Chapter 32

Eric turned his body, blocking me from seeing Jeremiah's crazed expression. He glanced at my arm, where faint red marks had begun to show on my fair skin from Jeremiah's tight grip earlier. It was a shocking sight. Eric furrowed his brows together. "Are you okay?" I rubbed my arm. "I'm fine," I said softly. As I spoke, I looked up and met his hesitant gaze. His eyes were on my belly. I froze. I knew he believed Elsa's words and thought that I was pregnant. My lips moved slightly, and I suddenly had the urge to explain myself. Eric and I had not slept together. If I really were pregnant, he would naturally think that the baby belonged to Jeremiah. Previously, Eric had said that Jeremiah was not suitable for me. I had also told him I was determined to get a divorce, and he had seemed happy to hear that. Now that a baby suddenly appeared in the picture, he probably felt disappointed that things didn't turn out how he wanted. After all, he had helped me a lot, but he probably