The Officer's Runaway Wife and Secret Son novel Chapter 575

Truthfully, the person who had the most dramatic reaction to Clara's pregnancy was neither Rhys nor the Jensens.

It was Emily.

Emily's joy went far beyond simply "being pregnant at the same time as my best friend."

From the moment her own pregnancy test showed two lines, she had already formulated a master plan in her head.

If the baby in her belly turned out to be a girl, it would be absolutely flawless.

She could grow up alongside Felix, childhood sweethearts practically attached at the hip.

The age gap was perfect, falling right into the golden "older brother spoiling his little sister" demographic.

In elementary school, the older brother would protect her from bullies; by middle school, they'd be passing love notes; and in high school, their homeroom teacher would catch them dating and call the parents in.

When the time came, their parents would sit in the principal's office, exchange a knowing glance, say, "Don't worry, we'll discipline them severely at home," and then walk right out of the school gates to celebrate over Mexican food.

Then would come the long-distance college relationship, the post-graduation proposal, the wedding planned by Emily herself, and the honeymoon sponsored by Clara.

She had the entire timeline meticulously mapped out.

When all was said and done, she and Clara would officially be family.

In-laws.

Just thinking about that word made the corners of Emily's mouth turn upward.

The ultimate evolution of a best friendship was becoming family.

It came with legal validation and a bloodline connection, turning them into a legitimate family every holiday. Nobody would ever be able to tear them apart.

Thinking about this, she mentally reviewed every older female relative she had ever met.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dynamic was basically one of the top ten unsolved mysteries of human sociology.

The critical ones, the control freaks, the ones who claimed they didn't mind but judged every little thing—she had seen dozens of them in the divorce files Daniel had brought home over the years.

Even she had gotten into a screaming match with Daniel's mother once over whether to bake or pan-fry a fish.

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