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“Miss,” Cedric called, snapping me out of my daydream. The bottles of aroma therapy were already in front of me. I chose to sniff each one of them. As for the ones with flower images, I set them aside. They would make me nauseous for sure.

My choice fell on the ones with a lot of Eucalyptus and Ginger. At least, their scent was relaxing when I inhaled them. Once I made my selection, Cedric smiled again. I couldn't ignore his effort, right? So, as an appreciation, I thanked him.

"I'm glad I can be of use to you, at least."

I was taken aback for a moment. "Why?"

I saw Cedric blink and look a bit embarrassed. I sat up straight on the long sofa while he chose to sit on the single one, right across from me.

"Uh... because you're pregnant, so I feel responsible for you."

"So, if I weren't pregnant, you wouldn't be like this?" I don't know why I asked this way. It only made Cedric stare at me intensely. Ugh, why did I say that, Anya?!

"Let's forget about that. Just answer my question honestl