Next One Is a Babe

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Visibly angered, Sophia couldn’t help but raise her voice. On the other hand, Matilda was staring at her without even registering her attitude. Hesitantly, she stated, “You’re pregnant.” Seeing that Sophia remained silent, Matilda went on, “And I suppose John is the father?”

Sophia denied rather directly, “No, he’s not.”

Taking a deep breath, Matilda pointed out, “You don’t really associate yourself with other men except for John.”

As if Ian and Logan are women, Sophia grumbled internally.

After some thought, Matilda asked, “Does John not know about this?”

Meanwhile, Sophia folded the report so that she could tuck it into her pocket. “As I said, he’s not the father, so this has nothing to do with him.”

However, it only further convinced Matilda that the child belonged to John, as she knew Sophia wasn’t a player. Although she didn’t like Sophia, she figured she shouldn’t be framing Sophia regardless of their relationship. With a frown, Matilda ignored what Sophia told her, all the while following her own line of thought. “Your belly will swell, so you won’t be able to hide the truth.”

Sophia took a few deep breaths before sitting down on her bed. Confused, Matilda asked, “Why won’t you tell him about your pregnancy? If things go well, you might be able to remarry him.”

However, Sophia only sneered at her. “Your son isn’t as special as you perceive him to be. Despite being pregnant, I have no intention to use it as an excuse to remarry him.” Lifting her head, she stared at Matilda. “Perhaps you don’t know, but your son is the one who is begging to remarry me, so I am the one being forced.”

Matilda locked eyes with Sophia. “Why don’t you want to remarry him?” Given that even someone as prestigious as Isabelle was aiming for John, Matilda didn’t quite believe in what Sophia told her. Due to the fact that Sophia was of even lower status than Isabelle, Matilda didn’t believe that Sophia wouldn’t want to marry John.

With a smile on her face, Sophia shot back, “With you as his mother, I would of course exclude him from my list.”

Matilda hissed before saying, “You mean—” However, she bit her own tongue upon laying eyes on Sophia’s belly.

Meanwhile, Sophia lowered her gaze to look at her own feet. “The child is mine, and mine alone. It has nothing to do with anybody else.”

It wasn’t until a while later that Matilda found her voice again. “If I told John about this...” Sophia lifted her head abruptly to shoot Matilda a pointed look, which managed to silence the latter. After a moment’s pause, Matilda raised her chin to say defiantly, “In your dreams! I’ll never tell him about the baby! I hope you’ll never be able to get together with him anyway!” Having said that, Matilda licked her lips. “However, I trust you will not go for an abortion, am I right?”