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Quincy said, “You’re way too innocent, Yulia. If I were a man, I’d fall for someone like you–so pure and reserved. Not like Becky, who only knows how to throw herself at men.”
She leaned in, voice full of gossip. “Yulia, how far have you and Xavier gone?”
She’d wanted to ask for a while, just never had the nerve.
Yulia took a sip of coffee and answered softly, “We’ve only held hands.”
“What?”
Quincy looked completely stunned.
“You’ve been together this long and never even kissed?”
Yulia shook her head,
Quincy was dumbfounded, and speechless. A platonic relationship in this day and age? Unreal.
Yulia didn’t dare say she had tried to make a move, but Xavier had always been indifferent when it came to intimacy.
At first, she held back, too shy to initiate. Later, when she finally mustered the courage, Xavier would always avoid her.
After learning he had slept with Becky because he’d been drugged, she’d wanted to prove she wasn’t any less desirable. She invited him to a hotel.
She’d even stripped completely in front of him, yet Xavier just walked out and left her there.
After their divorce, things only got colder. Xavier remained distant; she was always the one asking him out for meals–sometimes he didn’t even agree to those.
Quincy encouraged her, “You need to be more bold, more forward. I’m not saying being reserved is bad, but right now it’s urgent. If you don’t take the initiative, Xavier might end up with Becky for good.”
Yulia suddenly stared past her.
Quincy asked, “What are you looking at?”
“It’s Yvonne.”
Quincy turned her head–and sure enough, there was Yvonne.
She was laughing with her friends as she walked into the café.
Quincy waved her over. “Yvonne!”
Yvonne lit up and ran over, smiling brightly. “Yulia, Quincy! You’re here too? What a coincidence!”
Yulia nodded. “Yeah, total coincidence.”
Yvonne immediately noticed Yulia’s red eyes–like she’d been crying.
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“Yulia, what happened? Who upset you?”
Yulia lowered her head. “No one did. Why would you think that?”
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“Come on, you were clearly crying! Tell me, or tell my brother, we’ll stand up for you.”
“No one bullied me.”
Quincy chimed in, “It’s all because of Becky.”
Yvonne’s voice rose. “Becky? She bullied Yulia?”
Yulia quickly said, “No, Yvonne. That’s not true.”
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Quincy pressed on. “Yulia, stop bottling everything up. Becky ran off and secretly gave birth after divorcing Xavier, and now she’s clearly trying to use the kid to force him into getting back together. And you? You’ve loved Xavier all this time, what does that make you?”
Yvonne was floored.
“What kid?”
Quincy said, “Becky had your brother’s baby–secretly gave birth.”
“What?”
Yvonne shrieked.
That news hit like a bomb.
She’d never even imagined Becky would have her brother’s child.
Quincy said, “Yvonne, don’t tell me your family didn’t know?”
Yvonne shook her head.
No one had told them.
Quincy said, “Becky really kept it under wraps. Everyone knows now–even your brother. He just didn’t tell you or your parents. That’s just too much.”
Her words added fuel to the fire.
As soon as Yvonne heard that, she turned and bolted.
Yulia watched her leave, worried. “You think something bad will happen?”
Quincy replied, “What’s there to be scared of? We can’t deal with Becky, but someone else definitely can.”
Yulia didn’t say anything more.
Yvonne burst through the front door, shouting, “Mom! Mom! This is bad!”
Lilian had a weak heart and hated being startled. Clutching her chest, she scolded, “Can you stop yelling like that? You’re not a child anymore, always so loud and rash.”
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“Mom, something serious happened!”
“What is it?”
“Becky had a baby! My brother’s baby!”
“What did you say?” Lilian nearly collapsed; she had to grab a chair for support.
“Say that again?”
Yvonne said, “Becky secretly gave birth to my brother’s child.”
Afraid she might actually faint, Lilian sat down.
“Where is Becky now?”
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“I don’t know. I heard it from Yulia. My brother knows but kept it from us. And apparently, a lot of people already knew, we’re the only ones who didn’t.”
Lilian immediately called Henry.
After hearing the news, Henry cursed twice.
Lilian said, “Let’s keep this quiet for now. Have someone find out where Becky is–we’re going over there ourselves.”
Henry agreed and hung up.
Becky received a call from Abigail and rushed home, afraid something had happened. She even took a cab back, just in case.
As soon as she walked in, she saw Henry and Lilian sitting on the couch. Yvonne was leaning against the armrest, looking smug and gleeful.
Becky’s heart pounded, but she tried to appear calm.
She closed the door and said, “Dad, mom, what are you doing here?”
Henry slammed the table and roared, “If we hadn’t come, we wouldn’t know just how bold you are! You had the nerve to secretly give birth to the Bolton family’s child? Becky, you’ve gone completely out of control!”
Becky explained, “I was already pregnant, how could I just get rid of it? That’s a life we’re talking about.”
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