Stewart watched as Briony's face grew paler by the minute. Cold sweat beaded on her forehead, her complexion turning ashen. His own expression darkened. "Carl, step on it! Faster!"

"Hold on tight, sir!"

Carl pressed harder on the accelerator, and the black Mercedes tore down the winding road leading off the mountain.

Inside the car, Stewart quickly realized something was very wrong.

Briony was clutching her stomach with both hands, her lips moving in a barely audible whisper-"It hurts, it hurts..."

Stewart's breath caught.

Could Briony be pregnant?

The suspicion barely formed before his whole body went rigid. He fished out his phone and immediately dialed Dr. Cedric Clarke.

your top

Clarke hung up the phone, his face set

Briony... pregnant?

was no time to waste on forensics or

If Briony was really pregnant, this kind of pain could mean a threatened

didn't expect was for Stella to

him aside, her voice

only studied her with a grave expression. “First, I need you to answer

things to

of all people witnessing it—she had no choice but to keep Cedric on

Clarke, can I trust

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