Cecilia focused her gaze on Natalie's face. Her eyes carried a warm light within them as she said, "If Selina and Matthew can be as happy as you and Tobias are, I can rest assured as her mother,"
Natalie smiled. "Mom, that's for sure. Didn't you see how lovey- dovey Matthew and Selina were? They definitely will have a wonderful married life, just like Tobias and I."
"You're right," Cecilia agreed, all smiles.
Matthew and Selina had reached the Perry family's residence.
Prine had been waiting for their return.
When she saw them, she gave Selina a bowl of soup. Prine said, "Miss Whitlock, I have been brewing this soup for the entire afternoon. Drink up,"
Selina took it with a smile. "Thank you, Prine."
She sipped a mouthful, only to find that it didn't taste good at all. It even tasted somewhat weird.
Selina grimaced, but she said nothing and continued drinking it. After all, Prine had painstakingly brewed it for her.
However, Prina voiced out the thoughts in her mind of her own accord. "Does it taste bad?"
Selina gave a dry smile.
Erine explained, "This soup is meant for your baby. It's not meant to taste good. Please bear with it, Miss Whitlock,"
"Pffft." Selina nearly spat a mouthful of soup out.
She looked at Erine, utterly taken aback. "Erine, what are you talking about? I'm not pregnant yet."
Erine, on the other hand, looked dead serious. "Miss Whitlock, didn't you tell me before that you were craving sour foods? Your period hasn't come this month either. Aren't these signs of pregnancy?"
Matthew was still standing beside them, yet Erine was blabbering on without any reservations. Serine's face flushed a bright red.
Erine then consulted Matthew. "Sir, don't you think what I'm saying makes sense?"
Matthew's lips stretched into a grin. "It's possible."
Hearing Matthew's reply, Erine grew more confident in her guess. "Miss Whitlock, I'm right. You must be pregnant."
Selina was dumbfounded.
"Miss Whitlock, you haven't menstruated this month yet, have you?" asked Erine.
Selina's face was beet-red. Her period was indeed late, but that didn't mean anything for sure...
Some women's periods could be late for up to half a month.
Selina helplessly replied, "Erine, you can't just deduce that I'm pregnant based on that. It requires a detailed medical examination,"
"Then hurry to the hospital and get checked up. It will definitely show that you're pregnant." Erine seemed to have absolute faith in her own words.
As Selina couldn't talk her way out of it, she glanced at Matthew, begging him to rescue her from the situation.
Matthew cleared his throat, "Alright, Erine, you've been busy for the entire day. Go rest,"
"I'm fine, sir. I'm not tired," Erine insisted.
Matthew had no choice but to cut to the chase. "Erine, I need to spend some time alone with Selina."
Erine understood the meaning behind his words.
"Then, I'll go."
However, after a few steps, Erine dashed back towards them again.
Selina figured that Erine was probably going to remind her to finish the soup. Before she could reassure Erine that she would do just that, Erine spoke first.
Selina was pretty sure that she wasn't pregnant, but she couldn't let Erine's efforts go to waste.
However, what Erine had to say wasn't what Serine expected at all.
She gave Matthew a serious look. "Sir, I think Miss Whitlock is definitely pregnant, so it's better if you guys hold off on intercourse for the time being. You guys should stay chaste tonight. It's best to wait till tomorrow after you bring her for a checkup."
Splash.
Selina spit out the soup in her mouth, and it splashed all over Matthew's suit.
Erine was perplexed.
Did her words have that much of an effect?
Selina was so embarrassed that she wished she could just disappear into a hole in the ground.
She hurriedly took out a tissue and began dabbing at Matthew's suit.
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