The Wife He Forgot to Marry (Winona and Yule) novel Chapter 147

When Winona arrived at the hospital, she was relieved to find Nikita was fine.

Nikita took both their hands, her tone insistent. “Since neither of you have anything pressing today, why don’t you take this chance to get a fertility check-up? You keep telling me you’re trying, but I don’t want to be placated. I need to see you taking action.”

Yulen laughed. “Nikita, would we lie to you about something like that?”

Unlike Yulen, Winona felt mostly resigned to Nikita's demand. But not wanting to upset the elderly woman, she ended up going with Yulen to make an appointment.

Standing in the hallway, Winona said to Yulen, “You know I have trouble conceiving. When we get the results, could you help me lie to my grandmother? Just tell her everything is fine with us.”

Yulen’s voice was gentle. “Of course. Like you, the last thing I want is for Nikita to be upset.” Seeing her downcast expression, he added, “Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. What I told you before still stands. I’m not demanding we have children. We’ll let nature take its course.”

Even though she knew he was lying, Winona couldn't find it in herself to be angry. After all, she was using him too, all to help Nikita live out her last three months without any regrets.

“Winona, Yulen, what are you two doing here?”

Winona turned to see Ophelia and Stefan approaching them.

Yulen answered, “We’re here for a fertility check-up. What about you?”

Stefan’s gaze fell on Winona, and the coldness in his eyes deepened.

Ophelia smiled suggestively. “My, you two are certainly eager to have a child. I have a bit of a stomachache, and Stefan happened to be nearby, so he brought me over.”

“Well, you should get that checked out,” Yulen said. “You can’t let stomach problems linger.”

“Don’t be a stranger,” Yulen smiled. He was about to ask her to dinner when he received a text from Tallulah.

“I have something to take care of at the office, so I have to go,” he said instead. “Remember to eat on time.”

Winona knew he was rushing off to attend to Tallulah, but her expression remained calm. “Okay.”

Back home, Winona received a message from Wynne. It seemed Lachlan was too ashamed to tell Wynne about how Stefan had arranged for him to be beaten and hospitalized for harassing her, so Wynne was completely in the dark and treated her as warmly as ever.

“Winona, Victor Clark arrived in Riverton yesterday afternoon. Weren’t you hoping to discuss the project with him? He’ll be here for a month, so you can set up a meeting. I already spoke to him, and he promised he would discuss things with you properly.”

Winona quickly thanked her, then sent Victor a message to schedule a meeting. She had already revised the Locke Group’s R&D proposal and sent it to him, but he hadn’t replied. She wasn’t sure if he was just busy or if he was dissatisfied with the plan. She had been considering flying to the capital to meet him in person, so his presence in Riverton was a welcome convenience.