The CEO’s Billion Dollar Bride
Chapter 220 - 201、The Goddess is pregnant

Chapter 220: 201、The Goddess is pregnant

"She’s my friend!"

Before Ivy could answer, Lina interrupted, "You all heard wrong about the pregnancy. I’m not pregnant!"

Lina, who couldn’t lie, looked somewhat unnatural when saying this and felt slightly uneasy. Pregnancy wasn’t something she couldn’t talk about, but her profession didn’t allow her to be so straightforward!

"I heard you two discussing pregnancy and whether or not to have the baby just a moment ago,"

A woman in a dark blue dress obstinately confronted Lina, her expression eager to dig out some scandal. Lina panicked for a moment before recognizing the woman - she resembled someone she’d seen before.

After a while, she realized it was Abby Leon’s personal assistant - Abby was Allure International’s leading actress.

Since Abby was from Allure International, she must have been paying attention to Lina all along, and today she seemed determined not to let Lina off the hook!

Abby had been competing with Lina for the title of Goddess - the top actress, but she didn’t win until a year later. Since then, she regarded Lina as her rival and had stepped on Lina numerous times with the backing of Allure International!

Even several times, Abby had tried to cause trouble for Lina in front of Mario Jensen. Fortunately, Mario trusted Lina, so Abby’s plans never worked. Lina didn’t take it to heart.

Now, with the strong support of Allure International, Abby was a highly paid actress. Although her status had surpassed Lina’s, she was still jealous of Lina, the National Goddess with no rumors. So whenever she encountered Lina, she wanted to create some trouble for her!

Today, these people seemed well prepared - clearly, they were summoned by Abby. Lina had stepped into Allure International, Abby’s territory, so how could Abby let go of such a perfect opportunity?

If previously they were just trying to tarnish Lina’s reputation, today they wanted to solidify the pregnancy rumor. For the first time, Lina felt scared, because... she felt guilty!

Just as Lina didn’t know how to respond to Abby’s assistant, Ivy’s sharp voice sounded in her ear, "Yes, we were discussing pregnancy, and whether or not to have the child. But..." Ivy stared at the woman with a cold smile on her lips, "There are two women here - Lina and me. Why do you assume that Lina’s the one pregnant?"

Upon hearing this, Lina stiffened, seemingly understanding what Ivy was trying to say. Just as she was about to warn Ivy, Ivy continued, "You all must be disappointed. I am the pregnant one. I didn’t want to keep the baby, but Lina was advising me not to be foolish. We didn’t expect to be interrupted by you nosy people!"

Upon hearing Ivy’s words, the assistant, who had been insisting on Lina’s pregnancy, stared at Ivy in disbelief and scrutinized Ivy’s slender figure from head to toe!

The look in her eyes was both believing and disbelieving!

"Oh, isn’t that Ivy Aretha from our department?"

The moment the words fell, Ivy saw her nemesis, Lydia Summers, pushing through the crowd to confront her directly, "I never heard about you having a boyfriend. How did you get pregnant?"

Lydia and Sophia Young were competitors, and Ivy began to feel unsettled by Lydia’s presence. If Ivy hadn’t won the CEO’s favor, Lydia wouldn’t have dared oppose her. Now, with the CEO married, winning his favor would only make Ivy a mistress.

Lydia had already made up her mind. Even though the CEO and Alya Larson hadn’t said anything, Lydia was sure that Michael Gordon’s registered partner must be Alya. With that worry gone, she seized the opportunity to expose Ivy’s lie and ruin her reputation in the company, leaving Sophia with one less ally.

"Why can’t I be pregnant?"

Ivy spoke with a hint of amusement, seeing right through Lydia’s intentions. At this moment, however, Lydia’s intrusion served Ivy’s purpose. The woman who had been clinging to the idea of Lina’s pregnancy seemed eager to cause trouble - Ivy was worried that she wouldn’t believe her and continue to interfere. Now that Lydia appeared and ridiculed her, it seemed more certain that Ivy was the pregnant one.

Ivy didn’t care - she was already married and had a five-year-old child. Wearing the hat of pregnancy suited her just fine!

Upon hearing Ivy seemingly admit to her own pregnancy, Lydia’s hidden intentions revealed themselves, "You don’t have a boyfriend, so it must be a one-night stand, right? Just like that bitch Sophia Young? You accidentally got pregnant and don’t want the baby?"

At this, everyone who had previously focused on Lina turned their attention to Ivy. Incredulous gasps erupted in the crowd. Weren’t the private lives of pretty women in this day and age incredibly chaotic?

Just a moment ago, they were proud to have Ivy in their company, someone who could hold her own against the National Goddess, Lina. Now, even a one-night stand was exposed, proving to be incredibly disappointing!

Huh!

Bitch? One-night stand?

Ivy finally understood why Sophia had a problem with Lydia - with her choice of words and attitude, it would be strange if they got along!

"Just because I don’t have a boyfriend and I’m pregnant doesn’t mean it’s a one-night stand," Ivy replied, stepping in front of Lina to face the woman, her eyes full of compelling mockery. "Or is it that, Lydia, you don’t know that women can have husbands too?"

At this, Lydia’s face turned white!

Husband? She could hardly believe it, nor did she dare to think about who Ivy’s husband might be - she was too afraid of the consequences. If her suspicions were correct, she’d lose her job.

While she was still in shock, Ivy’s sarcastic tone became even heavier: "Oh right, I forgot, some people can’t turn the boyfriends they steal from others into husbands, so naturally, they don’t know that husbands are for having children."

By now, Lydia instinctively believed that Ivy was just bluffing. Otherwise, there would’ve been some news about the marriage, "You have a husband? Who are you trying to fool? If you have the guts, tell us your husband’s name!"