Vanessa pushed Leonardo into a garden where children's laughter could be heard, you could literally feel the joy and happiness radiating from everyone present in the park, the garden was a small yet incredibly beautiful space inside the park filled with lovely flowers in full bloom. Leonardo barely had an expression on his face but his eyes had a mix of emotions swirling in them.
"I made everything myself" Vanessa displayed the meal she prepared with a proud look on her face. Leonardo looked at the meal and he knew it looked appetizing, so he looked at her to praise her culinary skill but stopped short when he saw her proud smile with her nose to the sky, he held back his praise while he thought 'she looked like a peacock showing off his feathers' "Doesn't it look good?" "Who knows?" He sat down and looked at his plate filled with the food Vanessa served him before eating, his eating habits were so graceful and elegant. Vanessa couldn't take her eyes off him. She kept staring him. She was willing to spend the rest of her life with a man who had such a gorgeous face. Leonardo's face turned grim at how she stared at him, and he wondered if she wanted to eat the food on the table or himself. "Why aren't you eating? I thought you didn't want your effort to go to waste?" The edges of his lips turned upward into a sarcastic smirk. "The food doesn't look appetizing with you in front of me, I mean if I could have you it would be much-" She abruptly stopped and dared not finish her sentence, she couldn't help but curse herself for being such an idiot and running her mouth. Why did he have to ask! She was so distracted staring at him and had not time to recover when he asked the question, the answer just tumbled out of her mouth instinctively. Meanwhile Leonardo was stunned for a brief moment before a helpless, exasperated look appeared on his face when he saw that she had cringed sheepishly, he flicked her on the head. Despite the pain, she didn't complain, and merely rubbed the spot he flicked. Instead she cast him a tentative look, and she tried guessing if he was finished punishing her "Vanessa Lawson, I suppose you still remember you're a woman. You can't say such shameless things." She nodded " Leonardo, I know I am a woman. But it can't be helped when faced with a face as beautiful as yours" Leonardo couldn't believe she just blamed him for her shamelessness "Don't worry though, I'm not like this with other men. After all you're my husband." Alas, he merely mocked her indifferently " I don't remember us getting married. Why didn't you tell me you are delusional as well?" " I'm still pursuing you, aren't I?" She murmured " Leonardo, can we just get married? How about we get our marriage certificate? " She had to admit he was hard to impress. Again, he knocked her head several times with a fork, and she glared at him angrily and aggrievedly as she tolerated the pain. "The reason we're not married is because you rejected my family's proposal. Now you want to marry me, what made you change your mind?" Huh? How should I answer this question? She wondered. If she told him about the bizarre events surrounding her past life or the fact that she reincarnated. Would he believe her? No! Surely he will tell her she needs to visit the psychiatrist. "Answer me!" The next second, his face became severe and strict. Terrified, Vanessa felt getting along with this man wasn't easy, and all her nerves were strung tight because his temper was unpredictable. "I wasn't thinking straight, I mean he couldn't compare, after all the king of the jungle is you. Why would I settled for a chimpanzee when I could have the King himself?" Then she cast her eyes downward to her plate with a nervous laugh. With his intelligence, he knew she wasn't being honest but he wasn't mad at all. Ever since he bacame paralyzed waist down from the car accident, there was a rumour spreading that he was so severely injured that he had become sterile. Therefore every woman that wanted to marry him turned their heads as they believed he couldn't do it. "That looks yummy!" A childs cute voice was heard when they looked they saw an adorable little girl with twin braids and a pink Barbie dress staring at the dishes with her sparkling blue eyes. "Do you want some?" Vanessa asked with a smile "I promise they taste as good as they look" " Can I really have some? " " Yes of course, come here" Vanessa served the little girl some and they discussed about the foods, Leonardo watched her interaction with the child that barged into their lunch plan and thought she wasn't that bad except for the fact that she had bad taste to reject his proposal for Francis, he decided to give her a chance. "It's not like there's anyone else, anyways" he muttered underneath his breath with a self depreciating smile on his face. They enjoyed their lunch looking like a cute little family of three when a voice sounded "Brittany! Where are you?!" "I'm over here mama!" The little girl waved a blonde blue eyed lady, who then strut over without noticing Leonard and Vanessa. When she reached to carry the girl then she sees the man sitting there like a king on his throne with a stunningly beautiful woman by his side, she quickly apologize for her daughters behavior "I'm so sorry, I hope she didn't disrupt your picnic" " No she didn't, she's so cute." Vanessa responded with a smile in her face as she