Grace entered a while later after Jules left. She placed a huge tray filled with food on a small table at the side of the nightstand and hoisted it on the bed near the two women. She straightened whilst waiting for an order from them. "That is all, Grace," Janice said with a smile. She nodded with a smile as well and left the room. "This is a feast!" Maggie exclaimed, eyeing the tray. "Can you finish this?" "Of course," Janice said. "I have a human living inside me. Practically, I am eating for two. But I can share if you want." She grinned whilst eyeing the incredulous look on Maggie's face. "I don't think I can eat all this when I get to your stage." She swept her eyes over the food before glancing at Janice. "If Jeremy is anything like Jules, I know you would eat far more than this," Janice replied. "Jules always wants to stuff me with any chance he gets." "I hope Jeremy won't be that way because I will kill him." Janice giggled at the threat that poured out of her mouth.

Janice yelped as she came awake.She was woken by someone prodding her side and nudging her face with a wet cloth. Her eyelashes flutter whilst trying to adjust to the bright light in the room. She wondered why it was this bright in the morning and why the blurry figure of Jules was hovering above her head. She furrowed her brows as her eyes got accustomed to the room lighting. And then she noticed it wasn't Jules alone that was watching her. The other wasn't a human but a four-legged being. Janice shrieked and almost leapt out of bed as it came down on her. "Jules!" "I thought you would like it." He shrugged, picking up the cutest brown-eyed puppy she had ever seen. It looked like a golden retriever, or maybe she was wrong because she couldn't tell the breed of most dogs, and she tended to mix them up all the time. The puppy whined and struggled to get out of his grasp. "Should I take it back?" He asked, caressing the white and brown fur. The puppy stopped struggling, and it

Everything was going well until the afternoon came when Janice began to feel pain in her lower belly.Panicked, she waddled to the calendar she had placed at her side of the bed when she moved into the room with Jules. She creased her brows, glancing at it.Janice rubbed her tummy as the pain intensified. And then she groaned, doubling over. It was worse than the last time she had thought she was bleeding to death. At least she knew it was normal then because the doctor had been called almost immediately. However, she didn't know the matter because she would not be due until three months. It felt like the baby was trying to tear itself out of her body. "Jules!" She groaned, panting. Janice clenched the nightstand as her vision blurred. She attempted to blink the haziness from her eyes, but it was useless. Her heart and head began to pound, and the pain didn't stop. Rather, it became worse. Janice managed to limp to the door, and she breathed out as it swung open. "Madame…" Jul

It was noon when she awoke again. The fever became worse than earlier and she could barely lift her hands or any part of her body.   Her taste bud was bitter and nausea danced around in her throat.   She winced whilst attempting to shield the light that was streaming into the room from the opened window with her hand.   Her body trembled, then she tugged the blanket she barely used when she was healthy to cover herself up to her chin.   She wondered if this was how she often felt whenever she had a fever.   But, she couldn't remember the last time she had been this ill. Nevertheless, she was aware she hadn't been this worse and down with fever.

"Okay, how about you spill the tea? We're just going in circles here, and I have zero patience for that," Maggie said, frustration noticeable in her voice."Are you willing to tell me or not? It feels like you're purposefully stalling," she glared at Janice."Of course, I want to tell you," Janice affirmed, rolling her eyes. She took a deep breath, trying to gather her thoughts on where to begin."You can start from the end if you want," Maggie urged. "I just need to know what's going on between you two. This marriage is starting to look like a joke to me.""Maybe it is," Janice mumbled. She had considered this many times, and it was the conclusion she had arrived at. She felt like a mere amusement to Jules and his manipulations.He used her as he pleased, pretending to care when he never did and never would. It had always been about the baby from the beginning and would continue to be.Janice considered pulling the same stunt she had before, but she knew it would only bring her more t