-class circle had turned into nothing but a casual prank made by the playful husband on his wife.
"What? You mean that woman wasn't pregnant at all?" Grace lost her composure and asked in a high-pitched voice.
Vernon felt Helena's fingers twitch over his arm and looked at her face. She was frowning. [Why is Grace behaving like that? So weird. Why does she look like she was sad that there wasn't any trouble in my marriage? She wanted Vernon to cheat on me? No, no. Maybe I am thinking wrongly. She is my best friend. How could she think anything bad should happen to me?]
After listening to Helena's thoughts, he too started to doubt Grace's intentions and frowned.
Helena asked, "What happened, Grace? Why are you asking like that? Your tone sounds very weird. Are you unhappy that Vernon did not cheat on me?"
Vernon looked at Helena in surprise.
He did not expect Helena to ask Grace directly as soon as she doubted her.
