As Ronald reached the doorway, he paused, turning back slightly.


    "What?" Xander asked, puzzled.


    But Ronald wasn''t looking at him. His gaze was fixed on Ste behind Xander. "Why don''t you head over to the medical room. I''ll join you and the baby soon."


    Ste nodded obediently. "Okay."


    Xander was taken aback. B-baby?!


    Before he could voice his confusion, Ronald had already started walking away, leaving Xander frozen in his tracks, his blood seemingly turning to ice.


    Baby? He nced at Ste''s t stomach. "You''re pregnant? Whose is it?"


    "Are youing or not?" Ronald stopped again, throwing Xander a dangerous look.


    Those deep-set eyes of his radiated a chilling intensity. It was clear that Ronald''s mention of the "baby" was meant for Xander''s ears.


    The conversation Ronald had just had with his mother in the study made it clear to him that Xander still harbored feelings for Ste.


    Xander took a shaky breath, meeting Ronald''s icy stare. His pupils contracted, shooting metaphorical daggers. After a tense moment, he reluctantly followed Ronald out.


    Inside the room, Ste put down the photo frame and turned to help Yvonne. "Are you okay?"


    Yvonne shook her head. "I''m fine. What were you thinking, provoking him like that? You trying to get yourself killed?"


    The moment when Xander turned towards Ste with that dangerous look, Yvonne had genuinely feared for her sister. She was half-convinced that if Ste had thrown a vase at him, Xander might have offed her right there and then.


    Ste shrugged. "I saw him hitting you."


    "Yeah, well, I''m not pregnant, and I''m tough as nails. I can take a beating. But what about you? What if you got hurt and it affected the baby?"


    Yvonne was still in shock from hearing Ronald announce Ste''s pregnancy Realizing the gravity of the situation, she was relieved she had managed to hold Xander back. She wouldn''t forgive herself if something happened to Ste.


    Lottie, who had been hovering anxiously, chimed in, "Exactly, Star. That was really


    dangerous. You''re going to be a mom; you can''t just jump into fights."


    Lottie was equally terrified, talking to Ste in a reproachful tone.


    Ste couldn''t help but twitch her lips at the phrase "jump into fights." In all honesty, when Xander and Yvonne started brawling, she''d jumped right in. That was exactly what it was.


    Before she could respond, Lottie continued, "I know you were worried about your sister, but you''re not in any shape to deal with Xander''s wrath. Besides, when Yvonne and Xander get into it, who knows who''lle out on top?"


    Yvonne had been confronting Xander a lottely, and she always returned without a scratch. Lottie


    knew her daughter''s capabilities et


    and despite the tension with Xander, she was confident the bonding between these two couldn''t be ignored, and that he wouldn''t truly harm Yvonne.


    As for Xander, Lottie reflected on how the Quinn family had unintentionally wronged him over the years. Ronald, in particr, had vented his anger about Ste''s disappearance on Xander, leaving him no room to exin. He''d been chased around the globe like a fugitive.


    Yvonne got up from the bed, inspecting Ste. "Let me see if you''re hurt."


    It had all been such a chaotic blur that she hadn''t had time to check.


    Ste shook her head. "I''m fine. I only threw a vase at him."


    "Oh no, you''re hurt!" Yvonne eximed, noticing a cut on Ste''s palm, blood seeping from it.


    Lottie saw the blood too, her breath catching. "How did you manage to cut


    yourself? Weren''t you holding the vase?"


    Ste nced at the cut. "I don''t know."


    She hadn''t felt anything at the time.


    "Get to the medical room now," Yvonne urged. "You''re pregnant. You have to be careful with medication."


    With urgency in the air, Ste was hurried off to the medical room.


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