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Julissa swallowed hard. She had mixed feelings and was unsure of how to respond.
“Reece, I…”
As soon as she spoke up, Reece’s large hands moved, one gripping Julissa’s arm, the other touching her abdomen.
“So, it’s almost two months.”
Reece’s hands were very cold, and Julissa couldn’t help but shiver, struggling to break free from his grasp.
“Let me go!”
But compared to Reece, she was too weak.
She could only shout desperately, “I’m not pregnant! It’s all a misunderstanding!”
However, these few words seemed to make Reece’s expression even more serious.
“You really want to get back at me?” Reece’s voice was hoarse, and his eyes, which once looked down on everything, now showed a few signs of fragility. His hands gradually lost strength. “You can even use our child to take revenge?”
“No, I don’t.” Julissa almost cried. She didn’t know how to convince
Reece now.
But in Reece’s eyes, her tears only confirmed her pregnancy.
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She was aggrieved, unwilling, and also scared.
That was because her pregnancy was discovered by him!
Thinking that she couldn’t be too agitated while pregnant, Recce loosened his grip.
The room fell into a deathly silence.
He handed her some tissue and let Julissa calm down.
“If that article is fake, why is the date of your move from Harmony‘ Villa written so clearly?”
Julissa also felt strange.
She calmed down for a moment, thinking about the article. She felt scared.
No one knew when she moved out of Harmony Villa, except for Clara.
And there were so many details that happened between her and Reece in this article.
It was so true. Even Julissa herself felt a bit bewildered.
“This really has nothing to do with me!”
Julissa couldn’t think of any reason to explain it.
“Nothing to do with you?” Reece’s voice was cold. “Then let’s check it.”
At the same time, in a small coffee shop near Archdale University, James was reading the comments online. Seeing everyone discuss the story of Reece and Julissa, he completely forgot the previous disputes and anger.
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He was quite satisfied.
He read hundreds of novels to write this story, adding realistic details to make the plot even more compelling.
James leaned back in his chair contentedly at the coffee shop.
Then he happily ate a cake.
He thought this was really a moving love story.
Without James, Reece could only drive himself.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Julissa could feel Reece’s gaze frequently.
She felt uneasy.
She couldn’t go to the hospital now. The news went viral online, and countless reporters were waiting to create hype.
She thought going to the hospital now was really foolish.
But Reece was too stubborn. The Diaz Group was a big company, naturally not afraid of the comments online. But she was powerless. She made great efforts to clear her name, and she couldn’t afford another attack.
If she experienced it again, she might really go into depression.
“Ouch.”
Julissa held her belly and called out.
Reece’s face darkened, his eyebrows furrowed with worry. “What’s wrong? Stomachache?”
Julissa’s pretty face wrinkled.
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“I have diarrhea…I ate too much cold food last night. Stop the car! I need to go to the restroom.”
Reece almost couldn’t hold back his anger.
“Eating cold food while pregnant? Are you crazy?”
Julissa cursed in her heart, “Damn! I’m not pregnant!”
If she really got pregnant with Reece’s child, then she would be in big trouble.
But Julissa still pretended to show a look of extreme pain. “Oh no! I can’t hold it anymore…”
Although Reece looked at Julissa with disdain, he still pulled over to the side of the road.
He even got out of the car and walked to Julissa’s side, leaning in.
Julissa instinctively dodged. “What are you doing?”
Reece directly picked up Julissa and carried her out of the car.
Julissa wanted to struggle, but there were too many people around them. She was afraid of being recognized.
If someone took the pictures of her being held by Reece, then all the efforts she made to gain the support online would be wasted.
If people realized that they were deceived, they would scold her online even more harshly.
Thinking of this, Julissa could only suppress her emotions and bury her head in Reece’s arms.
Reece was in some kind of a trance.
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This was probably the first time that Julissa took the initiative to get
close to him.
Feeling Recce standing still, Julissa felt a bit anxious. She stayed in Reece’s arms and gently pushed him.
She whispered, “Why are you standing here?”
Reece’s deep voice slowly came from above.
“Do you regret it now?”
When Reece told her to leave Zayne, she didn’t listen to him.
Julissa was confused.
What was he talking about?
“Hurry up! Leave here!” She continued to remind him in a low voice, “So many people here!”
Reece strode into the mall. Feeling the crowd around them growing, Julissa clutched Reece’s shirt tightly, not daring to raise her head at all.
The woman’s soft hair brushed against Reece’s chest, stirring up memories of that night.
She was also in his arms like this that night, like a fragile and scared kitten.
Thinking of this, Reece’s deep eyes became gentle, and he held the girl in his arms tightly.
He lost the calmness in his voice.
“Don’t be afraid.”
There was no restroom on the first floor, so they had to go to the
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second floor.
It was just a short escalator ride, but to Julissa, it felt unbearably long.
“Almost there.” Feeling the urgency of the girl in his arms, Reece walked quickly on the escalator.
“If you pull harder, my shirt will be torn.”
Reece’s gaze fell on his own exposed chest, and he felt helpless.
“I’m sorry,” Julissa whispered, her hand still clutching the collar of his shirt. “I’m just afraid of people seeing my face.”
Reece didn’t stop her, just slightly curling up his lips and saying, “Still pretending, huh?”
