“How about this, Mrs Arabelle? When Vilhelmina is not happy when she gets home, I'll immediately wash the quilt and send it back?”
“No way! A thief is in no position to bargain.”
I took a few steps forward and grabbed Kimberly's wrist. She struggled to get up but accidentally bumped into a chair. It made her whole body fall to the ground.
“Arabelle Moonstone!” Maximilian arrived in time and pushed me away. “It’s just a broken quilt, Arabelle. Is it necessary to hit someone like this?”
“Mr Maximilian, I'm not a thief,” Kimberly mumbled her lips. She looked like a pear blossom in the rain.
I was pushed and staggered. The back of my head hit the door handle and passed out. The moment before I lost consciousness, I saw Maximilian running towards me in shock. I closed my eyes and thought to myself, ‘If I die like this, will I be able to see Vilhelmina?’
***
But I didn't die. I just had a slight concussion. When I woke up, my nurse friend, Samantha Wright was by my bedside. Meanwhile, Maximilian was nowhere to be seen in this room.
“You're pregnant, Arabelle.”
I was stunned for a while. “What? I'm pregnant?”
How did I get pregnant at this time?