Chapter 12

*JANELLE* I never had a boyfriend before. All I did was work and keep to myself. My mom asked with a trembling voice, "Elle, what's wrong with you?" I stiffened, and my hands clenched on the edge of the sink. There was no need hiding it from her anymore. Since I had decided to have this baby, she would definitely know of it sooner. I turned around, looked at my mother, and plucked up my courage. "Mom, I'm pregnant." My mom couldn't stand firm and took a step back. She was in total shock. “How? What's going on?" My mom asked. She seemed to think of something, "That money, the funeral cost, it wasn’t covered by your boss, was it?” The hospital bill and funeral had cost a lot of money and I had told her that my boss felt sorry for me and decided to help out. I also gave her some pocket money and told her it was courtesy of my boss too. I knew my mom was too grief-stricken at that time to suspect anything. But now, it’d all make sense. My boss had been a very selfish man and would definite