"Sure, I will," Be faintly said. She already knows how protective Tristan is. And now, because she was pregnant, she was sure Tristan would be even more protective.

"I hope you go straight home after you send off Harper. No need to stop by the office."

"That’s my n. How do you know that?" Be grinned. When she saw he was about to say something, she continued her words yfully to tease her overprotective husband, "Anything else, Mr. Sinir...?"

Tristan said nothing but leaned closer and kissed her lips gently before letting her go.

"I love you, Be!"

"I know that... BYE!" she said and rushed to step out of the car.

***

Be headed up to the 20th floor to meet Harper, who had repeatedly texted her since she left the hospital, but she had ignored all of her texts.

She felt at ease since she wasn’tte. They still had thirty minutes to leave for the airport at exactly eleven o’clock.

As the elevator doors opened, Be saw Harper standing there with an impatient gaze fixed on her.

"Geez, girl... I thought you wouldn’t make it!" Harper said excitedly, a delighted smile quickly gracing her face. She had been worried that Be wouldn’t make it to send her off to the airport; she had heard that Be’s brother was in the hospital, and she had to rush there early in the morning.

Be smiled at Harper, "Why are you in such a rush? Did Jack suddenly ask you to return to New York much earlier than scheduled?" she asked as she walked toward the living room.

"Of course not, but I have to return for something else. Something important. It’s about my mother. Her birthday is in two days. My dad called me and nagged me to prepare for the birthday party, or he would erase my name from his will. Geez..." Harper chuckled, remembering her father’s phone call scolding her.

Beughed. She could imagine Harper’s father being angry, and suddenly, she missed Harper’s parents. While living in the USA, Be considered Harper’s loving and humorous parents her second parents.

"Let’s sit first..." Be needed to sit down before they left for the airport. Rushing to this ce had left her breathless and thirsty. Something that never happened when she felt fit like now.

’Huh!? Why am I slowly bing weak? Does knowing that I’m pregnant inadvertently make me this weak? Could it be!?’ Be wondered, smiling faintly. She felt amused hearing her own thoughts.

After settling on the single sofa, she nced at Sam, who had juste out of his bedroom. He looked neat in his usual office clothes: a ck slim-fit shirt and trousers of the same color. But today, he looked casual, wearing white sneakers instead of typical ck boots.

"Sam, can you help me with a ss of water? Or something sweet? I feel so thirsty and hungry after rushing from the hospital to this ce," Be asked, casting her polite smile at Sam.

"Sure, Boss," Sam immediately headed to the kitchen and brought out cake, chocte, and a water bottle for her.

Harper, upon hearing Be’s words, couldn’t help but gasp. "Girl, you’re not running to get here, are you? You’re sitting in the car while your driver drives, right? How could you be this thirsty and hungry now?"

Sam, who overheard Harper’s words, was also curious. Why was she suddenly looking tired and hungry? She usually refused to eat when lunch arrived, but now, not even eleven, and she was already hungry. He felt suspicious.

"Boss, here’s a chocte bundt cake. I hope you like it. This is the only decent food we have here," Sam said as he ced the cake and water bottle on the table before he sat, waiting for her to respond.

’My goodness! Did I act so obviously?’ Be panicked. Quickly, she tried to think of something to distract them, worrying they would guess she was pregnant, as they usually teased her about it.

"Thanks, Sam. You know how much I like chocte bundt cake." Be said, overly excited, but opened the water bottle instead of eating the cake. Then she looked around, her eyes fixed on Stefan’sputer room.

"Wait a minute. I don’t see Stefan. Where is he?" she asked, ignoring Harper and Sam’s suspicious gazes.

Leo, who had just finished his call in the corner, joined Be and the others on the couch and answered her, "Stefan’s locked himself in theputer room since this morning. He didn’t evene out for breakfast. I don’t know what he’s doing there. It seems like something upset him," he exined.

Be frowned. She rarely heard Stefan skip breakfast or ignore her when she visited.

’Did something happen to him?’ Be wondered worriedly. She took out her phone and sent a message to Stefan, letting him know she had stopped by.

[Be] Bro, I’m outside. We are about to head to the airport. Do you want to join us?

After sending the text, she looked at Stefan’sputer room again and waited a few more seconds, but Stefan did not reply. Her worry grew even more apparent. ’Is he alright?’

Be put aside her worries and set her eyes on the delicious-looking cake. Several secondster, she started eating her chocte bundt cake. But, simultaneously, her eyes fixed in one direction. She’s gazing at Stefan’sputer room.

Until her snacks and water bottle were empty, Stefan had not yet responded to her short message.

"Let’s go, Be. We might bete if we spend too much time here," Harper said as she stood from her seat, ready to leave. She bid Leo goodbye, as he could not apany her to the airport.

"Okay, let’s go," Be replied as she stood up. "Sam, I need you to apany me to the airport. Please ask Bryan to prepare the car."

"Yes, Boss," Sam nodded and left.

Be followed Harper but stopped right before Stefan’sputer room. She turned to Leo, "Can you ask Stefan to call me when he’s finished?"

She suspected something had happened to Stefan because he rarely ignored her text messages. He only did this when he wasn’t near his cell phone or busy creating new programs, so he didn’t check his other gadgets.