Chapter 148 She’s Pregnant


    In the bathroom, Victoria leant over the toilet, almost vomiting her guts out.


    Natalia ran in, looked at her state, and almost confirmed her spection right then and there. Her heart


    ached.


    She went out and took a ss of water in with a napkin.


    Stroking her back, she soothed, “How are you doing? Are you okay?”


    Victoria waved it off, shaking her head.


    It took her a long while to find her voice. “I’m fine. I’m all right.”


    Natalia passed her the water. She took a sip, rinsed her mouth, and wiped her mouth off with the


    napkin before finally saying, “I’m sorry for ruining the evening.”


    Natalia shook her head hurriedly. “What do you mean? You’re already like this, so forget the evening,


    okay?”


    After a while, she got a little mad. “Why didn’t you tell me when something this important has


    happened? What’s going on?”


    Victoria looked at her and knew she’d already guessed it. She bit her lip.


    After a while, she said, “You’ve probably noticed – I’m pregnant.”


    Natalia nodded. “With a reaction like that, anyone with a heart could have noticed.”


    Victoria forced a smile. The smile was full of endless loneliness.


    “This is the reason why I argued with my dad.”


    Natalia frowned. “What do you mean by that? Why’d you argue with your dad? Who’s the child’s


    father? Why isn’t he taking a stand?”


    “The child’s father…”


    Victoria murmured, then smiled sorrowfully.


    “Never mind, forget it. Can you keep this a secret, Natalia?”


    Natalia frowned, clearly unhappy with how she was dodging the question about the father.


    Still, she knew that Victoria was a grown-up. If she’d decided not to tell anyone, as her friend, she could


    only respect her choice.


    Sighing, she nodded, “Rest easy, I won’t tell anybody about this. But what do you n to do with the


    kid? Your belly can’t lie, and you have to go on camera every day!”


    Victoria was in a bit of a daze, helplessness in her eyes.


    After a while, she shook her head. “I don’t know, either. But there’s only two months before we’re done


    with the shooting. I’ll try to hide it from everyone. As for what would happenter… we’ll see!”


    Natalia’s frown deepened.


    But she didn’t say anything else as she helped her out.


    The two returned to their seats, their moods having changed greatly.


    Natalia sighed. “To be honest, I was asked by Nathan to persuade you to take part in that project he


    brought up with you before. Doesn’t seem possible now.”


    Victoria nodded. “He discussed it with me. The script’s good and I liked it, but it’s clear that I’m in no


    condition to participate.”


    Natalia nodded back, her fingers ying listlessly with a spoon on the table as she sank into thought.


    The two had evidently lost their appetite. After a while, Natalia asked, “So where do you live now?


    Nina’s just a seventeen, eighteen-year-old kid. She doesn’t understand a lot of things. Can she take


    care of you alone?”


    Victoria looked out the window. The lights hade on. Outside the window was a wide road. Traffic


    came and went from the road, making a scene of a bustling city night. But she felt nothing but cold.


    Now, it seemed only the sister in front of her could give her a little bit of warmth.


    She shook her head. “I don’t know. To force me back, my dad froze all the cards under my name. He’s


    taken back all my houses everywhere including the ones on the east coast. I’m living in the hotel


    arranged for the crew right now.”


    She paused, then smiled another pale smile. “But it’s fine, we’ll see where things go! I won’t die, at


    least.”


    Natalia took her hand, muttering, “None of that nonsense! You still have me!”


    She thought for a while and took a bank card and a keyring out of her purse, pressing it into Victoria’s


    hands.


    “Take that card. The password is my birthday. It’s not a lot of money, but enough for you to spend for


    now. As for whates after, we’ll take it slow. The key is to the apartment I used to live in. It’s not big,


    so you’ll have to get used to it for a while. I’ll stop by from time to time to visit.”


    She pursed her lips and continued, “I don’t approve of you giving the cold shoulder to Mr. Kaur. Blood is


    thicker than water, no matter what. That won’t change. Besides, he’s always been good to you. But I


    believe you’ve got your own troubles in this situation. If you don’t want to say it, I won’t ask. That’s all


    the support I can give you. I only want the best for you.”


    Victoria looked at her, eyes reddening. She couldn’t hold the tears back. The droplets rolled down her


    cheeks.


    She bit her lip forcefully and lowered her head. After a long while, she said, voice trembling, “Thank


    you, Natalia.”


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    Natalia forced a smile herself, her eyes stinging. An eternityter, she wiped the tears off and chuckled,


    “All right, quit acting like the world’s going to end. That’s not the Victoria I know. If you want to keep the


    child, go ahead and keep it. You child has got me as a godmother! There won’t be any trouble. As for


    the kid’s father, if he doesn’t want to show up, let him rot!”


    Victoria knew she was trying tofort her. Even though her heart still ached, she loosened up a bit all


    the same.


    epting the goodwill, she chuckled herself. The atmosphere lightened by quite a bit.


    Finishing the meal, Natalia didn’t allow Victoria to keep strolling around with how her body was. She


    took her back to the cast right away.


    After dropping Victoria off, Natalia drove home and phoned Nathan on the way.


    She didn’t mention the pregnancy, just that Victoria wasn’t in the best position to take the job.


    Over the phone, Nathan had been prepared, but hearing the answer, he still couldn’t hide his


    disappointment.


    Natalia understood. Television was a subjective business.


    If the creator had decided for a person to y a role, they often consciously or subconsciously used


    that person as a temte during the creative process.


    If they found out that person couldn’t participate afterwards, of course they’d be disappointed.


    Sheforted, “I can’t do anything about it at this point. You could have your friend try more actresses.


    Though you may not easily find someone like Victoria, but if you look hard enough, I’m sure you can


    find a suitable candidate to rece her.”


    Nathanughed bitterly. “I won’t lie, I’ve got a part in the production. We had our eyes on Victoria Kaur


    for the role even from before. We just didn’t know enough about her to pop the question. After working


    with her in ‘The Youth’, we reaffirmed how much we wanted her for the role. How could we shoot


    properly if we scrambled to find a new actress now?”