Chapter 122

As soon as she said that, Lucian immediately froze, visibly flustered. He had been just about to lash out at Forrest again, but stopped mid-motion and rushed toward the bedroom door, calling out, "Don't panic, I'm here!" He twisted the knob and pushed the door open, with Forrest right behind him. Ariella was sitting on the floor, clutching her belly, her face contorted with pain. Lucian didn't say a word-he swooped her up in his arms, ready to rush her to the hospital. "Is it really bad? Hang in there, I'll take you to the ER right now," he said, clearly worried. "What's the plan-hospital or just checked here?" Forrest asked from the side. "Here's fine. Call Nicole." Ariella didn't want to go all the way to the hospital if it wasn't serious-and truthfully, there wasn't anything wrong to begin with. The moment she said that, both men caught her drift. Lucian's tense expression eased a little. He frowned and muttered at Forrest, a bit annoyed, "Just go. Clearly she doesn't want us tearin