"What did you say?!"

That wasn't Emily speaking; it was Sophia, who had hurried over.

She ran over with her already swollen belly, just in time to hear Nathan suggesting she have an abortion!

Sophia was instantly in tears. "How could you say that, Nathan? You know how much I've sacrificed for you. This child is your firstborn and the future heir of the Reed family. How could you treat him like this?"

Sophia, now pregnant, had stopped wearing makeup.

Without her refined appearance, ...