Since that day, Stewart and Irwin hadn't come by to bother Briony again.

At last, her life had found some peace.

She spent the next few days holed up at home, indulging in a little online shopping spree. Most of what she bought were things she'd need as a mother-to- be—maternity essentials, as well as books on pregnancy and parenting.

Given that she was expecting twins, Briony decided to keep Gina on as her housekeeper.

When Gina heard the news about Briony's pregnancy, she was genuinely happy for her. The guilt she still felt over what happened with Julia only made her more eager to take good care of Briony.

Briony made Gina promise to keep her pregnancy a secret.

She already had a plan for the future.

the next two months, she would make arrangements for her studio- possibly transferring part of her shares to a few of the

and Gwendolyn White would look out for her. That's where she'd spend her pregnancy and have her babies. Most likely, she'd end up settling down

Gina smiled and said, "Your mother must be watching over you from

even picked out names for my

so blessed-happy little ones." Gently, Briony touched

two or three days, Briony hardly set foot outside. Gina kept coming up with new ways

maybe the

for the studio started pouring in. Originally, Briony planned to reopen after the Lantern Festival, but there was simply too

day back, Hannah landed a huge commission: a foreign investor had spent millions at auction on a late 19th-century

the photos first-the piece was about twenty percent damaged, but restoring such an artifact would be

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