The Unveiled Rose

Luna flashed me a smug grin. "But we'll be back for dinner, so you'll be on kitchen duty tonight, Amara."

Her taunt was blatant, believing she could get under my skin.

I ignored them, striding towards the living room with purpose.

Leander stepped in to smooth things over. "She's probably just blowing off steam. Don't worry. She'll come around once we're back."

Nigel chimed in, too, "Yeah, she might be a pain sometimes, but she's a wizard in the kitchen! Tonight's dinner is going to be a feast!" Luna's eyes lit up. "Really? I can't wait!"

They still seemed to think that I was pining for Leander and was still willing to push my still-recovering body to the limit just to prepare a lavish dinner to win his forgiveness. Little did they know, the way I looked at Leander now was as cold as I would a clueless stranger.

After they left, I headed to the storage closet, retrieved my suitcase, and brought it to the bedroom to pack.

I methodically filled it with my belongings.

Once Leander agreed to a divorce, I could just walk away with my suitcase in hand.

There wasn't much that truly belonged to me in this house; I had just a few changes of clothes, my phone charger, and some personal documents.

I made sure nothing was left behind. Everything went into the suitcase.

As I opened another cupboard to pack my dresses, I noticed a smartphone lying on top of them. Beneath the phone was a piece of paper.

I picked it up and glanced at it.Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.

It was Luna's pregnancy test result. She was nine weeks along.

So...whose child was it?

Could it be Leander's?

I pondered deeply, pressing the power button, and the screen lit up.

It was still on a chat with Luna's ex-husband.

The only message from Luna to her ex was from yesterday.

[I'm pregnant. It happened two months ago when I visited you abroad.]

According to Leander, Luna's ex was supposed to be bad news. So, shouldn't Luna be trying to keep her distance?

And yet...she dared to reach out to her ex.

A thought struck me, amusing and intriguing.

So, Luna was not only flirting with Leander but also entangled with her ex and carrying his child?

Tsk, tsk. Imagine Leander finding out the woman he's been tiptoeing around is pregnant with another man's child. He'd be devastated.

A smirk crept onto my lips, but now wasn't the time to spill the beans to Leander...

I was actually looking forward to the day they'd all turn on each other!

I took out my phone, snapped a clear photo of the chat, and, playing the cautious good Samaritan, deleted the message for the careless Luna.

Then, turning off the screen, I set aside the test result and phone, folded my dresses neatly, and packed them into the suitcase.

The clothes didn't take up much space. Even fully packed, the suitcase wasn't full.

I zipped it up and wheeled it back to the storage closet, and after all that tidying up, I felt parched. Just as I reached the living room and was about to sip some water, Leander burst through the door. He was always so composed, but his voice now was laced with regret and panic. "Honey, Nigel's been kidnapped..."