"You do?"

"Do you remember Mitchel's stay at the branch office in Swynborough a few months back? He came to visit you once or twice during that period."

Lauren nodded. She remembered those hurried visits all too well.

Mitchel was very busy. Therefore, he was always rushing, never lingering long.

Jocelyn's eyes gleamed with sinister, and she explained, "So if we made Mitchel get the wrong idea that Raegan got pregnant during that time, what do you think Mitchel's first thought would be?"

A smirk crept across Lauren's face. Mitchel would undoubtedly think Raegan had been unfaithful.

"Do you really think this will work?" she hesitantly asked.

"Medical tech these days can tell you the baby's hair color before it's even born. Will Mitchel really fall for this?"

Jocelyn eased her worries with a sly smile.

“ALL we need to do is sow a little doubt in Mitchel's mind. Even if they do a paternity test, it'll take a while before the result comes out. Time will be in our favor. Regardless of the outcome, what's there to lose?"

In a worst-case scenario, Raegan would give birth to the baby.

But pregnancy was not a walk in the park. A lot can happen in the long months leading up to childbirth. Nobody could guarantee Raegan's safe pregnancy.

The two women exchanged knowing glances. It was like they were reading from the same twisted playbook.

Now feeling confident, Lauren pulled out her phone and dialed a number. It was time to call in a favor from one of her dad's acquaintances.

"Hi, it's Lauren. I know, I know. It's been a while since we last talked. Listen, I'm at the hospital your family owns, and I was wondering if you could do me a little favor..."

As soon as Luciana stepped into the ward, she sensed the thick tension hanging in the air between Mitchel and Raegan.

She was fuming with anger and could not resist the urge to scold Mitchel.

“Raegan's carrying your child, for heaven's sake. Could you just stop fighting with her? Give her some space. Why don't you go get the ultrasound report from the doctor?"

Luciana was quite perceptive. She knew all too well that men often did not pick up on emotional nuances as keenly as women did.

They had first learned about Raegan's pregnancy through a blood test.