Chapter 21

It had been two weeks since Christian stopped by, and crazy enough, he never stopped sending checks, and it also hadn’t changed for me because, just like before, I had sent them right back.

I was sixteen weeks pregnant and started showing, which meant I had to work even harder than before because I couldn’t hide for much longer. I was stressed out and unsure about whatever would follow, but I tried my best for the baby.

The only good thing about work at the moment would’ve been Olivia. We had grown closer, and our friendship seemed sincere, whether Vincenzo had anything to do with it or not.

I tried my hardest to avoid him, and he clearly noticed—but luckily, he respected my decision. The last thing I needed was for Vince to breathe in my neck, not after he offended me by giving me all those special privileges. Whenever I thought about it, I would realize that the reason why he seemed close to Christian was probably because the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.<