Chapter 85

Serena's POV When I got the call from Mrs. Blackwood, I hesitated to answer. I still remembered those outrageous things she said when Ivy announced her pregnancy. Now that my belly was visibly growing day by day, suddenly she was being extraordinarily nice to me. At the end of the day, it wasn't me she cared about—it was the Blackwood bloodline growing inside me. "Why aren't you answering? Is it Ryan?" Maya asked. I shook my head. "It's his grandmother." "That old witch? Don't even bother with her. None of those Blackwood people have good intentions," Maya said, snatching my phone and placing it on the far end of the sofa where the vibration was barely audible. "There, problem solved. Now go take a shower," she said, handing me a brand new set of pajamas. "They're clean. I haven't even worn them yet—lucky you." I nodded and took them, heading to the bathroom. The warm water felt good against my skin, easing some of the tension in my lower back that had been plaguing me since the pregna