60. Pregnant

Janice didn't wait for Travis to call; instead, she picked them up at the mansion with Chelsey. Just like Chelsey, she was even more delighted and excited about what she had to announce. 'So, when do you plan to tell Braun about your pregnancy?" Janice asked as they entered Travis's office. 'I need to make sure of it first, and then I'll decide what to do next," she replied. Even though she felt strongly that she was pregnant, she still wanted to have test results in hand before considering her next move. Briella couldn't afford to be hasty because once Braun found out she was pregnant, he would surely leave his important project and stay by her side. The door opened, and Travis entered, slightly surprised to see the three of them. 'Whoa! What's happening here?" he asked, glancing back and forth between them. 'I want one of the best OB-Gynes you have here," Janice replied. 'Are you pregnant?" Travis asked Janice with a smirk. 'So what if I am?" Janice retorted with a teasing grin. Travis's smile faded from his lips, his eyes widening as he stared at her. She shrugged and stepped in, knowing the banter between them would only grow longer if she didn't. She was also excited to know the result. 'It's not for her..." she said, hesitantly smiling as Travis turned to her. 'I've taken a pregnancy test, and it's positive, but I want to make sure, so I plan to get a check-up to confirm." His eyebrows shot up, his jaw-dropping as he stared at her dumbfounded, if Janice hadn't thrown a crumpled paper at him, he wouldn't have snapped back to reality. 'Dude, does Braun know about this?" he asked, holding his jaw. She shook her head. 'Not yet, I don't want to tell him until I'm sure," she replied. He then looked at Janice, furrowing his brow. 'Don't look at me like that. I already asked her the same question and I got the same answer too," Janice shrugged at Travis. 'Same here," Chelsey added, raising a hand. Travis sighed heavily and looked back at her. 'I'll help you, but promise me one thing," he said. 'What?" she asked. 'If Braun finds out we conspired against him, he'll kill us. Swear to me you'll never let him kill us," he said seriously to her. She was taken aback and bewildered by what he said, but after a moment, his expression remained unchanged. 'You're joking, right?" she asked. 'Nope, he's not," Janice replied. 'Don't you know how cruel your husband can be?" she raised an eyebrow at her. 'Yeah, just looking at him gives me the chills, and I feel like I want to dig my own grave just to get away from him," Chelsey chimed in. Seriously?! She looked at each of them with a furrowed brow, and their reactions were all the same. She sighed, feeling exasperated. 'Okay, I promise," she said. 'Wait here, I'll call Nami to arrange your check-up in a minute," Travis said with a smile before leaving the three of them again. They waited there for a moment, and Travis returned with a woman wearing a white coat. 'Ladies, she's Nami Sandoval. The best OB-Gyne in our Hospital," he introduced the woman to them. 'Nice to meet you," Janice said immediately, noticing a spark in the woman's eyes. Chelsey nudged her and gestured, to which she just smiled. She knew what her friend was thinking, but that wasn't her concern. They all left Travis's office together and she was taken to Nami's office. She had her blood and urine samples taken, then they had to wait for another hour or two for the results. They decided to wait inside Nami's office because she couldn't be seen by anyone else. Braun would surely hear the news if someone saw her there. She was busy chatting with Janice and Chelsey when someone entered Nami's office. Her ears perked up when she heard the familiar voice of the woman cheerfully greeting her OB-Gyne. 'Doc. Nami, how are you?" 'Mrs. Lorenzo, what a surprise!" Nami exclaimed in surprise. 'Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize you had visitors. I just dropped by because I wanted to ask about my pregnancy," the woman said. 'Briella," Chelsey whispered to her, giving the newcomer a sidelong glance. She took a deep breath and shook her head. 'Stay quiet, I don't want any trouble," she told Chelsey. 'Oh, I already told you that it's best if you'll come back in two weeks. We won't know for sure if you're pregnant yet because you've only been delayed for a few days," Nami apologized. 'But Doc, I feel it. I know I'm pregnant because of my morning sickness and food cravings these past days," the woman insisted. 'Can you do a check-up on me? I don't mind waiting until later after they're—" She didn't need to turn around to know why she stopped speaking; she could feel the glare from behind. 'So, what an unfortunate timing," Megan said. She took a deep breath and slowly turned to face the woman speaking. 'Hello, Megan," she greeted her emotionlessly. Megan sneered at her, her gaze sharp. 'What are you doing here?" 