She beckoned Mnie to spin around and looked at her strangely. “Most pregnant women would gain some weight, so why do you still look so thin?”


    Mnie was slender, and the stress she had been facing recently had taken a toll on her, resulting in weight loss.


    Even though she was four months pregnant, she still appeared surprisingly slim.


    As Liana and Mnie chatted, they moved away from the area. A figure walked out from around the corner shortly after they left.


    Evelyn was still on the phone. As she watched Mnie and Liana leave, she raised an eyebrow with a curl on her lips.


    Just as Mnie headed down the stairs<b>, </b>she spotted Xander waiting near the staircase railing. Liana smiled and said, “Your knight in shining armor is here.<i>” </i>


    Xander turned to Mnie, asking, “I noticed you didn’t seem well earlier. Are you feeling better now?”


    Mnie nodded. “Maybe it’s because it’s a bit stuffy here.”


    “How about we go to the balcony?”


    Mnie thought for a moment and decisively rejected. She was not a fool and knew why Liana insisted on bringing Xander back.


    Tonight, Xavier was fully immersed in socializing alongside his father. He looked more like the Solomon family’s legitimate son than Xander.


    She said, “Go ahead with what you were doing. I’ll be fine alone.”


    Observing her silently, Xander handed her a small gift box. “Grandma likes you a lot. This is for you.”


    It looked like a jewelry box, and Mnie frowned slightly. “Please thank Her for me, but I can’t ept


    this<b>.</b><b>” </b>


    Looking at her, Xander, with his charming eyes fixed on her<b>, </b>said, “Alright. I’ll thank her for you.”


    He ced the tiny box into Mnie’s hand.


    “I need to attend to something. Call me if you don’t feel well and I’ll take you home.” Without giving Mnie a chance to respond, he turned and left.


    Mnie watched as Xander left hastily. She held the warm box in her hand. After a moment<b>, </b>she lowered her gaze and kept it in her bag.


    The balcony was slightly colder than indoors, but the air was fresher. Mnie stood on the balcony, tightening her coat.


    In the distance, fireworks lit up the night sky. Mnie took out her phone, intending to capture the moment when the balcony door was pushed open again.


    Turning around, she was surprised to see Evelyn standing by the door. She was holding a ss of red wine. Despite the winter chill, Evelyn was only wearing a ck evening gown. She was seemingly unaffected by the cold.


    Evelyn looked at Mnie with curiosity as she approached. Considering there was nothing much to say to her, Mnie was about to leave.


    However, Evelyn stopped her with a single question and observed her intently. She asked, “Are you pregnant?”


    Mnie froze and met Evelyn’s gaze. “It’s none of your business.”


    “Is it Eugene’s?” Evelyn swirled the wine in her ss.


    Mnie denied it, “No.”


    Evelyn tilted her head, watching Mnie with interest. There was a yful glint in her eyes and a tant disdain that she did not bother to conceal.


    She asked, “Really? If it’s not Eugene’s, then whose is it? “Is it Xander’s? Or maybe Stephen’s? Or someone else’s?”