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.

abdominal pain. Grab your top OB specialist and

Clarke hung up the phone, his face

Briony... pregnant?

no time to waste

pregnant, this kind of pain could mean a threatened miscarriage; there was no one more qualified than Director Grant to handle her

was for Stella to show up alongside

moment Stella spotted Cedric, she pulled him aside, her voice urgent and trembling. "What's going

expression. “First, I need you to answer me

expected things to

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

Clarke, can I trust

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