New Year passed like a storm. Rowie managed to help her stepmom with the expenses, but it was not enough. They needed more than they earned, especially because Raven was four months pregnant.
Aside from that, the school year was around the corner. She did not want to stop studying, but if she could not, her time would be divided. They were short of hands already and she did not want to leave everything to Janice.
Janice insisted on telling Hiro about Raven’s condition, but Rowie stopped her. She had not told her stepmom anything about the things that were on her mind. She did not want to tell her now because she did not have the proof yet.
“Rowie…” Janice confronted her one night when she was about to go to work.
“What is it?” She did not look at her face because of exhaustion. It felt
