I Quit Being a Stepmother (Cypress Gem) novel Chapter 137

Chapter 137

Rhea curved her lips in a charming smile and remarked, “A phone call can’t compare to a meeting in person.”

“That’s true,” Liora replied. Then, she suddenly looked at Hazel and urged, “Quick, take her pulse. If she really is pregnant, she’ll need someone to attend to her. The Donovans won’t tolerate any

accidents.”

Lauren gritted her teeth and extended her hand.

Hazel felt her pulse. In just three seconds, she said, “You’re not pregnant. You’re just experiencing some menstrual irregularity, which can easily mimic the signs of pregnancy.”

Liora picked up an orange from the fruit platter. “Since you’re already checking, you should also give her some advice on how to regulate it.”

Lauren tried to pull her hand back, but Hazel held it firmly. She was indeed experienced. Hazel said, ‘ Your menstrual irregularity is related to your lifestyle. All your organs are a bit weak.”

Lauren struggled harder, her face flushing with discomfort.

Hazel added, “You had too many abortions.”

The words drew every nearby woman’s gaze to Lauren. She froze, unable to think for a moment.

“You shouldn’t have any more abortions. It may affect your ability to conceive. You must’ve given birth before-”

“Dr. McGuire!” Lauren interrupted forcefully. “Thank you very much.”

Hazel blinked in confusion. “Alright. Take care of yourself.”

Liora’s eyes glimmered with amusement as she swept over a few women nearby.

Catching Liora’s gaze, one of them suddenly said, “Miss, we haven’t seen you before. Who is your husband or father?”

Lauren’s father had passed away, and she was unmarried. There was no way for her to answer.

Liora asked Rhea, “Rhea, do you know her?”

Rhea’s cold gaze cut across Lauren. “I do. She’s Lauren Thayer, the eldest daughter of the Thayer family in Colburn.”

“The bankrupt Thayer family?”

The woman who spoke earlier was surprised. “A distant relative of mine in Colburn mentioned it.

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After the Thayers went bankrupt, the husband and wife passed away, and the only daughter supposedly had kids out of wedlock and then disappeared. Could that… be you?”

She had kids out of wedlock and then disappeared?

The female guests openly expressed disdain and contempt.

Lauren’s face visibly paled.

Kylie Donovan, the youngest daughter of the Donovan family, spoke up to deny it. “It can’t be her. Our family has no connection with the Thayers, so she wouldn’t have been invited. How did you get in?”

Lauren dug her fingers into her palm. A sharp sting ran through her hand. She couldn’t answer that question.

If she said she came with Carter, it would indirectly confirm she was the Ms. Thayer the woman mentioned—someone who had abandoned her husband and kids. If she didn’t answer, she would

look like she had sneaked in. Either way, she was in a humiliating position.

“Oh, I almost forgot,” Liora said, as if she suddenly remembered. “Rhea was the one who gave her

the invitation.”

Rhea gave it to her?

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