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Chapter 983
Catelyn feebly grabbed Joanne's wrist before she could run, whimpering,' No! Don't tell Cedrick! I didn't
have a miscarriage at all; the baby's still here. It's Cedrick who wants to trick me into killing the
baby..."
Joanne's mouth widened in shock.
"W-What? Master Cedrick wants to trick you into killing off your child?"
Joanne thought that Cedrick cared about her and the child the most, more than anyone else. The day
he found out that Catelyn was pregnant, he was elated for several days. Even if he did not show it,
everyone could tell that he was looking forward to the arrival of that child.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThere were several times she found Cedrick looking through books for a suitable name for the child.
"I wished that this was a lie, too...but it's all true. The doctor he bribed told me this. I don't have an
ectopic pregnancy at all, yet he threatened the doctor to make me believe in that."
Catelyn took Joanne's hand and pinned her last hope on her, her lips trembling slightly. "Listen to me. I have a
strong pregnancy reaction now, and I may have severe morning sickness...but Cedrick has been staring at me, and
I have no chance to see a doctor to get medicine. Can you-"
"Right, of course. You can count on me!" Joanne understood Catelyn's meaning and nodded repeatedly.
At the end of the day, she was also a 'pregnant' woman, so no one would suspect if she went to get antiemetics.
Nonetheless, Joanne grew worried. "But you've been vomiting, and your nutrition level surely can't keep up. The
fetus won't be healthy..."
"I've figured it all out. In name, I just had an abortion, so I can ask a doctor to give me an infusion of nutrient
solution."
"You plan to have an infusion in private?" Joanne looked calm, but she was internally frantic.
She held Catelyn down with one hand and then walked forth and back in the room.
"Even if you can hide it for a while, can you keep him in the dark forever? Master Cedrick will find out that you still
have the fetus sooner or later. Why don't we interrogate him and ask what he’s really up to?"
That was Catelyn's initial plan. She planned to hide it from Cedrick and prevent him from knowing that the fetus
was still in her womb lest he harmed the fetus again. She would then unearth the truth silently.
Alas, as soon as she returned to Atherton Manor, her pregnancy reaction became more intense.
It was slightly better at first, but at this point, she could not even eat anything.
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According to her previous pregnancy experience, these reactions would gradually subside after about
three months. In other words, she needed to withstand the reactions for another month.
She was genuinely afraid that her secret would be exposed before that.
"If he's determined to get rid of this child, confronting him and exposing everything will only increase
risks toward me and the baby, especially now that I'm very weak. I don't want to think about those
things first and focus on recovery."
"You're right. Oh, Cat...this must be tough for you." Joanne hugged Catelyn distressedly and
immediately realized her friend was all skin and bones.
"You should take good care of yourself," she spoke. "I'll try to get some info from Wild Beast and see if
he knows. After all, he's very familiar with Master Cedrick. Maybe he knows a little bit of the inside
story?"
Be careful, and don't let Cedrick find out about this," Catelyn reminded.
"Don't worry, I will do my best to protect my little niece or nephew," Joanne emphasized solemnly.
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