Chapter 148 - Pregnant?

"That bitch, she brought it upon herself. I can’t let this child be born." Elia cried out to Hannah when she arrived.

"Are you brainless? This child belongs to your third brother. Even if it can’t be born, you can’t harm her. Otherwise, do you think your third brother will let you go?" Hannah, with more experience, thought further ahead than Elia.

"No! The child isn’t my third brother’s; it’s Henry’s. Before the exam, Maya didn’t come home; she was living with Henry." At this point, Elia was crying uncontrollably.

"Are you foolish? Just because she says it’s Henry’s doesn’t make it his. She’s deliberately provoking you to make you abort her child and drag you down, making you the scapegoat for this child." Hannah, in a few simple words, exposed Maya’s intentions.

"Mom! It’s not like that; I went to see Henry this morning. He also said the child is his, and he even said he wants to marry this bitch."

What Elia said confused Hannah, but seeing her daughter crying her heart out, she felt sorry. She thought, could Henry be telling the truth? If the child isn’t his, he wouldn’t be foolish enough to marry this woman, right?

Enough! Enough! These things were beyond her understanding, and she didn’t want to think about them anymore. In any case, no matter whose child it was, Elia shouldn’t resort to violence against her.

So, she held the sobbing Elia and comforted her, "If Henry wants to marry her, let him! There are plenty of men in the world. Why should we be stuck on one tree? We can just find another. Besides, he’s not the best."

Hearing her mother’s opportunistic words, Elia cried even more fiercely, broke away, and went to grab Maya, clutching her clothes while crying and screaming, "Give Henry back to me! Give Henry back to me!"

"Nonsense! What are you all doing?" At this moment, Old Master Spencer came in, looking at the undignified scene with a livid face.

Seeing this, Hannah immediately pulled Elia away and awkwardly explained, "Just two kids being childish, they’ll be fine."

"What did you just say on the phone? Who’s pregnant?" Old Master Spencer asked.

"Maya! But it’s not confirmed yet; she came back last night and has been vomiting. Based on our experience, we suspect she’s pregnant." Hannah was cautious in her actions and wouldn’t claim anything without evidence.

Moreover, by bringing up the matter, Old Master Spencer would naturally handle the following actions, and soon enough, the truth would be revealed.

"Experience judgment? Are you a doctor? What are you judging?" Clearly, Old Master Spencer had no fondness for his daughter-in-law Hannah.

"Grandfather! Why are you out?" At this moment, Jane Spencer returned with Old Master Spencer following behind.

Jane quickly surveyed the situation in the living room, gaining a basic understanding. It seemed that whether Maya was pregnant or not would soon be clarified.

Old Master Spencer glanced at the father and daughter who had returned together, his expression still sour. The household had been unsettled for days, giving him a headache. Little did he know, if he hadn’t brought Liam back, if he hadn’t let Liam meet Maya, the house would still be peaceful.

Then, his gaze fell on Maya, and he sternly asked, "Maya, are you pregnant?"

Hearing her grandfather’s question, Maya took a deep breath and calmly replied, "I don’t know!"

The old man asked again, "If you are, whose child is it?"

"I don’t know!" Maya still answered with those three words.

"Nonsense! How can you not know whose child you might be carrying?" Now, Old Master Spencer was furious.

"Grandfather, don’t be angry. This might all be a misunderstanding. Maybe Maya is just unwell, and we shouldn’t jump to conclusions." Jane tried to ease the awkward atmosphere by defending Maya, playing the mediator once again.

"Hannah, take her to the hospital for an examination. If anything happens to her, you need not stay in the Spencer Family." It was most suitable for Hannah to do the examination, after all, she was Maya’s ’mother.’

"Okay! I won’t let anything happen to her." Hannah understood that the old man wasn’t cautious about others, but about her, fearing that in a moment of impulse, she might really harm Maya!

"Disperse! There’s nothing to fuss about something without substance." Then she turned to Hannah and said, "Come to my study."

And so this minor commotion subsided. Jane Spencer took Maya’s suitcase and brought her back to the bedroom, speaking earnestly, "Maya, where are you planning to go? Liam isn’t around these days; no one can take care of you. Just stay at home comfortably; with me and Grandpa here, no one will dare to touch you. Besides, at least there are servants at home to run errands for you!"

Through her elder sister’s words, Maya distinctly felt that she had already assumed she was pregnant and believed the child was Liam’s.

She didn’t deny it or explain; she just hoped someone would either never return or hurry back.

After lunch, Hannah took her to the hospital. After the morning’s uproar, Hannah’s attitude towards her improved significantly, even helping her with her bags, running errands for her, and frequently asking what she wanted to eat.

Maya guessed it was because Grandpa reprimanded her, so she was behaving herself more.

At three in the afternoon, the two were in the director’s office, waiting for the results.

The director, seeing Hannah, hurriedly reported, "Madam Spencer, the test results are out."

"Director, I’m sorry; this is my youngest daughter, young and naive, making you laugh." This was the first time Hannah introduced Maya as her daughter in front of outsiders.

Maya couldn’t help but sneer internally, thinking that Grandpa must have given her significant leverage!

"The young people today are quite modern, there’s not much to it, just make sure to take protective measures."

"So what’s Maya’s health status? Is she pregnant?"

The director, seeing Hannah impatiently inquire, lifted his right hand and adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, saying, "Madam Spencer, your daughter’s health indicators are all healthy, except for a bit of hypoglycemia and it’s confirmed that she is five weeks pregnant. Currently, she is very healthy."

"Really pregnant!" Although everyone had already expected this result, Hannah was still taken aback.

"Yes! If you wish to keep the child, remember to have regular prenatal checks."

In an instant, Maya was also stunned. She had been holding onto a sliver of hope; it seemed her last hope had vanished. She was truly carrying Liam’s child, a child destined to be unhealthy.

At this moment, she couldn’t help but wish that if only the child were Henry’s, at least he is healthy.

But to Maya’s surprise, upon finding out she was pregnant, everyone fell silent, not one word of blame.

The peaceful days continued until five days later when Elia called her from the bedroom to the living room for a family meeting.