Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins – Chapter 117

Evelyn creeps up silently behind Victor and he jumps as she pulls on his sleeve. Silently, she puts her finger to her lips and nods her head back to the kitchen, indicating that he should come with her. He nods and follows.

“What’s going on with those three?” she whispers, curious. “They wanted to have their dinner with him. It’s weird.”

“What’s weird about that?” He asks, frowning. “They want to have dinner with their grandfather. He’s nice to them.”

d looking in at them again. “Clever man, sucking up to the heirs.”

r on it.”

out before I did,” he says ruefully, glancing over at them.

and c***s her head to the side, inquisitive.

e says, putting his hands in his pockets ruefully. “But they said they wanted a cup of his tea, not my tea. Because they smel

to move towards

be discouraged. But one of intelligence and tactics? Honestly, it’s something which I think my father would respect – which I frankly respect.”

ing.

ay – I’ve been running circles around him intellectually since we were kids. He knows he can’t beat me, so, he changes the field. He brings me a

. He outsmarted me. He slipped something in my drink to give himself the advantage, and it worked

t it.” Then she narrows her eyes, looking around the house. “But I’ll beat him to a pulp for you, if you want me to. Is that allowed as part of the rules?”

ge of Evelyn beating his brother soundly with her little fists. “Thanks for the offer,” he says. “But I think I’ve already got thos

n nods. “Yes. You probably do.”

s stand together, considering the already-formidable force that is their twin ch

Evelyn” Victor says

hat he means. If this is what they’re like a

t sure that guarantees them happiness in life. With such gifts come… pressures, responsibilities, differences.”

n as he puts a hand on Evelyn’s back. “We’ll just have to do the best we can for them.”

Bridgette totters into the room. She comes over to stand with them and Evelyn nods to her in welcome.

guys doing?” Bridgette says, confused at the quiet in t

tting on a bright smile. No reason Bridgette needs t

lat as a pancake. “I know exactly what you mean.”

rt of her wants to be a friend to this woman, but the other p

are you doing with all of that?” she says, turning towards Bridgette. Sensing that this talk might be better left to the women alone, Victor quietly moves away, sliding his hand down and across Evelyn’s back as he goes. A small shiver runs pleasantly do

t Evelyn and blinking blandly.

bably should. “Your pregnancy, Bridgette. Are you sick at all?”

lly feel totally fine.”

o early for that? I’m only like two weeks along.”

elyn says, wrinkling her nose in confusion. “Is that what the doctor told you?”

haven’t been to a doctor. No, I mean it’s been two weeks since I took the pregnancy t

’re pregnant?”

You know. Wait until the baby is fully baked before you indulge a little.” Evelyn adopts a cheery tone as she says this, trying to keep the c

er stomach, a little uncertain. “Well, when does that start?”

Babe, you really need to go to the doctor.”

rything is safe. And they’ll give you lots of good information about the pregnancy so that you’ll know exactly what to do and when.”

now…how much I didn’t know.”

here too o

r. “I think I’d like that. Um, do you still want a glass of wine

e up of cocoa, instead?”

says, a little whistful, looking out the window. “I think I remember her recipe – I’ll get started.”

.

iod two weeks after that night –

denly, Evelyn sits stock still in her

istmas, back to that fateful night when Victor had burst through her back door –

three weeks ago.

.

three weeks ago. Then her period was one week late.