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?”

as if we’re playing some kind of sick joke with them, and our claim

to be a

resort to extreme

especially since we’re not fully prepared to

of my child’s father a secret then.

that favor too. It’s for the best if fewer people know about this. Once the

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

secret, of course,” Felipe said, “but it does

Gilda said, “but I agree that this is unfair to Severin. He can’t even acknowledge that the

baby is his.”

to grow stronger than the Horizon

the only way. Fifth–grade low–rank pills are

breakthrough. Having more level four royal saints

for us.”

grinned. “Elder Severin might be our

late. He was already a fourth–grade high–rank alchemist

Realm, so he might just come

gap between a fourth–grade high–rank alchemist

difficulty in reaching the next level is