'Duh! Isn't it obvious?" Chelsey retorted softly to Megan. 'Shut up, I'm not talking to you, trash!" Megan snapped at Chelsey. 'Did she call you trash?" Janice asked amusedly, pointing at Megan. 'Does she know that you're—" 'Nope, let's not mention it and risk belittling her," Chelsey said, laughing. 'How dare you mock me!" Megan seethed at her companions. She sighed heavily. 'If you don't have anything good to say, just leave me alone, Megan. I haven't done anything to you." 'You don't? Are you blind? Can't you see how disrespectful your friends are? They're making fun of me, and you let them! Have you ever going to do anything right besides embarrassing Daddy?" Megan accused her. She stood firm and showed no emotion in front of her. 'I'll tell Dad, about this! You let them bully me!" Megan declared, pointing at her. 'Go on, do you want me to accompany you?" she smirked at her. She didn't intend to engage, but it was as if someone was whispering to her to indulge in the shallowness of her mind. 'If something happens to the child I'm carrying, Daddy will never forgive you! I'm carrying the first grandchild of the Montañez family, who will inherit Lé Fragrancé. Have you forgotten what Daddy said? Whoever gives him his first grandchild will receive a large share of the company! How do you think Daddy will feel when he finds out you're giving me headaches?" Megan ranted at her. She heard Janice and Chelsey's stifling laughter, which only made Megan angrier. Megan was about to speak again when she heard Nami calling her. She stood up and formally bid goodbye to Megan before approaching Nami's desk. 'What is it, Doc?" she asked, trying to hold back her breath. Nami handed her the result and then spoke. 'Congratulations, you are twenty days pregnant." 'Oh. My. God. Seriously?" Chelsey's eyes widened, and she took the result from her. 'Twenty days pregnant? How is that possible? Did you and Big Boss conceive right away? Immediately? Is he that—" 'Chelsey," she scolded, taking the paper from her. 'Sorry, I just got overwhelmed," Chelsey said, accompanying her words with a chuckle. 'I'll give you a list of vitamins to keep your baby healthy in your womb. Also, I'll make you a schedule for your checkups. Is that okay with you?" she asked. She nodded. 'Of course, Doc. I'll talk to my husband about this." 'Okay, please give me another minute to write down all you need," she said with a smile. She just nodded and turned to the two women who were delighted about her pregnancy. 'It's true! You are pregnant! This calls for a celebration, how about we go to a fine dining restaurant?" Janice exclaimed cheerfully. She shook her head. 'I can't, I'd rather stay at home." 'You're not supposed to get pregnant!" all three turned to Megan upon hearing her words. 'And why is that?" Janice raised an eyebrow. 'She's married and—" 'Are you that stupid?" Megan interrupted Janice. 'She just got married to her husband, how can she get pregnant right away? Unless..." she paused, staring at her with raised eyebrows. 'Unless that child is not her husband's child." A few minutes of silence lingered in the room, and she wanted to sigh and roll her eyes at what Megan said. What did she know about her life? Soon enough, the whole place was filled with loud laughter from Janice and Chelsey. She just shrugged and looked emotionlessly at her half-sister. 'Bitch, if you want to accuse her of doing such a thing, make it more realistic!" Janice said, glaring at Megan. 'What?" Megan grinned and looked insultingly at them. 'Don't they know what happened to your promiscuous mother? Didn't you tell them how Daddy caught your mother's illicit affair? Did you also tell them why your slutty mother went crazy?" She clenched her fists secretly and spoke calmly. 'I don't know how to lie to people close to me, they are my friends, and I trust them. Do you have any friends? Because as far as I know, even your siblings want to disown you because of your nasty attitude." She saw Megan's face turn red with anger at her words. She wouldn't back down! She would never allow her to insult her mother! She had no right to do that because they should be the ones in the mental facility, not her Mommy. 'You bitch!" Megan was about to slap her when Janice quickly caught her hand and violently swung it away. Megan winced in pain and almost cried out from its sharpness. 'Easy, bitch, you don't know what you're doing. You can thank me later for saving your pitiful life," Janice said with a smirk. 'We're not done, Briella! I swear, Daddy will know about this, and don't expect to come back to our house because I will never allow it!" she swore at her. 'Go on, anyway, you and your mother's mistress are good at sucking up. Just so you know, I've never been afraid of you, and you'll always end up in the trash, even with all the riches you've been longing for. But remember, no mistress succeeds, and they always end up in the trash."