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Lurk Color

"I can't be pregnant for my uncle!" I muttered under my breath, staring at the results in a state of incredulity. Skylar has life's struggles all put into one burden on her young shoulders: the fight to balance school and work, to help with her mom under her uncle's hard rule. Life spirals right at the turn of one weird incident that humiliates her, costs her her job when it is discovered she is pregnant. Then, when it feels like Skylar's world is falling apart, her mother remarries a very wealthy man whose twin sons immediately complicate her life. One has quietly watched her every move, while the other suddenly comes to her rescue, finding her torn between gratitude and suspicion. As secrets unravel and hidden agendas finally surface, Skylar must manage a world of deceit, temptation, and betrayal. Can she find the way to retrieve her life, or is the danger too much to bear in this new family?

delyonworld · Urbain
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21 Chs

CHAPTER 10

While the lights inside the restaurant remained dimmed, creating a quiet environment, Skylar tapped her fingers on the table until Julian showed up. Her mind could replay James's ambiguous warnings, whose each word was shouting louder than the last as my thoughts were drowning deep into suspicion. As Julian finally showed up, casual yet concerned, she did not waste any time broaching the topic.

"Did you tell my uncle about. about my pregnancy?" Skylar's voice cut, her eyes narrowing as she held Julian's gaze, waiting for any sign of guilt.

Julian blinked, noticeably taken aback. "Skylar… what? No. Why would I do that?"

"Because he knows," she bit back, leaning into him. "And I don't see who else would have told him. I haven't breathed a word to anyone."

"Skylar," Julian's voice gentled, but his eyes showed a flick of hurt. "I wasn't even certain. You didn't ever say anything. And why would I go spreading something so. intimate?"