She had consumed numerous health products beneficial for sleep, but the effects were marginal. Each night, she only truly slept for four or five hours. Over time, her dark circles naturally became increasingly severe.

Julia Bluen remained silent, but her mind was contemplating how to alleviate Mila Anderson's insomnia.

"Mom, let me take Julia," Glades Horne said as he gently helped Julia Bluen into his car. This was to comply with his mother's wishes and ease her persistent worries. In truth, he was worried too. After all, Julia was now responsible for two lives, and everything required extra caution.

The Bodyguards waited until the young couple was in the car, then drove out of the Horne Family villa.

Mila Anderson remained standing there, watching Glades Horne's car until it disappeared from view. Then, smiling, she walked back to the Main House. She intended to prepare nourishing concoctions for Julia Bluen and planned for her to come home for lunch.

However, upon returning to the Main House, she suddenly recalled that she had no money on her. The family's stock of health tonics suitable for pregnant women was also running low, and she would need to buy more.

She didn't feel comfortable sending a servant to make the purchases.

The Old Madam had money, but she had disappeared in the blink of an eye, and the main hall was empty.

That boy, Glades... How can he go out without any money? Mila Anderson muttered to herself. She was now genuinely frustrated with Glades' ruthlessness in freezing her bank cards. However, this also reflected how much Glades cared for Julia Bluen.

If only there was someone else who deeply cared for Julia to accompany her, she thought. That person could handle the expenses while she chose the items. That wouldn't be bad at all.

Yes, that could work... But who would that person be?

Suddenly, Mila Anderson thought of her in-law—Julia Bluen's mother, Scarlett Taylor.

Yes, Scarlett Taylor was definitely the best person for this!

So, Mila Anderson immediately called Scarlett Taylor to tell her that Julia Bluen was pregnant. Upon hearing the good news about her daughter, who had been married for almost two months, Scarlett Taylor was naturally overjoyed. The two women, both soon to be grandmothers, immediately began discussing over the phone how to best nourish Julia and who would care for the child after its birth.

As for the first grandchild, Mila Anderson naturally wouldn't let the Bluen Family take over.

Similarly, Scarlett Taylor also had ideas about 'snatching' the first maternal grandchild for herself.

These two women spent another hour vying and debating before finally returning to the main topic.

Mila Anderson felt too awkward to tell her in-law that her bank cards had been frozen. Instead, she simply suggested that Scarlett Taylor go shopping with her, an invitation Scarlett Taylor readily accepted.

Once her in-law agreed, Mila Anderson hurriedly hung up the phone and rushed out the door in high spirits.

She had already crafted an excuse. When it was time to pay, she would claim that in her rush and excitement, she had forgotten to bring any money. After all, the Bluen Family was also wealthy. Scarlett Taylor wouldn't fuss over who paid and might even insist on paying herself.

After turning back and returning to T City, Hansen Ruiz grew even more anxious upon learning that Rachel Bailey had actually headed to A City. Without bothering to investigate who had sent Rachel to A City, he once again hurriedly set off for A City. Rachel had taken a taxi, and it was impossible to find its license plate number at the moment, so there was no way to intercept her. He had no choice but to speed, hoping to reach home around the time Rachel arrived.

His mother had already returned home. If Rachel were to storm into his house when he wasn't there, his mother would certainly harm her.

Although he had issued a stern warning to his mother, deep down, he didn't truly want to destroy his own family. After all, it was his home too.

While speeding, Hansen Ruiz didn't forget to call his father, his two younger brothers, and other relatives. He instructed them that if a girl came looking for the Ruiz Family, they must do everything possible to protect her and ensure no one harmed Rachel Bailey.

His family took his words as an imperial edict and promptly agreed, not even asking who Rachel Bailey was. Hansen Ruiz believed his family must have already known about his involvement with Rachel Bailey. Since they couldn't force him to come home and take over the family business, they constantly scrutinized his romantic life. A mere extra glance at any woman was enough for them to find out.

Sometimes, having too powerful a background isn't necessarily a good thing.

In his case, if he weren't powerful enough himself, he truly wouldn't be able to keep any shred of privacy; his family would uncover everything.

Luckily, the distance between the two cities was vast, so he still had time to call his family and instruct them to protect Rachel Bailey.

Rachel Bailey was en route to A City, a journey that would take two to three days and require stops for meals and accommodation. However, it wasn't until the previous evening, when she was extremely hungry and searching for a place to stay, that she shockingly discovered her pockets were empty. She had only gone out for a stroll and hadn't brought any money. Who could have anticipated being kidnapped by Glades Horne's men?

She was now in a dire situation. Not only did she lack money for accommodation, but she couldn't even pay the taxi fare. Upon learning this, the taxi driver immediately kicked her out of the cab and berated her fiercely. The harsh scolding left Rachel Bailey incredibly embarrassed. She apologized incessantly and eventually had to hand over her platinum necklace, worth a few hundred yuan. It was the only valuable item she had on her and a piece she was very fond of. She remembered how much it had pained her to spend those several hundred yuan when she first bought it.

She gave her platinum necklace to the taxi driver. This stopped his tirade, and he even bought her a meal. While the driver stayed at an Inn, she had to spend the night in the car.

Her platinum necklace could only cover a portion of the fare. After driving her for a little less than half the next day, the driver claimed that was as far as the necklace's value would take her. Ignoring her pleas and her promises to repay him later, he adamantly forced her out of the car.

Now, she stood desolately on the side of a bustling highway, watching the numerous cars pass by, feeling utterly helpless.

She couldn't move forward. Walk to A City? How many years would that take? Walking back to T City was also too far.

In utter desperation, she swallowed her pride and approached a small roadside shop to ask the owner if she could make a phone call. Fortunately, the shopkeeper was kindhearted and lent her the phone.

She eagerly called Julia Bluen.