Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1919

Thankfully, everyone was busy eating and deeply engaged in conversation, discussing the finer details of the upcoming wedding.

No one noticed the dramatic shift in her expression.

Coralie Quill breathed a sigh of relief. Suppressing the nausea, she somehow managed to force her way through the rest of the meal.

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When dinner was over.

Coralie took the opportunity to slip away to the bathroom, nearly throwing up everything she had just eaten.

By the end of it, she had to lean against the wall just to keep from collapsing.

Her stomach finally felt a bit more settled.

Coralie pulled herself together and touched up her makeup in the mirror.

She opened the door, ready to head back out.

Only to find Juniper Payne standing right outside, a lollipop in her mouth, staring at her with profound, calculating eyes.

"Juniper..."

Coralie froze for a second, forcing a smile onto her face. "Weren't you playing with Arthur in the living room? Why are you out here in the hallway?"

"Upset stomach?"

Juniper's eyelashes fluttered up, a faint coolness resting in her striking features. "I heard you throwing up in there."

Coralie's smile nearly faltered, but she managed to keep her red lips curved upward. "Yeah, I really haven't been feeling well lately. I ate that duck earlier, and I..."

"Give me your wrist."

Juniper tossed the half-finished lollipop into the trash and extended her hand toward Coralie.

"I'm fine."

Coralie resisted, standing completely still, her smile looking more like a grimace. "I just need to take some indigestion medication later, honestly."

"Are you going to cooperate, or am I going to have to use force?"

Juniper pressed her lips into a thin line. The cool, complex emotion swirling in her dark eyes was impossible to ignore.

Coralie stared at Juniper for a few seconds before obediently extending her wrist.

Juniper checked her pulse with professional precision.

It only took a few seconds to confirm her suspicions.

Just as she had expected, she was pregnant.

"I didn't mean to keep this from all of you." Seeing her sister's grim expression, Coralie caved instantly, rushing to explain, "It's just... this baby came as such a surprise. I hadn't figured out what to do yet."

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