It was an hour's drive from the villa to the Astley family's old house. That time, she was feeling drowsy.

The child in Nicole's belly, the way Jordan looked at her as he left, made her out of breath.

Ivelle's heart was so heavy that as soon as the car was parked in front of Astley's old house, there was a burst of nausea in her stomach. She rushed out of the car and laid on the edge of the flower bed. She retched for a long time, but she couldn't spit anything out.

"Well, after being a young wife of the Astley family for a few years, she has...