pinched the little girls cheeks, who smiles sweetly in response. "It's a Date!" The three ladies turn to look at the grumpy man, confused about what he just said. He could see their confusion written all over their face and says "It's not a picnic, it's a Date!" Vanessa froze for a second after hearing what he said for the second time before grinning ear to ear. "Yes, it's a Date. We are on a date" "Oh I'm so sorry, she must have interrupted your date. A-apologies M-mister" Caitlin couldn't help but stutter when speaking to Leonardo because of his overbearing aura. "We'll get going now, say bye to the kind lady Brittany" " Bye pretty lady! Bye grumpy uncle! " Both Vanessa and Caitlin could feel the temperature drop, they didn't dare look at the man beside them. "Well take our leave now" Caitlin fled the scene with her daughter in her arms not turning once to see the man behind her. Vanessa sat down quietly and picked up the dishes to tidy the place when Leonardo speaks "who did she call grumpy?" "Grumpy? She said handsome, bye handsome uncle. She definitely didn't say anything close to grumpy at all" Vanessa answered desperately trying to save the little girl. "Do you think my ears don't work?" "Your ears work perfectly, just that you didn't hear what she said clearly as she spoke softly" After sending her a glare, he closed his eyes, " I'll forgive you this time" Vanessa let out a sigh of relief, looking at the man with his eyes closed, she asked " wanna go for a walk? " "Why would this grumpy man go with you?" " Cause it's good for your system and the weather is so nice, we're in the park. You certainly can't miss out on exploring the environment... " She kept ranting all the reasons she could think of even when they made absolutely no sense. "I mean you'll-" "Push me" she was so happy, she felt her cheeks hurt and her throat was dry from excessive speaking. After the walk, they returned to the car. Driving back to the Quinns empire in silence, the silence though was comfortable not strained. Both the driver and the body gaurd in the front passenger seat of the car could tell the Young master has warmed up to the woman. Young master Leonardo ordered the driver to head over to the Lawson estate to drop Vanessa, much to her surprise and glee. They arrived shortly, before getting down from the car. Vanessa leaned close to Leonardo and said "Thanks for sending me home Leo." She dropped a kiss on his cheek before getting out of the car at lightning speed and running into the house not daring to look back once. The car was silent after her departure, Leonardo stared at the little lady running away from him after being brazen enough to kiss him on the face. He couldn't help but think her cute, with amusement in his eyes, the sides of his lips lift into a small smile. "Drive" They left the Lawson estate, heading back to the Quinns residence.When Vanessa walked into the house, she felt a pain, a dull ache in her chest. She had list everything dear to her in her past life and now that she has a second chance, she swore to make everything right! "Vanessa, Vanessa." She heard a familiar, warm but anxious sounding voice calling out her name. Immediately, Vanessa turned her head instinctively to see her mother's beautiful face. "Vanessa, where did you go? I've been looking for you, are you alright? Do you feel dizzy? Are you hungry? You scared me to death! You just returned from the hospital and the doctor said you need rest. You didn't even inform anyone of your whereabouts. If something happened to you you, what should I do then?" Maureen grabbed Vanessa's hand tightly, and Maureen's eyes reddened as she spoke. The doctor had stressed on Vanessa getting at least a week's rest after she had a terrible fall down the stairs that could have claimed her life. It's just been three days and Vanessa is already running around
"Nessa, I've prepared some porridge for you with lots of herbs it will help you recover quickly. Eat while it's hot." Khloe had a sweet smile on her face. She grew up as the Lawson's family princess, the education she received was on a completely different level when compared with Vanessa's. Khloe had both extravagance of a wealthy family and the ability to work. This gave her a gentle front but she was shrewd and manipulative. After all she had written Vanessa's previous life story. Vanessa glanced at the food Khloe made and put her arms around her mother's arm, whining, "Mom, I want to eat the food you made, not this porridge" Although khloe's eyes flickered, she maintained her smile as if she didn't care about Vanessa's comment on her porridge. The two actually born on the same day; Khloe was born in the morning whereas Vanessa was late at night. Maureen turned to look at Khloe, who smiles back at her and said "If Nessa craves the food you make mom, you can cook for her, so she
Khloe walked up to her delicate flowers and felt like they were taking their last breath. The more she looked at it the madder she became. She really wanted to wipe off that smug smile of Nessa's face or just chop of her head with the scissors. "What's the matter" Maureen rushed to the girls when she heard khloe's cries. Almost instantly, Nessa's eyes turned teary. "Mom, I saw these plants getting a bit wild so I helped prune them. I'm sure they will grow better is trimmed but Khloe is blaming me for it." " Do you know how much effort I put into growing these pots of flowers? They just started to bloom but look what you did! " Khloe was fuming. " Mom, I-I was just trying to help. I didn't know I was going to ruin it" Nessa looked aggrieved and pitiful. Maureen couldn't stand the sight and hurriedly consoled her daughter" it's alright, not everyone is green thumbed you know. The plants are still alive so they'll grow right back looking healthy and beautiful, so don't fret
