Novel Palace
Chapter 1266
Chapter 1266
Raines barely glanced at her, "Just set it aside, I'll have it later."
"That soup's best served hot, or it'll go off if it cools," Lisbeth warned.
"I know," Raines replied, his tone icy and detached, sending a chill through Lisbeth's heart as if she'd
plunged into a wintry cave.
"I'm in the next room over if you need anything."
"We have maids for that, no need for you to step in," Raines cut in.
At that moment, Lisbeth felt a flutter in her belly, a delicate tremor that rippled through her being.
It was the baby's first kick.
"Raines, the baby just moved for the first time. Do you want to feel it?" she asked, hope threading her
voice.
Raines glanced at her rounded stomach, replying, "Just focus on your prenatal care. Leave everything
else to the maids."
"But Raines, this child is truly yours. I've made many mistakes, but I would never betray you on this,"
Lisbeth implored.
"There's no need to explain. I'm not interested in the details. Once the baby's born, we'll do a paternity
test. The truth will out," Raines said with cold indifference.
Lisbeth bit her lip, falling silent. She didn't know what else to say. Their relationship seemed frozen in
time, the warmth they once shared was now just a memory, replaced by an endless cold.
As Aurelia stepped out of her room, she ran into Lisbeth, saying, "Lisbeth, why don't you head down for
some sweet stew? The kitchen has just finished a pot of sweet stew."
Lisbeth nodded and left, and Aurelia made her way to Raines' room.
According to Skyler's professional analysis, Raines might not actually have amnesia. He could just be
unable to accept the fact that he was betrayed by someone he loved, forcing himself to pretend to have
forgotten Lisbeth.
The heart's ailments required the heart's cure, and maybe she could do something.
She knocked and entered the room where Raines was sipping his soup.
"Feeling any better, Raines?"
"Much, thanks for asking," Raines replied.
Aurelia settled on the couch and spoke deliberately, "After you were kidnapped, Lisbeth suffered a lot.
The villains poisoned her, threatening her life unless she cooperated. Under such duress, with no one
to turn to, she was compelled to follow their demands."
Raines stirred the soup in his bowl.
"We all make our own choices. No one can help with that."
"It's not easy for two people to find and love each other. Now that the storm has passed, I hope you
and Lisbeth can reconcile." All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.
"We're working hard to find Elfreda. We'll find her," Aurelia assured him, "It's not your fault, nor
Lisbeth's. Our enemy is cunning and had this planned all along. Leopold and I have been deceived
more times than we can count." Coոtent оf Draмaոovеls.cом
"If I'd been more vigilant, more prepared, I wouldn't have fallen into their trap," Raines blamed himself.
"Raines, we didn't expect them to reach out to you. It's easy to dodge a clear shot, but not so for a stab
in the back. You can't blame yourself."