Chapter 6
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This time, Maisie’s fitness challenge failed, and the moment she wet herself on camera went viral across the internet.
Countless onlookers mocked her for pushing her body while pregnant. Some even gave her a cruel new nickname, “Leaky
Maisie.” Her reputation was utterly destroyed.
After she fainted, Maisie was rushed to the hospital. The doctor’s examination showed nothing serious, just that she needed rest.
However, Alex and Susan weren’t satisfied. They immediately pressed him.
“If she’s fine, then why would she suddenly wet herself like that?”
The doctor glanced at Maisie’s swollen belly and explained patiently, “During pregnancy, the pelvis expands, and it’s very
common for women to have urinary incontinence. This is perfectly normal.”
However, instead of relief, their faces went pale. They exchanged looks, muttering under their breath, “No… that’s impossible…”
When Maisie finally woke up, she bolted to the bathroom the moment she opened her eyes. As soon as she stepped out, Alex
moved to ask what was wrong, but she suddenly gagged and vomited all over him.
For days afterward, Maisie couldn’t stomach a single bite of food. The smell of meals alone made her nauseous. She was dizzy,
weak, and exhausted, a shadow of the lively woman she had been before.
Yet, Alex and Susan’s attitude was strange.
Instead of taking her back to the hospital, they turned cold and harsh, interrogating her. “What’s going on with you? You’re not
pulling a stunt like Clara, pretending to be sick for sympathy, are you?”
Maisie’s face turned pale as she looked at him, as if she truly had no way to explain herself. “Alex, I… I don’t know what’s
happening. I feel sick all the time, like I have no strength at all. My stomach hurts constantly. Do you think I could really be-”
Before she could finish, Alex cut her off impatiently. “You? Pregnant? Don’t make me laugh. You’re barren. You can never get
pregnant. Stop pretending.”
Hearing that through the surveillance feed, I froze in shock.
Having been sent back in time, this was the first time I learned the truth. So Maisie was barren all along. That explained why, in
my previous life, Alex was so certain Maisie could never have pregnancy symptoms transferred onto me. He even let her gorge on junk food without worry because she could never have been pregnant in the first place. There were no pregnancy side effects.
However, why had Alex and Susan gone along with Maisie’s act? Why had they used the excuse of a child to force me into
accepting Alex supporting two households?
Very soon, Alex’s next words revealed the answer.
