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?”

feel as if we’re playing some kind of

out to

resort to extreme measures and

we’re not fully prepared to

to keep the identity of my child’s father a

the best if fewer people know about

sect has grown stronger, we won’t have to worry about revealing the truth anymore.”

“but it does feel unfair to you and

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

baby is his.”

said, “If we are to grow stronger than the Horizon Sect, we will need

the only way. Fifth–grade low–rank pills are good enough even for level

make an easy breakthrough. Having more

for us.”

some thought, Felipe grinned. “Elder Severin might be our only hope then, judging from the

He was already

he might just come out

“But the gap between

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