Chapter 97. Lady CEO

ISABEL

Bracing myself, I spoke softly, “Eric, it’s not that simple. I have a really dark past.” I swept off a strand of hair from my hair to the back of my ear.

Trying to ease the tension, Eric reached out for her hand, “What happened, Isabel? You can talk to me.”

My gaze lowered, “I’m sorry, Eric. What I’m about to tell you… I’m truly sorry.”

“It’s okay, Isabel. Whatever it is, I’m here for you.”

With my voice quivering, I confessed, “I’m pregnant…”

Eric’s expression shifted from concern to confusion, “Wait, I don’t understand. Are you saying you got pregnant from last night, or that you were already pregnant?”

A shuddering breath escaped my lips as I delivered my revelation. “The man I told you about… The one who left me for another, is Mavis, my stepbrother. And I’m pregnant with his child.”

The color drained from Eric’s face, and he stared at me with disbelief, his mouth agape. “No… This can’t be real. This must be some kind of twi