Chapter 1039: Chapter 1039

Chapter 1039:

“What are you talking about? Why do you think that?” Miranda raised an eyebrow and gave her a subtle signal.

In her panic, Jaliyah missed Miranda’s signal. She grabbed Miranda’s hand tightly and said, “My rival, the daughter of my father-in-law, is causing trouble for me. She’s been following me on purpose. She must have found out that I’m not pregnant after hearing my phone call just now—”

Before she could finish, Miranda pinched her hand sharply.

Only then did Jaliyah realize that Miranda had been subtly signaling her. Glancing around, she saw Kamila seated on the sofa next to the door. Kamila’s intense gaze made the hair on the back of Jaliyah’s neck stand on end. Jaliyah quickly let go of Miranda’s hand and swallowed nervously, unsure of what to say.

“How could you lie to me about that?” Kamila’s voice was sharp with anger.

“I… I didn’t want to do that, either. But your daughter is a mess, your son is stubborn, and you’re too worried about your image. How else could we defeat Eileen? I had no other option. Can’t you see that?” Jaliyah shot back.

Kamila drew a deep breath before speaking in a cold tone. “So this is your brilliant plan? You can fake a pregnancy, but what happens when it’s time to give birth? Are you planning to just find any child to pass off as an Aston heir?”

Knowing she was in the wrong, Jaliyah clenched her teeth and fell silent.

“Mrs. Aston, when Jaliyah first came to me with this plan, I didn’t think it was a good idea either. But she laid out the pros and cons. It seemed like a workable plan to get Mr. Aston to leave everything to your son’s family. Doesn’t he always want a grandson? I know it’s not ideal, but I’ve been helping Jaliyah recover her health. Maybe she’ll conceive for real soon,” Miranda said, trying to convince Kamila.

𝔐𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔲𝔭𝔡𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔰 𝔦𝔫 𝔤𝔞𝔩𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩𝔰.𝔠𝔬𝔪 Given there was an outsider present, Kamila forced herself to keep her anger in check. She said to Jaliyah, “But what are you going to do now? If your father finds out you’ve been faking this pregnancy, he’ll be even more disappointed in you and favor Eileen more.”

Jaliyah bowed her head in frustration and retorted, “If you hadn’t asked me to come to the hospital in the first place, I wouldn’t have run into Eileen. Now, your son and daughter are completely ignoring the matter of Eileen, leaving me as the only one…”

Trying to come up with a solution, yet you’re blaming me for everything. I feel completely wronged.

Kamila’s anger was overwhelming, to the point that she nearly fainted. She pinched the spot between her eyebrows and sank back onto the sofa. After a long pause, she gritted her teeth and finally said, “No matter what we do, we won’t be able to keep this from Keith. But we can’t tell him the truth either. Let’s make the first move—make sure to tell Keith about Eileen’s wrongdoings before she has a chance to speak to him about it.”

The moment Eileen walked into Dalores’ ward, she had a feeling that something bad was about to happen. She shook her head, trying to shake off the feeling.

Emerson had fallen asleep, and Dalores was sitting by the window, lost in a daze as she looked at the view outside. The doctor had prescribed something to calm her down and told her it was meant to help supplement her nutrition. Thanks to this, her mood had been more stable over the past few days.

“The doctor mentioned you could go downstairs for some exercise while Emerson sleeps. It’s not healthy to stay in the ward all day,” Eileen said, patting Dalores on the shoulder and gesturing toward the garden below. “How about I accompany you for a walk?”

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