Chapter 266

Nicole's voice was gentle, smiling as she spoke, "It's been two months already." Megan froze, her back going stiff. So it had been that long… And all this time, she was clueless, like some kind of fool. After Nicole moved into the Lewis household, Megan had actually gone out of her way to care about her, making sure she was comfortable, looked after. Her hand clenched into a tight fist, fingernails digging so hard into her palm it felt like they'd break skin. She turned abruptly, locking eyes with Tristan. "So this is why you brought her into the Lewis estate? Because she's carrying your child?" Tristan closed his eyes, unable to meet Megan's gaze—it was too raw. Despair, anger, betrayal… all of it was written across her face. His Adam's apple bobbed. After a long pause, he finally forced out a single word. "Yes." Megan clutched her chest like she was trying to hold herself together. Nothing had ever hurt this much—not even her past life, where she lost her tongue, had her arm severed,