After that incident, Emmie immediately went to her bedroom once dinner ended. She excused herself, saying that she needed to take a rest.
Truthfully, the whole time she was being questioned by the couple, she couldn't help but feel nervous. How couldn't she? James might get the right idea that the child she's bearing is actually his.
She couldn't even chew and swallow her food well due to the building tension between her and the man. He was staring idly at her as though he had lots of questions in his head.
Emmie took a deep sigh before she took her phone from the drawer above her bedside table. Whether James finds out the truth or not, she has to bear with it. For the meantime, she has to deal with what Mrs. Crawford asked her earlier.
Checking the date of her next prenatal check u
