Chapter 150

The dark circles under Julia's eyes looked like she had pulled an all-nighter. "I'm fine," she said. Not wanting Elaine to worry, Julia didn't admit that she had been waking up at night with morning sickness. But Elaine's brows were furrowed with concern. She turned toward the kitchen and told the maid to make something nutritious to help Julia replenish her strength. After breakfast, Julia drove to work as usual. Halfway there, she couldn't hold it in any longer. She pulled over, crouched by the roadside landscaping, and started vomiting. "Ugh—" She threw up almost everything she had eaten that morning. After retching up sour bile for a while, she finally got the nausea under control, went back to her car, and rinsed her mouth with bottled water. By the time she was able to stand without feeling sick, it was already 8:40 am. Rush hour traffic had mostly cleared, and there were few cars on the road when she got back in. ... Ever since that night Xavier had stayed over at Summe