Corinne sat lazily on the bedhead and continued flipping through the book she read halfway. She did not seem to mind that Lucas followed her in, and she simply ignored his presence.

Lucas scanned the room and finally rested his gaze on his sister, whose belly had grown significantly. He pleaded earnestly, “Why don’t you come home with me, Corinne?”

Corinne calmly turned a page of the book. “Home? I’m already home. What other home should I go back to?”

Lucas walked to her side and sat down gracefully. “You know what I meant. Don’t kick up a fuss.”

Corinne glanced at him. “Could you tell me how you found out that I’m here? Was it your brother Sunny? Or your good friend Jason?”

Lucas came clean and said, “It was Jeremy.”

caught Corinne by

the two of you

I won’t ask you where you’ve been for the past six months, but you’re pretty far ahead in your pregnancy now. I can’t be at ease if you’re living alone elsewhere. Come home.

at Lucas as if he was a stranger. “I appreciate

you don’t plan on forgiving him. But you still need to take good care of yourself now that you’re a little further into your pregnancy. Come back with me to the Riveras. I’ll make sure to do

taking good care of myself? Haven’t I done that during the past six months? You don’t need to worry about me. You’re free to leave now that

Lucas frowned worriedly. “Corinne!”

you upset because I’m

was startled. “No. I wasn’t thinking about that. I’ll never

“I get that you’re worried about me, and I understand that you have good intentions when you persuade me to go back with you. But have you ever thought about how you’re going to explain my status to everyone in the Riveras after you bring

what they’d think of me? Now that I’m pregnant,

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