Chapter 320 - 317: While She Was Sleeping VII (2/2)
She noticed that recently, in the morning, she would feel so energized, but then, at night, when her head hits the pillow, she was dead to the world.
Then, yesterday afternoon, she shouted at one of their servants just because she heard her gritting her teeth. She was not usually irritable, but now, she was. She knew her emotions were becoming unstable. One moment she would be happy, then the next, she would feel so angry.
When she talks to Charlton, she would suddenly feel like crying because she missed him so, then the next, she would feel so depressed then irrationally jealous that maybe he was seeing someone else behind her back. When she read another news from Esquire linking Charlton to Emily, she even tore the newspaper to bits. She's not usually like that.
Then the most disturbing thing happened. Just that morning when she woke up, she felt so fuzzy and dizzy that she didn't have enough time to get up from bed and vomited all over the floor on her left.
Was she sick? What could be wrong with her?
Thank goodness that Mildred was such a kind soul and has been very patient with her. Honestly, she felt so spoiled. Beatrice was also good, but she was not even half as attentive as Mildred.
She tried to think of all the possibilities, and there was only one that seemed to click.
Could it be? Was she pregnant? But the last time she and Charlton had sex was right after her menstruation. She should not be ovulating then. Her period has a regular 35-day cycle. But then, it's not like she ever engaged in such activity with another man.
She held her still flat stomach. It was a possibility even though how miniscule. Her period should be coming in 4 days. Gods, if she's really pregnant, what does she do? She always knew that it was a possibility, but she was too confident with her calendar. They have been following it for 3 years.
There was a time when she just thought that if she does get pregnant, she'll just elope with Charlton, but now, everything he has worked for was within his reach. If she tells him to abandon everything and run away with her that instance, would he? Does she want him to?
She knew how important his family legacy was to him. There was a time when he was willing to abandon everything for her, but they were just mere students then. Now that he has achieved more, has built himself to the degree he holds himself, it's not the same anymore. Charlton would fight tooth and nail for his own legacy. He would not run away. At most, he would either tell her to wait, or he might hasten his proposal which might cause everything he worked for to crumble.
Gods, of all opportune moment, why now?
But then, if she's really pregnant, it she's calculating it correctly, by the end of the season she'll only be entering her 2nd trimester. She won't show until she was at least 4-5 months pregnant. So, there's also that.
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TBC