Westley answered the phone from the corridor, so Gabrielle entered the ward alone.
The nurse was leaving when Gabrielle walked in after she had cleaned Nellie. Nellie had woken up, and she looked pale as she lay on the bed. She whispered something as if she was talking to the baby while she touched her belly gently.
The moment Gabrielle walked in, Nellie turned around and glared at her subconsciously. Nellie was somehow bewildered by the strange face for a moment.
“Excuse me, are you looking for someone?” Nellie asked warily.
Noticing the alertness in her eyes, Gabrielle relaxed a little.
That meant Nellie was not a lovely but dumb woman.
“I’m certainly here to see you, Miss Collins.” Gabrielle walked to her bedside, looking at Nellie casually and then at her belly. She had probably been pregnant for five months.
to gawk at her tummy like this, so she reflexively pulled
asked the nurse to give them a moment and then drew
I’m not here to do you harm. My name is Gabrielle Jones, and your baby will grow up knowing me as his
dissipated. life of always hiding had turned Nellie’s insecurities into something else. She was never comfortable around every new person she met. “I never thought that Bryce would mention me. I bet what he said about me wasn’t something pleasing especially when you think of how much he hates me.” Truly, there was no humor in that. Bryce despised her deeply. Hence, he couldn’t have said anything positive.
mentioning her ever in his life. “Miss Jones, I beg to differ. Bryce might despise you to extremes but I didn’t hear him say anything bad about you.” More precisely, Nellie
long time, Bryce had a crush on Nellie, and she was his Muse. Else, he wouldn’t have risked offending the Morris amily just like that. After all, a commoner would never have the guts to offend such a family.
a mother, which meant she already loved the baby in her belly
tell that you love this
the Collins family. We can help you. The only thing you need to do is work with us.” Gabrielle gave her a serious
Collins family. The baby was also Nellie’s chip to get rid of the Collins family, and Gabrielle’s
of things for them all, but Gabrielle was not about to tell Nellie
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