Chapter 223: Because... Amelia
"Nothing... It’s nothing, don’t worry," Amelia said, waving a nonchalant hand.
However, her future husband wasn’t so easily fooled. If it wasn’t dire, Amelia would never have pushed him aside. He narrowed his eyes in suspicion, looking over Amelia more carefully.
She did seem as tired as he felt. His eyes focused on her stomach, which... didn’t look any different than usual. Then again, it wasn’t as though he had been paying much attention to her abdomen to begin with.
Also, what did he expect to see? He mentally scolded himself for hoping to see a slight bump, similar to the one Emmeline tried to flaunt at the dinner earlier.
Amelia saw where he was looking and hastily cleared her throat. "I’m suffering from digestive issues. Luckily I have my very own live-in doctor to care for me, if not things might be worse."
"Is it bad?" Matteo asked, still worried. "Have you been drinking enough water? Do you need to sit down?"
"It’s alright," Amelia said, deciding to drag Matteo to one of the couches to sit on. "Honestly, I suspect it was due to the stress after Emmeline’s reveal. I hadn’t been eating or sleeping well... It’s honestly incredible that I’m only suffering from indigestion and not something worse."
She tried to comfort Matteo by making light of the issue, however, Matteo’s mouth twisted like he had sucked on a lemon. He couldn’t forget Amelia’s weary expression and the dim look in her eyes when she finally told him she had enough. Perhaps she was already suffering from digestive issues back then, but Matteo wasn’t paying close enough attention to her.
He was too busy trying to fight the fires in his backyard.