LOGIN"Nine weeks!"Tears streamed down Regina's cheeks, while nearby, Sonya and Ashley had already been in tears since Tristan began preparing the ultrasound machine.Tristan turned to Ashley. "Baby, from now on, don't let Regina into her office. Just lock the door and hide the key."Ashley nodded quickly. "Yes, honey. I'll block her since Regina in the lobby!""I'll arrange for all the work to be distributed to all the directors and staff," Sonya said firmly. "Regina won't be able to touch a single piece of paper starting today!"Regina wiped away her tears and laughed. "Oh my gosh. I feel like a prisoner, even before I'm in my golden cage."Tristan wiped the gel off Regina's stomach and helped her sit up."You've already had a painful miscarriage, Regina. Your uterus is fragile, and this time we have to really ensure your pregnancy goes smoothly until the end," Tristan said.Regina nodded happily. "Yes, I'll do whatever you say, Tristan. I want my pregnancy to be successful and smooth
"Regina, I think you should rest today," Sonya said, frowning, studying Regina. "I hate seeing those dark shadows under your eyes."Regina closed the final proposal she had just signed. "Tsk, we still have a lot of work to do, Sonya. I need to get this done quickly, because the general managers are waiting for funding for their respective hotel operations before they can start producing.""Ashley said you forgot to eat lunch yesterday and the day before, too. She saw the food she bought still intact on your table until the afternoon. Is that true?" Sonya asked in a probing tone.Regina grinned. "I forgot. But I promise I'll eat well and plenty today.""Tsk! Should I call Trevor and tell him about you? Or should I have Ashley call Tristan instead. You'll be dragged straight to the hospital and strapped to a hospital bed for a vitamin IV," Sonya said irritably."No, no," Regina quickly interrupted. "Ah, you snitches. I'll rest after lunch." "Just go home," Sonya said. "I'll take care o
"How did she get caught?" Magie asked, barely a whisper. "She's only been out for a day.""Hmm, you know the Mavericks," Asher said. "As soon as they got information about Ezmy, they immediately put Kane on closer watch. Yesterday afternoon, a middle-aged man approached Kane while he was playing in the park near his school. He coaxed Kane into drinking the juice he'd brought with him and gave him candy. Of course, his bodyguards, who were hiding nearby, immediately apprehended the man.""Was that the man Ezmy had ordered to kidnap Kane?" Magie asked."Hmm. Apparently, Ezmy was impatient to get the money Lina had promised, so he acted quickly to do her job," Asher replied. "She must have had no idea who the child she was kidnapping was. She thought it was just an ordinary kid."Magie almost laughed out loud. "I'm sure Kane wasn't playing in that park because he usually plays there or because he happened to be there by accident.""Yeah, that's how it is," Asher said with a laugh. "As s
"Regina," Magie murmured, sitting across from Regina. "I didn't know you were coming."Regina nodded. "We don't need to make small talk, Magie. We're not close enough for small talk. I came to ask you directly about what you said to Asher. About my son."Magie lowered her head.After returning from the clinic, she went straight to her block warden and asked permission to make a phone call. She wanted to tell Asher about the conversation she overheard in Lina's ward."You've used up all your phone privileges this week, Magie. You can't have any more," said the block warden, Noura Ebend."But this is important, Ma'am," Magie said urgently."No way!" Noura said firmly. "If I give what you wanted, I would be being unfair to everyone else.""I'll buy it," Magie said, thinking quickly."With what?" Noura asked, narrowing her eyes.The term "buying phone calls" or "visiting rights" is a common form of bargaining in prison.There's no money involved, just an exchange of work, or visiting days
Magie's PoVI stared at myself in a blurry reflection, through the nearly completely dirty and cracked full-length glass.Finally, after two days in solitary confinement, I was allowed to go out and take a shower.The burly inmate from Block 5 had beaten me three days ago, simply because I accidentally stepped on the fence of her small vegetable garden.I apologized and repaired the fence I stepped on, but she still hit me.Of course, I didn't stay silent and fought back with all my might. We fought like madwomen and ended up in solitary confinement. I got two days and the aggressive inmate four, because it turned out she was on probation and had gotten into trouble again.I scrubbed my body, seething with anger.After months of living in this damn prison, I'd finally learned to accept my fate.There was nothing I could do. At least in this prison, I could eat regularly, even though the menu was far from luxurious and often bordered on disgusting.I realized that if it weren't for my
Trevor, Tristan, Atlas, and their parents listened to Regina's story in amazement."You want her leg?" Atlas asked in amazement. "Her leg?"Regina shrugged. "Ah, that's just a bluff. Besides, what good is her leg to me."Trevor and Tristan exchanged glances, then burst out laughing in unison, followed by Jason and Renne, then Atlas and Regina."That's amazing, sister," Tristan said with a thumbs-up. "She must be so scared she won't dare ask for anything again. She still has the nerve to ask us to do this and that for her. How shameless!""After you said that, what did she do?" Renée asked curiously. She pointed to Regina's arm. "That wound was hers, wasn't it?"Regina looked at the scratch on her arm and remembered what had happened three hours earlier in the prison meeting room."You want my leg?" Leika asked, confused. "Are you serious?""Yes," Regina nodded. "You compared yourself to Asher to get my help, so I should be able to ask the same of you, right?"Leika swallowed the bitt
"Prepare everything," Atlas said firmly. "Surround Magie when she arrives with Kane, and once Kane is in our hands, secure her immediately, but be careful not to harm her.""Yes, sir, I will immediately arrange everything to ensure Mr. Kane's safety and that the woman cannot escape," said Johnson,
"No CCTV cameras can catch his face. That bastard is a real hardened criminal. He knows how to avoid CCTV cameras!" Trevor grumbled as he paced the library."Regina's only just been announced, and someone's already after her," Tristan said anxiously. "I think you should assign some of your best men
"You lied to me," Sonya said, pouting."Actually, I wasn't lying," Regina said calmly. "I just wasn't telling the truth, but, yeah, I am sorry, Sonya."Sonya sighed. "You're right. But, Regie, did it really have to be like that? How many years have you been working as a regular staff member? Five y
Asher's PoVWhat the hell!How could Regina be Trevor Maverick's sister?This has to be a joke. Maybe Regina paid Trevor to pretend to be her brother just to shock and embarrass my family. After all, Trevor is an actor.But where did Regina get the money to pay Trevor Maverick to act for her? There







