Such a Big Belly Already

The guests whispered among themselves, pointing and gossiping.

"The Zhu Estate and Duke Zhao's family have never had any bad blood, yet they went so far as to hurt them like this. It's just too cruel!"

"It's downright inhumane—trying to cut off someone's lineage!"

"Exactly! The Duke Zhao's heir really looks pitiful!"

......

How could the wedding possibly go on like this?

Grace frowned, about to say something, when another person walked over.

As soon as Grace saw her, she knew trouble was coming.

It was Bella Wan!

She was heavily pregnant, her eyes red and swollen, looking utterly miserable.

She was actually pregnant!

When did she come to Yan City, anyway?

With Lady Zhao already causing chaos, if Bella Wan started something too... the Zhu family might never be able to show their faces in Yan City again!

Aunt Leah, standing in the crowd, curled her lips into a sly smile.

Today is going to be a real spectacle!

She'd only egged Bella Wan on to make a scene, but now the Duke Zhao's family had shown up too. What a perfect storm!

With injuries and broken engagements, Loyalty Manor's reputation is about to go down the drain!

For Minister Zhuo and his whole family to treat her like this, she was determined to ruin their reputation and vent her anger!

She wanted to make sure none of them could ever hold their heads high in Yan City again!

Heh!

Just as Aunt Leah was feeling smug, suddenly Grace rushed over, reached out to steady Bella Wan, and called, "Bella, what are you doing here?"

Bella Wan hadn't expected Grace to be so kind. She was stunned for a moment, then replied, "I'm here for answers!"

"You deserve answers. Just look at you—your belly's gotten so big." Grace took her hand and led her back.

Bella Wan was a little confused.

Facing the crowd, Grace raised her voice, "Everyone, do you know who this is?"

No one in Yan City had any idea what kind of goddess Bella Wan was. Everyone shook their heads.

"Her name is Bella Wan. She's my second brother Kevin Zhuo's cousin, and they've been close since childhood! They were engaged—she was supposed to become my sister-in-law." Grace looked at Bella Wan. "Isn't that right?"

Bella Wan wasn't sure what Grace was getting at, but what she said was true, so she nodded, "Kevin Zhuo and I were engaged, but—"

"But this beast!" Grace interrupted, suddenly pointing at Andrew Zhao. "He violated Bella Wan and got her pregnant—just look at her! My brother's been sick ever since and almost died! Tell me, was I wrong to ruin him? Was he innocent?"

Grace spoke with righteous indignation.

After hearing this, the crowd's sympathetic looks toward Andrew Zhao quickly changed.

"Looks like there's no such thing as hatred without a cause in this world!"

"That's right! I've heard for ages that he's no good—he even drove his first wife to jump off a cliff!"

"Andrew Zhao totally deserved what he got!"

......

Lady Zhao's face changed, and she shrieked, "Nonsense! Who is this girl? My son has never even met her!"

"Lady Zhao! If Andrew Zhao did something like this out there, do you really think he'd come home and tell you about it?" Grace asked.

Lady Zhao couldn't out-argue Grace, so she turned and pointed at Bella Wan, shouting, "You tell us—whose child are you carrying?"

Bella Wan had been in a daze, but being singled out by Lady Zhao finally snapped her out of it. She was about to deny everything Grace had said.

But suddenly, a surge of spiritual power rushed through Bella Wan's meridian straight to her mute acupoint.

At the same time, Grace controlled Bella Wan's hand, making her point straight at Andrew Zhao.