Super Mommy and Her Triplets

Bailey hastily stretched out a hand and swiped the answer button.

The instant the call was connected, Veronique's voice drifted out of the phone.

“What are you doing, Bay?”

Bailey was taken aback, for the woman sounded pretty normal, not gravely ill as she had assumed to be.

“Y-You're fine? No, that doesn't sound right! I mean, is something the matter that you called me?” Bailey asked.

Veronique chuckled softly. “You're too anxious. But that makes sense. You must be in a difficult situation of late. You've got to take good care of yourself. Don't overtax yourself to the point that you fall ill. I'm fine, so you don't need to worry about me. I called you to tell you that Justin is planning to bring me to Terrandya. I want to go and have a look at the endless grassland, Bay.”

At once, a pucker formed between Bailey's brows.

She was quiet for a moment before she sighed and replied, “Since he isn't stopping you from doing so, he probably has no objections to you going. I can also rest easy with him keeping you company. Go and enjoy yourself, then. After that, come back and continue receiving treatment. Don't give up easily. If you die, it'll leave a scar on many people's hearts, one that can never heal.”

“Okay, okay, I know. You must take good care of yourself, too. I need to pack my luggage, so I'll be hanging up first.”

“Okay. Take care.”

After ending the call, Bailey rubbed her sore eyes and said to Raiden, “Keep these corpses for now and ask Artemis when he returns. He should be able to find out the last whereabouts of these suicide attackers.”

Arching a brow, Raiden drawled with a smirk, “You trust him this much? He has already launched a hunt for your life, yet you can still trust him without any reservations. Is he really that perfect in your eyes, Bailey?”

Bailey shot him a sidelong glance. Straightening her expression, she stated solemnly, “He's all I see, and he's my entire world. Bluntly put, I've integrated him into my blood and soul, making him a part of my life. Would you doubt yourself?”

That had Raiden at a loss for words.

He gave a slight bob of his head, his lips curving into a bitter arc.

That's true. Artemis is all she can see, and she even values him over her own life. Of course, she would trust him completely. I knew that, so what was I expecting? Even if I can't get her love, I'll still be able to express my affection for her in this lifetime by quietly watching over her and protecting her so that she can live peacefully in the arms of the man she loves, no?

In the master bedroom of the Gezmond residence, Victoria gradually regained consciousness.

When she opened her eyes, she was blinded by the light shining overhead and reflexively stretched out a hand to cover her eyes.

Out of the blue, a stabbing pain spread from her abdomen. On instinct, she reached out a hand and touched her stomach.

Pregnant for more than four months previously, she already had a baby bump. While her belly was not huge, it showed visibly.

Right then, however, she sensed something amiss.

She instinctively looked down, only to see that her belly was as flat as ever.

If my belly is already flat, does that mean that my baby is gone?

She struggled to sit up, but a hand suddenly pressed down on her shoulder, forcing her to lie back down.

“Stay still. Wait until your body has gotten enough rest before getting up. Otherwise, you'll hurt your uterus.”

She jerked her head over and spotted Bailey standing by the bed. Grabbing the latter's arm, she questioned urgently, “Where's my baby, Bay?”

Bailey closed her eyes and replied slowly, “You're still young now, so you can still have kids in the future. With you and Lionel hating each other at present, this isn't the right time for this child to be born, either.”

A forlorn smile bloomed on Victoria's face.

She stroked her stomach with her long and slender fingers a few times before saying in a hoarse voice, “You're right. With us hating each other, this isn't the right time for this child to be born. But I could already sense her movement. Although it was slight, and one might mistake it for a hallucination, I felt that it must be her moving.”

Bailey fell silent for a brief moment. Subsequently, she tried consoling Victoria. “Perhaps she didn't really want to be your daughter. While she had gone back to heaven midway to continue being an angel, you're still young, Vicky. Life has to go on.”

At that, Victoria flashed her a forced smile and said, “I know. You don't need to worry that I'll take my own life. I hadn't done so even after what happened back then, and I won't do so now.”

“Then, what—”

Victoria could seemingly guess what Bailey wanted to say. Before the latter could give voice to the question, she interjected, “I don't want to talk about him right now. Upon hearing the truth about my mother's death and learning that the suffering I experienced back then was undeserved, I can't help feeling resentful inwardly. You don't need to counsel me, Bay. When it comes to such a matter, I've got to figure it out myself.”

In response, Bailey chuckled.

After having experienced so much, she indeed won't try to take her own life anymore. I'm being too anxious. By now, her sharp edges had already been smoothened by the pain and suffering bestowed by fate. When she gets back to her feet in the future, she'll definitely be facing life with a brand new attitude. I can seemingly see her majesty following her transformation. It'll certainly be a magnificent sight!

“All right. I won't do so, then. Just say the word if you need my help in anything,” she uttered in the end.

“Okay,” Victoria replied.