After that night, Jude Crawford moved back to Jill’s room. Zelda Willow was extremely depressed, she never expected that by trying to win over Hayden Crawford, she would cause Jude Crawford and Isabelle Willow to successfully break the ice, and Isabelle would regain Jude’s favor, bringing Jude back to her side. At that time, Isabelle’s pregnancy was progressing, making things inconvenient for her, but Jude Crawford stayed in her room every night. However, Zelda knew the rift between them was too big to mend, like an unbridgeable chasm. Jude could not forgive Isabelle’s betrayal and the bastard child in her belly, while Isabelle watched as her belly grew day by day. She and Jude had had a fleeting romance, even if it was only for one night, but she was pregnant with Jude Crawford’s child. The fact that both sisters were serving one man was like a thorn deeply embedded in Isabelle’s heart, causing her both pain and suffering. Zelda saw Isabelle again when she was already nine months pregnant. That day she came to Jill’s room, standing just outside the master bedroom door. Inside the master bedroom, Isabelle was sitting in a wicker chair. A few months passed without seeing her, she had become too thin, but her belly was large and pointed. People said a pointed belly meant a son, but word later came from Jude Crawford’s side that it was a daughter, much to her surprise. Original content can be found at novel fire.net At that time, Isabelle was wearing a white dress, her face still breathtakingly beautiful but her mental condition was quite poor, sallow, with those almond eyes looking beautiful yet empty, devoid of life. The doctor was examining her, and Jude Crawford was standing beside her. Soon the doctor spoke softly, "Mr. Crawford, the baby in Madam’s belly is very healthy. Judging by the fetal movement and ultrasound, it has a calm and quiet temperament, likely inheriting Madam’s character to be either a talented man or woman, but..." The doctor cautiously glanced at Jude’s expression before continuing, "Madam’s body is very weak. Recently... have you... been sharing intimacy again? Madam is already nine months pregnant, and marital relations are quite taxing. It would be better for Mr. Crawford to care more for Madam’s health and exert more restraint." At that moment, she stood at the door and heard this, feeling intensely jealous, digging her nails into her palm. From the doctor’s words, she could discern that Jude Crawford had frequently been intimate with Isabelle, without restraint. Yet she had only been with Jude once. Ever since Jude moved back to Jill’s room, he hadn’t visited her at all. After the doctor left, the master bedroom became quiet. Jude Crawford sat on the sofa, starting to review documents, while Isabelle took out her design drafts. Neither spoke. At that time, Jude was no longer working in the study, he had moved his office to the room to be with Isabelle, perhaps due to an incident where Isabelle carried a knife, making him uneasy. All in all, he stayed with her constantly. Soon a maid came in and brought several delicate candies, "Madam, since becoming pregnant, you’ve favored sour foods. Today, I’ve made some candies with lemon and plum; please try one, madam." In Jill’s room, everywhere was soft and delicate. After becoming pregnant with the second child, Isabelle’s appetite was particularly poor, so Jude had found the best chef to create different meals daily to coax her to eat. Isabelle reached out and picked a lollipop, licking it a few times. Actually, she always thought Isabelle was pregnant with a son not just from the appearance of her belly, but also because Isabelle loved sour foods. After the maid left, Jude Crawford lifted his eyes at some point, his gaze falling on Isabelle. Soon he put down the documents in his hand, stood up, and walked over to Isabelle. He looked down at her, "Is the lollipop delicious?" Isabelle lifted her gaze, looking at him. Jude Crawford reached out, pinching her delicate chin with two slender fingers, then casually curled his thin lips, "Would you like to try a different lollipop?" Isabelle didn’t understand initially. A few seconds later, her pupils shrank, and she quickly turned her small face away. But Jude pinched her small face, turning her back, "Disobedient again? You’ve been saying you’re unwell these days, and I’ve been restraining from touching you. Don’t get defiant here." Isabelle tried to push him away. Jude quietly said, "Don’t want the baby in your belly, right?" Isabelle froze, successfully threatened by him, turning from resistance to obedience... Isabelle always thought her submission would ensure the safe birth of her child, but she underestimated the danger posed by Jude Crawford. From the beginning to the end, he never once considered keeping the child; the child had to die. Zelda awoke from distant memories, she thought she had uncovered all the truths of the past, but now she was confused, feeling Iris Crawford had hidden something from her. "Iris, what exactly are you saying, I don’t understand. Jude... what do you mean by when Yara is here, he’ll die?" Zelda asked. Iris turned and looked at Zelda, "Sister-in-law, I’m sorry, I can’t tell you about this matter." "Why? Iris, do you still regard me as an outsider? You can tell Yara, but not me?" Zelda intentionally showed a hurt expression. Zelda realized she was wrong, thinking after that incident, Iris Crawford fully regarded her as a sister-in-law, but that wasn’t the case. Iris’s face was pale, but she looked calmly at Zelda, slowly curling her lips, "Sister-in-law, do you think... that night of the big wedding, you schemed Isabelle and Chase to elope, I don’t know? You tricked my brother!" Zelda was struck as if by lightning; she never expected Iris to know about this, "Iris, I... I don’t understand what you’re saying?" "Sister-in-law, no need to pretend in front of me. I studied medicine. Years ago, in the hospital, I accidentally saw Isabelle’s mother, who was always monitored by your Willow family to manipulate Isabelle, wasn’t she?" "At the time, I overheard you talking with your father, saying you were dissatisfied. Why should Isabelle’s child of a lowly woman be favored by my brother and marry into the Crawford family as a young mistress? You too admired my brother and wanted to replace Isabelle to marry in, so you and your father plotted to kidnap Chase, tossing him in the ship’s hold, then arranged for Isabelle to go, creating the illusion of eloping in front of my brother." These words fell, terrifying Zelda out of her wits. She seriously examined Iris for the first time, realizing she never understood Iris at all. She thought Iris was just a proud young lady, easy to deceive and use, but she forgot, Iris was also part of the Crawford family! No Crawford family member is easy to fool!