Life After Prison

Chapter 1771

When Gilda came out to the courtyard, Felipe noticed her and remarked to Wuhlricht, “Gilda’s belly is growing bigger by the day. She’s almost at the end of her second trimester, and it’s becoming challenging to hide it from people.”

Gilda frowned. “We’ll just have to come clean when it’s no longer possible to hide it. I’ve been avoiding public spaces anyway, so there shouldn’t be any problem if I remain at home.”

“Frederick is a petty man, Wuhlricht said sullenly after looking at Gilda. “He refused to marry you when he found out you were no longer a virgin, and it’ll probably piss him off that you chose to keep the child.”

Wuhlricht paused briefly before adding, “Though I’m quite certain that he wouldn’t dare to confront us, we

still can’t tell anyone that Severin is the father.

Gilda was a little taken aback by that, but she immediately understood the ramifications of revealing the

truth. She nodded and said, “I understand, Dad. You’re worried that the Horizon Sect might feel deceived

and humiliated when they find the child’s father is from the same sect and I ended up marrying him. Your

concern is that they might retaliate against us because of that, right?”

some kind of sick joke with them, and our claim

permanently would turn out to be a lie. If

involvement, they might resort to extreme measures and attack our

especially since we’re not fully

have to keep the identity of my child’s father

best if fewer people know about this. Once the child is born

sect has grown stronger, we won’t have to worry about revealing the

Felipe said, “but it does feel

I agree that this is unfair to

baby is his.”

than the Horizon Sect,

way. Fifth–grade low–rank pills

Having more level four royal

for us.”

might be our only hope

of late. He

so he might just come out of it

gap between a fourth–grade high–rank

simply too huge, and the difficulty in reaching the next level is several times