When the Quinns brought a proposal to their doorstep, he was in a dilemma. Though he wanted to be in-laws with the Quinns, he has to consider his daughter's happiness. He was worried she would be unhappy in the union as she 'loves' someone else. Hence, he listened to khloe's advice and placed the decision in Vanessa's hands. However, he didn't think his daughter would cause a massive mess for him by not only rejecting the proposal with no ounce of respect but also calling the heir of the Quinns empire degrading names and still having the guts to go see him after that, doesn't she fear death? Just the thought of Leonardo's face sent chill down his spine and he urge his daughters to go quickly. "Alright, I'll go with Nessa to the Quinns estate." Despite feeling reluctant, Khloe had to agree to it because of her father's urging. Hearing the noises in the living room, Maureen came out of the kitchen again and happened to see both girls leaving the house . "Where are the kids going?" Sh
Keeping his silence, he didn't even say a thing, nor did he glance at the girls, he completely ignored their presence while the bodyguard stood there quietly awaiting his orders. From the corner of her eyes, Vanessa caught Khloe who stood next to her trembling slightly in her legs and she kept both hands at her sides without moving a muscle. Even though she knew that Khloe was afraid of Leonardo, she didn't think that she was this terrified. Did she do something she shouldn't have? Now she's afraid of him because she's guilty? With that thought in mind, she tilted hee head as she observed the man, who look extraordinarily handsome and distinguish like no mortal despite being on a wheelchair. Then she thought cheekily, Khloe must have tried to get into his bed but he kicked her off! Imagining the scene in her mind, Vanessa felt it was too funny and couldn't suppress her amusement, sniggering in secret. Leonardo who have been watching Nessa through his lashes couldn't help bu
Vanessa couldn't help but flinch at the rough treatment when she witness khloe's quick exit at his word. This man is completely emotionless, not even a shard of emotion from him all through that scene. She recalled what she had done to him and suddenly felt that he had shown her mercy. At least, he didn't order someone to drag her out like an animal after she bit him like one. "Why tucking your neck? Are you scared? Hmm?" The edges of those thin pink lips turned upward into a sarcastic smirk. "Well... Urh... Leonardo, I realize that my earlier actions hurt your pride, which was terribly wrong of me. So, I quickly came over to apologize without even taking a bath or changing out of my clothe. So, please be a generous man and forgive me this once." " Forgive you once? Are you planning to do it again? " Leonardo's changed his tone, his voice sounding fierce as he glared daggers at her. "Oh no, Not again. I mean never! How could I repeat my foolish mistake of being disrespectful i
"Young master, the cutleries are here." Leonardo gestured to the body guard to set the new set of cutleries in front of Vanessa."Since you're here to apologize, have a meal with me, " he said, placing food onto her plate, all the while saying how nutritious it was and the benefits of that food as though he was a certified nutritionist.Vanessa who had long time ago forgotten about the extra spiciness added to the food, gladly picked up the cutleries placed before her. She popped the food covered in chili oil into her mouth, and the spiciness spread out in her mouth, so spicy that her eyes teared up and she wanted to spit it out. But when she saw Leonardo watching her emotionlessly, she didn't dare to do so and forced herself to swallow it.After swallowing that, she hurriedly took a glass of water and downed it to quench the heat in her mouth. "Leonardo, I can't eat spicy food. You didn't even remind me of the extra chili added into the food." He gave her the evil eye, which sent sh
Today's cloudy, neither too sunny nor too hot. Vanessa had informed her mother that on this day she would go shopping to pick a few evening gowns, after all she had to look her best when wooing the young master of the Quinns. Knock knock. Someone knocked on her door softly while she was getting her hair done in preparation to go out "Nessa dear, it's mummy. May I come in?" The past few days while Vanessa was recuperating at home, she managed to establish a beautiful mother and daughter relationship, one that looks like they have never been apart. She refuses to lose her mother's love. Not in this lifetime. "The doors not locked, come in mum." Maureen happily pushed the door open and entered, pacing towards her beautiful daughter. She said "Dearie, it's quite cloudy today. I asked Khloe to arrange for her secretary to accompany on your shopping spree today. You can visit L'amore boutique and get beautiful dresses. Also, get a dress to attend the party this Saturday." Her