Quickly, she rushed inside the bedroom and headed for the bathroom then threw her guts out into the basin, surprising Xavier.


    Gently, he pulled her hair away so it wouldn’t soak in her vomit.


    "You’ve been looking sick for the past few days now. We need to go to the hospital," he said, his voice sounding gentle and demanding at the same time.


    Anastasia shook her head.


    "It’s just stress. My workload just increased since I resumed acting. I’ll be fine." She tried to force a smile, but it came out weak and unconvincing.


    "We’re going to the hospital. Now."


    Anastasia tried to blink her eyes open but they suddenly turned heavy.


    "Xavier..." She breathed, copsing on his chest and he caught her swiftly.


    "Ana!! Ana!!" Xavier called out to her, but she didn’t open her eyes.


    Curing under his breath, he quickly gathered her in his arms and rushed out of the room, barking out orders to the bodyguards who’d already arrived after getting rid of Viviana.


    **


    <i>At the hospital, </i>


    Anastasia fluttered her eyes open, only to be met with the blinding re of bright lights shining directly on her face. Squinting in difort, she quickly closed her eyes again, letting them adjust to the harsh brightness before slowly opening them once more, her vision gradually bing clearer.


    After adjusting, she searched for the one person that came to her mind, only to find him on the couch opposite her, an unreadable expression stered on his face.


    "Xavier... What’s wrong? What am I doing at the hospital?" She asked as he stood up and settled on the seat next to the hospital bed.


    Xavier reached for her locks that came over her face and gently moved them away, his fingers gently caressing her cheeks without answering her question.


    "You scared me earlier," he said, releasing a sigh of relief which only confused her further.


    Before she could part her lips to repeat her question, the door pushed open with Tracie and a female doctoring inside.


    "Mr. Wace. It’s a good thing you’re awake now," the doctor said as Tracie came to her other side, holding her left palm gently as if she were some delicate piece of art that needed to be held with care.


    Anastasia turned to Tracie, an eyebrow cocked in question as she stared at thetter’s pleasant face—her lips stretching further into her cheeks as her eyes turned into a crescent moon.


    Anastasia stared at Xavier, and his face seemed to glow.


    "What’s wrong doc?" Anastasia asked this time with worry evident in her tone since she had no idea why her husband and sister were smiling as if she was some kind of treasure.


    "I ran a test on you when your husband here exined the symptoms you’ve been getting for the past few days. And well, congrats Mrs. Wace, you’re pregnant."


    Anastasia choked on her saliva when she heard the doctor which led her to coughing roughly.


    Xavier quickly brought some water to her side and helped her drink it, patting her back gently.


    "You should be careful," he scolded.


    Anastasia drank the water to her fill before she faced the doctor again.


    "One more time please?"


    "You’re pregnant."


    "Can you pinch me so I can be sure I’m not dreaming?" She asked, facing Tracie this time around.


    "Come on. This is good news and you want to joke around. You’re pregnant sis, you’re carrying me baby niece or nephew!!"


    Anastasia turned to Xavier, a smile stretching on her face, her blue eyes meeting his dark ones and for a second there, she felt as if the time had stopped.


    Xavier ced his hands on her belly. "We’ll have a little Anastasia soon."


    A string of tears fell from her eyes, running through her cheeks before they dropped onto the bed, extreme happiness filling her chest she didn’t know it was possible to experience.


    After finding her true family, getting everything that had once belonged to her, and getting rid of her enemies, Anastasia thought that was the highest level of happiness for her.


    But now....Now, there was a living human inside of her, growing until one day she could finally see the face.


    She ced a hand on her belly, her hand covering Xavier’s.


    "I’m pregnant."


    She wrapped her hands around his and buried her face in his shoulder as tears of happiness flowed from her eyes uncontrobly.


    The doctor sensed the couple would need some alone time. So, she decided toe backter.


    Tracie followed behind her, giving them the privacy they needed.