Page 66 of Pregnant By A Rich Demon 2

Dr. Beaumont just wanted to make sure everything was okay after the stress of the past few days.

I set the phone down and rubbed my face.

I needed to get up. Shower. Get ready.

But my body felt like it weighed a thousand pounds.

My phone rang.

I glanced at the screen.

Kaisen.

I hesitated.

Then answered.

“Hey.”

“Morning, beautiful.” His voice was warm. Easy. “You sleep okay?”

“Not really.”

Silence.

Then, “What’s wrong?”

I bit my lip.

Debated lying.

But I was so tired of pretending everything was fine.

“Just… a lot going on,” I said quietly.

“Truth.” His voice shifted. Sharper now. Concerned. “What happened?”

I closed my eyes.

“The guy from the contract,” I said finally. “We… had a fight.”

“A fight about what?”

“He accused me of sleeping with someone else.”

The silence on the other end was deafening.

Then, “Hewhat?”

“He—”

“Nah.” Kaisen’s voice was hard now. Angry. “Nah, fuck that. You don’t deserve that shit, Truth. You been nothing but professional with this whole arrangement, and he gon’ disrespect you like that?”

My throat tightened.

“I don’t know what’s going on with him,” I said. “But I can’t—I can’t do this if he’s going to treat me like I’m just some?—”

“You’re not,” Kaisen interrupted. “You’re notjustanything. You hear me?”