Mrs. Geoffrey was as kind as ever, "It’s okay, have breakfast!"

"Mm."

"Mommy, you always say I’m a lazy bug, but you’re the lazy bug. Look, everyone else is already up..." Marie rarely got a chance to tease her mother.

Christine Quinn was a little embarrassed, "Alright, if you can wake up early every day like today, Mommy won’t call you a ’lazy bug’ anymore." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"Auntie, it’s not that Sis woke up early, it’s that Auntie woke up late... Auntie has been waking up late recently." said Andrew with childish innocence.

"Uh..." Christine Quinn didn’t know how to respond to the wimpy kid.

Mrs. Geoffrey smiled and gently asked Christine Quinn, "You haven’t looked well recently, Christine. Is there somewhere you’re feeling unwell?"

Rebecca Quentin leaned in with a smile towards Christine Quinn, teasing, "Mom, Sis isn’t unwell, she’s lovesick. How can she sleep well without her husband by her side?"

Rebecca Quentin’s words made the kids laugh, and Mrs. Geoffrey continued, teasing, "Looks like I need to call Oversky to come back early, or else my daughter-in-law’s ’illness’ will get worse..."

"Mom, Becca..." Christine Quinn looked at the two, feeling extremely embarrassed by their words.

Mrs. Geoffrey laughed, "Alright, alright, I won’t say any more. Let’s eat..."

"Sis, where did you say you were going?"

After breakfast, when Mrs. Geoffrey took the kids out to play, Christine Quinn pulled Rebecca Quentin aside.

"Hospital."

"Going to the hospital?" Becca was stunned for a second, then nervously grabbed Christine Quinn’s hand, "Is it your heart?"

"No, it’s not, my heart is fine."

Becca breathed a sigh of relief, "You scared me to death... So why are you going to the hospital?"

"I think I might be pregnant."

"Ah?" Becca was overjoyed, "You’re pregnant?"

Christine Quinn quickly covered Becca’s mouth as she exclaimed, "Keep your voice down, I’m not sure yet!"

Becca lowered her voice, supporting Christine Quinn, "You’re going to the hospital to check if you’re pregnant?"

Christine Quinn nodded.

"These past few days, I’ve been feeling a bit off... I get hungry easily, I’m drowsy, and sometimes I feel like throwing up. Most importantly, my period is ten days late this month."

"What, it’s been delayed this long already?"

"Yeah."

"Why didn’t you say anything when your husband was here?"

"At the time, I wasn’t sure yet..."

"Then I’ll go with you to the hospital now..."

"Okay."

At the hospital.

After the examination, Christine Quinn sat in the doctor’s office, patiently waiting for the test results.

Suddenly, the doctor came over with the report, smiling faintly at Christine Quinn.

Christine Quinn was very nervous, her fingers tightly intertwined.

The doctor, noticing Christine’s nervousness, couldn’t help but comfort her, "Miss Quinn, don’t worry, it’s good news."

Hearing the words "good news," Christine’s heart leaped to her throat.

The doctor sat down, holding the report gently, and said to Christine, "Yes, Miss Quinn, you are forty-five days pregnant."

"Really, doctor?" Christine excitedly gripped the doctor’s hand.

"Yes, from now on, you should pay attention to nutrition..."

"I know..."

Christine walked out of the doctor’s office happily clutching the report and immediately hugged the approaching Becca.

"Becca, I’m pregnant, I’m really pregnant..."

Christine bounced around excitedly while holding Becca.

Becca embraced Christine tightly, "Sis, I’m really happy for you."

It took a long time for Christine to calm down, but she couldn’t hide her joy, looking down at her belly with great satisfaction.

Becca linked arms with Christine affectionately, "You should tell your husband the good news soon. He’ll surely be delighted..."

"No, I can’t call him just yet."

"Why not?"

"I want to give him a surprise when he returns."

"Mm, mm."

Neither Christine nor Rebecca expected that their good mood on the way back from the hospital would be spoiled by running into Jennifer Douglas.

Their car and Jennifer Douglas’s car brushed past each other on the road, but Jennifer noticed them, and they noticed her too.

Later, they asked the driver to stop the car, and Jennifer’s car also stopped.

Then, Christine Quinn and Jennifer Douglas confronted each other.