Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
“Thank you…” Grace felt a sudden surge of nausea as she spoke. She quickly covered her mouth, made an apologetic gesture, and hurried off to the bathroom.
“Blaargh… Blaargh…” She vomited in the toilet for a long time before she was finally done, but her stomach felt somewhat empty.
She did not have morning sickness very often, but it seemed so severe every time. It was as if she had to throw up everything.
As she emerged from the bathroom stall, she met Andrea
Schwartz face to face.
Since the video of Andrea Schwartz cheating and getting beaten up by a starlet went viral online, Andrea Schwartz had behaved herself in the office and did not bother her much.
However, the way Andrea Schwartz looked at her now made
Grace feel somewhat uncomfortable.
Grace pa**ed by Andrea Schwartz and walked over to the sink to wash her hands.
Andrea Schwartz suddenly said, “Grace, you threw up so much. Why does it look a little like morning sickness?” she asked tentatively.
“What if it is?” Grace admitted it bluntly.
Since she was pregnant, her belly would show after some time anyway, so she could not hide it from anyone. Besides, she never intended to keep it a secret.
Andrea Schwartz was stunned, not expecting her to admit it so bluntly.
“Are you… really pregnant? You got pregnant before marriage?” Andrea Schwartz said bluntly.
Grace ignored Andrea Schwartz and walked straight out of the bathroom.
However, news of her pregnancy was already all over the office before noon. Some colleagues even ran up to her and asked curiously, “Grace, Andrea Schwartz said you got pregnant before marriage. Is it true?”
Before Grace could answer, Andrea Schwartz popped out of nowhere and said sarcastically, “Is it true? She admitted it in the bathroom just now. You just didn’t see it. The way she threw up earlier is the same as the way pregnant women threw up in TV
series.”
Grace replied lightly, “I’m indeed pregnant.”
As if she had gotten hold of something to use against Grace,
Andrea Schwartz immediately shouted, “Look, she admitted herself that she’s pregnant!” The volume seemed loud enough for everyone to hear.
All their colleagues in the general office looked their way.
Andrea Schwartz was even more pleased with herself. She had been timid and cautious because of her video scandal. Now, the attention could shift from her scandal to Grace’s!
Besides, she had that scandal only because of Grace, so she wanted to make Grace even more embarra**ed!
“Grace, this is a bad influence. You’ve only worked here for less than three months, haven’t you? And now you’re pregnant? Did you only look for a job to raise your baby? That’s so selfish! Though you’re not technically in the wrong, what would others think of you? Besides, you got pregnant before marriage…
“I never said I was pregnant before marriage,” Grace said as she glanced lazily at Andrea Schwartz. “But what are you trying to do by deliberately telling our colleagues that I got pregnant before marriage?”
Andrea Schwartz was dumbfounded. “Are you… married?”
“What do you think?” Grace asked sarcastically.
“You never told me! How would I know you’re married? Jeez!” Andrea Schwartz hurriedly looked for an excuse.
“Did I have to give you special notice when I got married?” asked
Grace.
Andrea Schwartz was stunned before immediately thinking of Brian. Brian had come to the office to look for Grace. ‘Is it possible that Grace married Brian and… is pregnant with Brian’s child?’
However, the thought was immediately rejected when it flashed through her mind.
‘He’s the entertainment industry’s crown prince. How could there be no news about him getting married? It would’ve been the entertainment industry’s hottest news by now!’
Andrea Schwartz felt more rea**ured as she thought of this. “Are you just saying that you’re married because you’re afraid of being criticized for getting pregnant before marriage? Why don’t you tell us your husband’s name and ask your husband to pick you up after work? Let us have a look at him. It can’t be that your husband can’t even be bothered to pick you up and wants you to take the bus when you’re pregnant.”
Grace immediately became silent. Jason would probably come if she mentioned it to him. However, she could forget about working peacefully in the firm after that.
Grace’s silence rea**ured Andrea Schwartz that she had made the correct speculation. Andrea Schwartz immediately became more arrogant. “Grace, just admit you got pregnant before marriage. Why would you lie? Don’t you think it’s funny to tell such a lame lie as a lawyer…”
Just then, several men in sharp suits were led over by the receptionist.
After seeing Grace, the men quickly walked up to her and bowed respectfully. “Hello, Young Madam.”
The mention of ‘Young Madam’ immediately left the rest of Andrea Schwartz’s words stuck in her throat. She stared blankly at the men in suits. ‘Did these men… call Grace Young Madam?’
Grace looked at the men in surprise, one of whom she had met before. He was Old Master Reed’s secretary, whom she had met in Old Master Reed’s ward.
“We were sent by the old master. He heard that you and Master Reed have gotten married and wants to see you.” The secretary was their leader, and he was the one speaking to Grace.
Grace pressed her lips tightly. She never had a pleasant experience meeting Old Master Reed. She was almost disfigured by the old master last time. Now, she was no longer alone. She also had to protect the three babies in her belly!
As if seeing her hesitation, he added, “Old Master said he’d like to see you no matter what today. After all, your marriage to Master Reed is a joyous occasion for the Reed family.”
Though it sounded like an old man’s well wishes to others, it sounded more like a warning to Grace. A warning that they would forcibly take her away from here if she rebelled!
Taking a deep breath, she said, “Okay, but I need to pack up my things and ask for a day off.”
“Okay.” He agreed.
Grace took the opportunity to text Jason while she packed her bags and asked for a day off. As time was tight and no one could find out about it, she simply typed a line of words.
Grace: [Your grandfather got someone to pick me up.]
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