Beyond the Divorce

Chapter 868 A Helpless Smile

She pouted, rushing to hug me.

With a look of grievance, she said, "Don't take what I said yesterday to heart. I didn't mean it!"

I retorted unkindly, "You didn't mean it? Come on, you totally meant it. You're just explaining yourself, and explanations are just lies."

I deliberately exposed her, "Deep down, you thought I would favor Trinity. Honestly, if you tap into your conscience and ask yourself about it, you'll know I've been quite lenient toward you." Ivanna whispered, "I know you're good to me, but I feel like it's different with Jared this time."

"I told Atlas that if he could contact Jared, I'd ask him to call you. But even Atlas can't reach him right now. So just relax and wait for a message from him. That's your best option right now," I said bluntly, heedless of whether she could accept it.

"If you love him, you need to make some sacrifices, especially in times like these. You can't appear to be irrational and make him feel like you're unreasonable or just causing trouble for the sake of it. You should use your generosity to shake his perception," I lectured her.

"Okay," Ivanna said. She seemed subdued and did not challenge my advice.

let's go downstairs for breakfast, then we'll go to the hospital to hear what the doctor says. I'm sure we'll

me downstairs like a

Lauren had prepared breakfast. We wanted to eat together, but Ivanna had bouts of nausea again. As I watched her, I felt a pang of sympathy. Her

she wiped her face and complained, "If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't

Lauren and I chuckled.

should keep the baby. We can all raise it together. It's a wonderful idea. If I had one, I'd keep it no matter what. It'll be like you have a mini version of yourself. Look at

Ivanna was momentarily stunned.

Ava had said

smile appeared on Ivanna's face. "Not many kids are as charming as

the one in your belly will be even cuter," I teased,

She smiled helplessly.

everything was fine. The baby was six weeks old. Ivanna had been silent the

with her today,

get married and had missed her chance to have