Chapter 117

Silvia I left the exam room feeling like I'd been hit by a truck, the hospital's antiseptic smell following me like a bad memory. "You need to eat something," Keal urged inside my head. "For both of us." "Later," I whispered under my breath, absently touching my still-flat stomach. My thoughts drifted back to that awkward bathroom encounter with Sofie Legacy. Talk about being cornered—there I was, throwing up my guts, and in walks the CEO herself, perfectly polished in her designer suit while I looked like death warmed over. "Are you pregnant?" she'd asked bluntly, those sharp eyes missing nothing, one perfectly shaped eyebrow arched in question. I'd frozen like a deer in headlights before stammering out, "No," feeling like the world's worst liar. My cheeks had burned hot with shame. Thank god she'd bought my lame excuse about city food and first-day nerves. She'd even invited me to lunch tomorrow, which was either really nice or really suspicious—I couldn't decide which. Either way, t