhh! What? Chantel, you...pregnant?!" Erica leaped from the bed, beaming. Even if she were the one


    who was pregnant, she wouldn''t be as excited as she was now.


    "Thank you, Rika!" Chantel said, steadying her voice with some effort. Although she hadn''t seen Gifford


    since the important day, their goal had been achieved.


    "I''m going to be an aunt. You''re so awesome!"


    Chantel wiped the tears from her face and added, "I''m going to the hospital for a checkup to make sure


    of it now."


    "Okay, okay, go ahead!" cried Erica. "Do you need someone to keep youpany?"


    "No, I can do it myself."


    Kneeling on the bed, Erica was so happy that sheughed. "Okay, well, let me know how everything


    goes!"


    "Okay, bye!"


    After hanging up, Chantel stood up from the toilet, tidied herself up, and walked out of the bathroom.


    The first thing she saw downstairs, however, was Giffording towards her.


    Gifford hadn''te back in a long time. Seeing him suddenly appear, Chantel stopped in her tracks,


    and even took a step back. A guilty conscience weighed on her.


    Her weird reaction to Gifford''s presence made him frown. He didn''t think of himself as a frightening or


    intimidating person.


    Before either one of them could speak, ir emerged from the kitchen, two tes of toast in her


    hands. "Oh, Gifford, I forgot to tell Chantel you wereing back," she exined, seemingly oblivious


    to what was going on between them. "Both of you,e and have breakfast."


    With a final nce at the young woman, Gifford silently strode into the dining room.


    After watching him a moment, Chantel trotted up to the table and grabbed two pieces of toast. "Auntie


    ir, I have something to deal with at school. I''m leaving now!"


    ir didn''t doubt her; this wouldn''t be the first time the girl left home earlier than usual. "At least have a


    ss of milk first."


    Chantel''s eyes flitted to Gifford, who was busily eating at the table. Shaking her head, she said, "No,


    this is fine. I have to go. Bye!"


    With that, she practically ran to the door of the living room.


    Watching her go, ir shook her head helplessly and sighed. "She really is a tough girl. She


    sometimes goes to practice dancing and piano at four or five o''clock in the morning. Gifford, she''s like a


    sister to you; you should at least bring some food to herter!"


    Without raising his head, Gifford refused, "No, I''m afraid I can''t. There''s something I have to doter


    today."


    "The Spring Festival ising. What''s got you so busy? Can you at least be home on Lunar New


    Year''s Eve?"


    Gifford paused to think, then nodded. "Sure."


    He needed to rest for a few days to think about his rtionship with Chantel.


    Thinking of her, he cast a look at the door and realized that she was already gone. Gifford had been too


    wrapped up in his thoughts to notice.


    ''Huh! Did she realize that she had done something wrong? Is that why she is avoiding me?''


    Later at the hospital, Chantel was sitting on a bench uneasily.


    Her appointment had gone without incident so far. She was waiting for the examination result now.


    Waiting was excruciating; the ten minutes she spent on that bench felt like ten hours. Finally, the doctor


    called her name, "Chantel Ye!"


    "I''m here!" the girl called back. She hurried to the window, where she was handed a report. She


    scanned the page, trying to find the results first.


    But before she could understand what she was reading, the attendant of the color ultrasound room told


    her, "Sign here and take the form to the doctor."


    "Okay, thank you," Chantel murmured. After signing her name, she headed back to the outpatient


    department of gynecology.


    The doctor there nced over the results, then raised his head. "You''re five weeks pregnant," he


    exined dispassionately. "Do you want to keep it?"


    ''I''m really pregnant, '' thought Chantel. The thought seized on her mind so thoroughly that for a moment


    she forgot where she was—until the doctor spoke again. "Do you want the baby?"


    "Yes, yes!" she cried,ing back to herself. It would not be easy for her to have Gifford''s baby. But


    how could she give it up?


    Joy that she could not contain lit up her face.