And so, Renee and Margaret came to the private maternity hospital where Renee often got her


    prenatal checkups.


    As they were waiting for Renee’s turn, Margaret kept holding Renee’s arm and carefully checked her


    pulse.


    “Your pulse is normal, Miss Renee. Your babies should be fine. You shouldn’t allow a dream to scare


    you sick. Let’s just knock on wood, and everything will be fine.”


    Renee nodded but was still full of concern.


    ’I know my precious little cubs are fine since I’ve been strong and fit all the while. But I just can’t stop


    myself from worrying. I can’t shake off the feeling that something might happen.”


    “Shush! Don’t speak of such inauspicious things, Miss Renee! You might not believe anyone, but you


    must believe the traditional medical


    knowledge that I learned from my family. You know that I can treat any illness under the sun by


    prescribing a few herbs! I’m telling you, there’s nothing to worry about.”


    “You’re right. With a medical genius like you by my side, I’ve simply got nothing to worry about!”


    Renee finally felt slightly more at ease as she walked into the doctor’s office. Her report came out in no


    time, and it was found that both of her babies were healthy and were developing well. They appeared


    to have beenpletely unaffected by her activities. It also seemed that her unborn children had


    be quite resilient.


    “Ms. Everheart,’ said the doctor, “in one week, the fetuses will be three months old, which means that


    you’ll be entering the second trimester, the mostfortable stage of the pregnancy. Your morning


    sickness will gradually disappear, your appetite and your energy will improve, and your babies will be


    stronger and more resilient. You’ll also start to have a visible belly, so you should change into more


    comfortable clothes. Do remember to take your calcium supplements, and make sure you get a good


    sleep every night.”


    After speaking, the doctor simply prescribed some calcium tablets and vitamin supplements and called


    for the next patient.


    With the checkup report in her hand, Renee cheerfully waved at Margaret, who had been waiting for


    her outside the doctor’s office, and told her, “It’s just as you said! They’re perfectly fine! I’ve been


    worried sick for nothing!”


    “I’m d to hear it, Miss Renee! I’m d to hear it!”


    Margaret was smiling from ear to ear. She was d to see that the Everheart family, after having fallen


    from grace, was starting to slowly return to its former glory, not to mention they were about to wee


    the sprouting of two new branches! She was happy for thete Mr. and Mrs. Everheart, who had died


    with regrets, and even happier for thete General Everheart!


    The two then left the hospital and waited for a cab beside the road.


    Renee, however, ever perceptive, could sense that something didn’t seem right. She kept feeling the


    urge to turn around her.


    “What’s wrong, Miss Renee?”


    “I think we’re being followed!”


    Renee maintained a calm and cheerful demeanor as she chatted with Margaret, but she lowered her


    voice as a warning of vignce.


    “What?” Margaret instantly got nervous. She stretched her neck and looked around her, asking, “We…


    We’re being followed?!’


    “Don’t turn around!” Renee reminded Margaret. “Let’s just pretend that it’s all fine and just walk ahead.”


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    Margaret swallowed her saliva, fearing the worst. She wrapped her arms around Renee and told her,


    “Could it be your enemy trying to take revenge on you? I’ll protect you, Miss Renee, but you must find


    an escape route immediately!”


    “Don’t panic,” Renee calmly told Margaret. “I don’t think it’s my enemy, because they wouldn’t follow us


    this far without doing anything.”


    “Then who could it be?” Margaret wondered aloud.


    As they were about to turn a corner, Renee suddenly stopped, and with her back towards that shadowy


    figure who had been hiding from her, she yelled, “Stop hiding! I know you’ve been following me, so just


    show yourself! ■


    As expected, a tall well-built man d in ck clothes and with a peaked cap on his head slowly


    walked out from behind a standing sign.


    Never would Renee have expected that her stalker turned out to be Stefan Hunt’s best friend, Cecilia


    Smith’s loyal defender, and the eldest son of the Stuart family-Xavier Stuart.