Chapter 28

Clara's POV

I felt my whole body freeze, regretting what I had said.

Just what had I done? Even so, where did that notion originate?

I yelled the first ridiculous thing that came out quickly because I didn't want him to fire me. Although it seemed to have worked, I was now more dangerous.

"And you're confident about this?" Derek's voice startled me out of my reverie.

I firmly nodded my head.

Why did I do that? Why was I strengthening my lie? That would lead to further problems for me.

Perhaps I could retract what I had just said and tell him that I wasn't pregnant—after all, how can you say "it's your kid" and then not mean it?

Derek walked the room before kicking the table to knock it over.

"You may be lying for all I know; how am I simply meant to think you are pregnant?" He said.

I had lied. However, it was now too late for me to retract this falsehood.

"I understand your feelings; I was taken aback, too, when I learned," I said.

I wasn't very adept at lying, so my voice became so