Chapter 723 Elevator Shock
Chapter 723 Elevator Shock
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The woman with the leek pie bristled, her pride flaring. “What, you think I’m beneath you? So fancy boutiques don’t allow leek pies now?” With a sharp snap, she hurled the pie onto the floor.
Yunice caught the splatter in the corner of her eye–green filling spilled across the tiles like vomit.
Her stomach lurched, gagging uncontrollably.
She bolted upright. “Where’s the restroom?” she asked the clerk, voice tight.
“Up one floor, turn left–mall restroom.”
Yunice didn’t even say thank you. She pinched her nose and hurried out of the store.
“Miss,..” Gill emerged with clothes in hand, wrinkling her nose. “What on earth is that smell?”
The clerk quickly apologized, explaining it was being cleaned up.
Gill scanned the store. “Where’s Ms. Yunice?”
“She went to the restroom, I think,” the clerk said.
Gill dropped the clothes and rushed after her.
Yunice pressed a hand to her chest, face pale. She leaned against the elevator panel, jabbing the button for
- up.
A soft chime, the doors slid open. She stepped/inside without looking, shutting her eyes as the nausea swelled.
“You don’t feel well?”
The familiar voice made her snap her eyes open.
Wyatt.
A flicker of fear crossed her gaze before she masked it with calm. “…The smell of leeks got to me.”
Wyatt studied her closely, his expression hardening. “You were never this delicate before.”
“I’m human. Humans have reactions” Her tone was sharp, defensive.
His eyes locked on her. “Are you/pregnant?”
Her mind stalled for three beats. Then she scoffed. “Pregnant? Not every pregnant woman gets sick, and not every sick woman is pregnant. Understand?”
Wyatt nodded slightly, then muttered as the doors slid shut, “True. You’ve only been away half a month.
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