She's Too Busy Winning to Watch Him Cry novel Chapter 286

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By the time Lyra ran outside, Madeline was nowhere to be seen. She must have already driven off.

Lyra let out a frustrated sigh, got into her car, and started the engine. She tried calling, but Madeline was too furious to pick up.

Deciding not to push it, Lyra drove straight home. She parked and started pulling the massive haul of baby clothes and accessories out of the passenger seat. "Martha, can you give me a hand?"

Martha came out and gasped. "You bought so much again! The nursery is going to be packed to the ceiling."

Kayla walked out from the living room. Seeing the gorgeous array of baby supplies, her eyes lit up with joy, but there was an unmistakable trace of longing in her voice as she inspected the tiny outfits. "I really wish I could go to the mall..."

The Fairchilds had been incredibly protective of her since she got pregnant, rarely letting her leave the estate.

Kayla sighed, missing her freedom. "I really want a massive comfort food spread right now."

Lyra set her bags down and smiled brightly. "Then let's have a massive feast! We have a ton of ingredients in the kitchen. We can put together an amazing steak dinner with all the trimmings. Martha and I will handle it..."

Kayla's eyes sparkled. "You're the absolute best, Lyra!"

Lyra and Martha spent the next hour in the kitchen, prepping premium steaks, roasting potatoes, and chopping fresh vegetables. As Martha arranged everything on the dining table, she smiled warmly. "You really spoil your sister-in-law. Sometimes you're even more attentive than Caleb."

"She's carrying twins. It's incredibly hard on her," Lyra said softly. "It's only going to get tougher as she gets bigger, and she's due in two months... The whole family needs to prioritize her right now."

Saying the words out loud triggered a chilling memory. In her past life, by the time Kayla went into labor, Lyra was already gone.

Did the twins actually survive?

A cold spike of fear wedged itself in Lyra's chest. She remembered Jasmine standing over her hospital bed in the previous timeline, taunting her that the Fairchild bloodline had been completely wiped out, that the twins never made it.

A violent shiver wracked Lyra's body. She quickly wiped her hands and pulled out her phone, firing off a text to Waylon Grayson: [Waylon, we need to meet. I have something incredibly important to ask you.]