Bella's POV
Dumbfounded, I looked at her bloated stomach, then back at the twins, who couldn't meet my gaze. With a clenched heart, I settled my eyes on them, waiting for them to deny her claim, or at least say something about her words. But their mouths stayed shut, guilt preventing them from looking at me.
A knot formed in my stomach, and strangely, tears threatened to well up in my eyes, but I held them back and turned to the lady who wore a victorious smirk. I wished I could wipe that smirk off her face.
“Welcome once again, Bella. I hope we get along and become friends. After all, you'll soon be my stepsister-in-law…"
“Stop it!” One of the twins cut her off, and I shifted my attention to them, curious to hear what he had to say. Perhaps he would refute her claims or dismiss it as
