"How are you feeling? Does it still hurt? I was only gone for two days, and now you're in the hospital. What did the doctor say?"
Athena was held so tightly she had no chance to catch her breath. Just as she opened her mouth to respond, a faint, nearly undetectable scent filled the air.
It was the same scent she had once noticed on another woman.
Suddenly, a wave of nausea hit her, settling in her stomach like a stone.
Wasn’t it more likely that he had spent that so-called international conference in someone else’s bed?
The thought hit Athena like a punch to the gut, and in an instant, she broke free from Emmett’s embrace. Gripping the bed railing, she doubled over, dry heaving violently.
Emmett froze, a look of shock crossing his face before he rushed to her side. His beautiful eyes were filled with a mixture of concern and something darker, almost like excitement.
"Athena, could you be pregnant?"
Athena straightened up, carefully distancing herself from him.
"No, my stomach’s just been a little off lately."
"Really?"
Emmett’s voice dripped with disbelief, and just as he opened his mouth to press further, his phone rang.
The moment he saw the name on the screen, all his questions vanished, replaced by a faint smile that crept across his lips.
But instead of replying to the message, Emmett quickly powered off his phone and, like a clingy puppy, leaned in closer to Athena, completely abandoning his earlier concerns.
"Athena, I’ve already sent out all the wedding invitations. Soon, we’ll be married!"
"Let’s have a son first, okay? We’ll raise him right, and when he’s grown, I’ll retire early and spend every day with you."
Emmett spoke with such enthusiasm, oblivious to Athena’s pale face, as if everything were perfectly fine.
Meanwhile, the television broadcasted Aliana Forbes’s first interview since returning to the country.
Just half a month ago, Aliana had walked away from her thriving career in the Canadian film industry; her decision was firm and resolute as she chose to return home. Upon her arrival, she wasted no time in announcing her plans to marry.
In the interview, Aliana spoke with a sweetness that could melt hearts as she reminisced about her fiancé.