Chapter 47

Nelson shot Heidi a look and asked, "I thought you said you weren't trying to get pregnant anymore?" Upon seeing both Nelson and Ashton acting as if she'd just dropped a bomb, Heidi couldn't help rolling her eyes. "What are you thinking? It's gastritis. I'm just starting to feel a little better. If I end up in the emergency ward again because of alcohol, I'll be spending New Year's in a hospital bed." "You scared the hell out of me." Nelson sighed in relief and added, "Good thing you're not. If you got pregnant right at this moment, that would be the real trap." Then, his conspiracy brain kicked in. "Seriously, if you were pregnant, wouldn't Arabella be slipping abortion pills into your drinks every day and staging some full-blown soap opera?" "She wouldn't dare," Heidi coldly said. "If she laid a finger on me, I'd call the police and have Maverick cuff her and send her to jail himself." Soon, their food arrived. Perhaps Caleb's words had actually sunk in. For once, Heidi