Chapter 32

Nina bit her lower lip, her heart brimming with resistance, though her lips trembled without forming a single word. Shane's gaze bore into her, sharp and unyielding, a naked pressure glinting in the depths of his eyes. "No tricks. Go now." Once Shane spoke, the matter was set in stone. Nina had no room to refuse. Wendy smirked at her with unrestrained triumph, her gloating so blatant that she might as well have scrawled "smug" across her face. "Nina, did you hear that? I'd advise you to behave yourself!" She was utterly convinced Nina was pregnant. The more she thought about it, the more impatient she grew to see the results confirmed. As the maids stepped forward to drag Nina away, Nina's hand shot out, clutching Shane's sleeve in a desperate grip. Shane's expression remained cold and detached, though he didn't pull his arm away. "I'll cooperate with the examination," Nina said. She knew there was no escaping it. Her slender, pale fingers tightened on Shane's sleeve, tuggin