Under the Veil I Rule (Amara) novel Chapter 603

She had never done anything wrong—how could her life be so thoroughly wrecked? Clearly, she just wasn’t strong enough emotionally.

Thinking this made Amara feel a little better. She realized what she needed now was to calm down and figure out how to handle things.

First, she should talk to her grandfather. He was getting old, and his heart wasn’t what it used to be. She couldn’t imagine how worried he might get if he saw the news.

She went to the bathroom, splashed her face with cold water, changed her clothes, and then headed to Mr. Kevin Everly’s room.

“Grandpa, there’s something I need to tell you.”

As soon as she entered, Amara was about to speak, but she immediately noticed something off in Mr. Everly’s expression.

He looked at her, hesitating as if about to speak but holding back. Amara’s heart skipped a beat—had he already seen the news?

She glanced over at Lisa, who wore a similar expression.

It made sense. Mr. Everly might not keep up with current events at his age, but Lisa watched the news regularly. If Lisa had seen it, she’d definitely have told him.

Steeling herself, Amara said, “Grandpa, you already know, don’t you? I’m pregnant.”

She added, “The news is right—the baby isn’t Keith’s.”

Mr. Everly took a few shaky steps forward and gently held Amara’s hand. “You’re really pregnant? Ama, then… how far along are you?”

He clearly didn’t know what else to ask—he just blurted out the first thing that came to mind.

Hearing the tremor in his voice, Amara froze for a moment. Then a wave of sadness and bitterness rose in her chest, and she found herself on the verge of tears.

So many people knew she was pregnant, but their first reaction was to judge her—to assume she’d been unfaithful during her marriage and gotten pregnant by some stranger.

Only her grandfather’s first thought was that she had been wronged.

And really, hadn’t she been hurt?

That night, Finnian had been completely out of it—he hadn’t even realized who she was. He’d grabbed her, pulled her onto the bed, and then…

Though she loved Finnian, and in a way had willingly helped him, from another perspective, she really had been taken advantage of.