Love’s Harsh Reality Novel

Chapter 21

As Scarlett lay down, she marmured, “Almost four months.”

It had happened the night before Derick left the country. He had held her all night and made love to her while whispering sweet words about how he couldn’t bear to leave her. She still remembered how sweet he was. That was the night she got pregnant.

A faint ache surfaced in Scarlett’s chest as she closed her eyes and allowed Ellie to begin the examination. She had suspected it herself after feeling her pulse, but she needed Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.

confirmation.

Elite carefully lifted her shirt, applied the gel, and focused on the monitor. After a l

s, her eyes lit up from excitement. “Ms. Millar, it’s twins!” Scarlett opened her eyes. Her suspicions were confirmed. An uncontrollable wave of excitement surged within her.

r a few moments,

She sat up and wiped off the gel while a rare smile appeared on her face. “Elle, thank you. I’m going to perform acupuncture on Alan now. For the time being, no one else can know about my pregnancy.”

Ellie nodded quickly. “Understood, Ms. Mallar. We’ll do check–ups every two weeks. I’m already in love with them”

Scarlett shared her affection for the unborn children. The pain inflicted by Derick’s betrayal had lessened and soothed by the warmth of impending motherhood.

After Ellie prepared the acupuncture kit, Scarlett took Alan’s pulse.

As expected, his condition was unchanged His brain injury was severe, his internal organs had been badly hurt, though they had mostly healed by now. His awakening depended solely on his willpower

After completing the acupuncture, Scarlett turned to Ellie. “Elle, play the daily news for him and monitor his brain activity. Report any changes to me ”

Elle nodded. “Will do, Ms. Millar. By the way, Sophia is back. Can I visit her in the front courtyard?”

Scarlett agreed. “Sure, you can have your meals in the front courtyard from now on You two can help each other out.”

“Yay, that’s great! Ellie’s excitement was clear,

Scarlett gathered her things and beaded back to the front courtyard

On the other side of town, Eliza was growing increasingly anxious. She called her dad, Owen Miller.

“Dad, Scarlett cleared her name. How did she get the video of Melanie stealing the files? Wasn’t it deleted? How did Scarlett get her hands on it?” She had asked someone in the IT department, and they assured her the video couldn’t be recovered. So where did Scarlett’s version come from? “Liz, don’t worry, I’ve taken care of everything. Derick won’t trace it back to us, Has he ever found out about anything we’ve done? Your priority now the lady boss of Jones Corporation.”

Eliza felt relieved upon hearing her father’s words. As long as nothing could be traced back to them, they were sate

“Liz, what are you doing?” A cold voice suddenly cut through the air behind her.

w is to marry him and become

Eliza spun around to see Derick’s tall figure. His gaze was icy and his towering presence radiated an indescribable danger. The content at her phone call flashed through her mind and sent a shiver down her spine

“Derick, what are you doing here? Eliza asked as she tried to steady her nerves while curning to him. She slipped her arm through his intimately

Derick cast a brief glance at her hand. “There’s a banquet tonight. You’ll be my date.

Eliza’s face lit up with a smile. “Okay, Derick. I’ll go change and you can pick me up later. You’re so good to me, you’ve made me so happy. I love you, Derick.”

The sunlight outlined his figure, making him appear even more mysterious and distant. He responded coldly, “Okay.”

His indifferent reaction left Eliza feeling utterly disappointed.

Scarlett returned home and went upstairs for a nap. Ever since she was pregnant, she found herself needing more sleep,

In the attemoon, she came downstairs, where Sophia handed her an invitation

will make the necessa

“Ms. Millar, this is for the TriStar Business Summit. There are 15 projects in total. The chairman has asked you to attend. It starts at 8 o’clock and Liam will ma arrangements, altead of time.”

Scarlett glanced at the invitation, acknowledging it lazily. “Hasn’t Cindy returned yet?”