Our Billion-Worth Twins by Velvet Antler
Chapter 983

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.

There 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.

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.