Chapter 34:
My mother finally smiled. But she said… I should bring him home tomorrow? What should I do?
Bella’s POV:
I lied to calm my mother down, but I didn’t expect her to ask me to bring him home.
Herbert—I can almost be certain that he can’t come home with me.
So how should I continue to make this up now?
“Ah? Well… Mom, he’s always on business trips, so he has to leave early tomorrow morning. He said he will be back in ten days or maybe half a month.”
I continued to lie.
“A business trip every day? How are you going to live in the future?” she asked.
“There’s a budget for business trips. He has to make money for me and our child. There’s nothing he can do.”
I answered calmly, but inside, I was already in a panic. I had used every ounce of my ability to lie.
“That’s right. We can have a gathering when he gets back.”
After that, my mother took the marriage certificate and went back to her room while inspecting it.
I only sighed in relief when I saw Susan close the bedroom door.
“God, I finally got rid of my mother for now.”
As for what would happen next, I’d have to figure it out later.
I went back to my room and closed the door.
“Congratulations, sister. You’ve passed the test!”
Betty, who was doing her homework, turned around and smiled.
I quickly sat down in front of the bed and asked her in a low voice, “Who came today? How did Mom know I was… pregnant?”
Betty glanced at the door and whispered, “Today, Ryan Stepanek called Mom. That man said something particularly unpleasant on the phone. Mom was crying!”
We didn’t call him father privately, just his name. To us, our father had already passed away.
“It must have been Emma who told Ryan,” I said angrily.
“Oh, Emma really has a grudge against our family.”
Betty was also angry. I clenched my fists and said resentfully, “This hatred runs deep.”
In my heart, I promised myself, “In the future, I will make sure Emma and Connie get what they deserve.”
On the way to work the next day, I spent hundreds of dollars on a cheap ring and a few packs of famous candy to bring to the office. As soon as I entered, I handed the candy out to everyone.
“Everyone, have some candy!”
“Assistant Stepanek, what’s the name of this candy?”
A male employee teased. I smiled and said, “I’m married. I just got my marriage certificate yesterday, and as you know, I’m pregnant. Everything happened quickly, so I’m distributing the wedding candy now and we’ll have the ceremony later!”
This idea came to me last night. After all, everyone in the company already knew I was pregnant. If I didn’t announce my marriage, I’d be too embarrassed to stay here. But I wasn’t lying—I really did get married yesterday.
