Queenie put her hand gently on the back of Leia's hand and said softly, "Leia."Leia snapped out of it. Dark thoughts filled her head the moment she saw Luke. If Queenie did not call out to her, she might still be staring."Mom, what's the matter?" She deliberately acted as though she was aggrieved to gain pity from Queenie. Queenie asked, "Aren't you supposed to be on your way to look for the wedding planner to go through the itinerary with Brody? Did you get into a fight?""It's nothing. We just had a mild disagreement about the wedding." Leia wiped the corner of her eyes and pretended to tear up.Queenie sighed. Leia was pregnant but Brody left her downtown because of a small fight. It was clear to Queenie that Brody was not a dependable man. "Why didn’t you try to talk things through? It won’t do your marriage any good if you get into a fight every time there’s a disagreement. Look at your sister and brother-in-law! They always talk their way through issues. I don’t remember
Late at night.After Jack and Queenie went to bed, the Norman Residence was in complete silence.Leia pressed her face on the door of the master bedroom, and after confirming that there was no sound inside, she tiptoed back into her bedroom. After closing the door, she turned on the lights. She was instantly caught off guard by the sudden appearance of a man!"Ah—" As soon as she wanted to say something, her mouth was covered by Wayne. A familiar sense of fear invaded her heart.Wayne pushed her against the door, smiled evilly, and warned her. "Don't yell. If you yell, this knife will slice through your neck in an instant!"Leia's eyes widened and she felt the pain from being slammed onto the wall. She nodded and shook her hands to gesture that she would not scream.Wayne glanced at Leia’s bulging belly. After letting go of her, he grabbed her slightly chubby face and asked, "Is the child mine?""No, it's not yours!" Leia denied as the fear in her heart slowly took over her body
Leia endured her fear, and with his sharp gaze locked on her, she nodded.When a knock suddenly sounded from her door, Leia was shocked. She looked at the door and was not sure if she had locked it just now. "Yes?"Queenie's voice came from outside. "Leia, why are your lights still on at this hour? Why aren’t you asleep?""Mom, I just took a shower and I’m going to bed soon." Leia turned her head and looked at Wayne warily. He was still holding a knife in his hand.She was afraid that he would lose control and rush out to stab Queenie. She could not afford for that to happen. At least, not yet.Queenie's voice sounded again from outside. "Okay, sleep tight! Remember to blow dry your hair before you go to bed so you won’t catch a cold.""I will, Mom. Good night!" Leia could not relax for fear that Wayne would act irrationally.Queenie headed to the master bedroom after she heard Leia’s reply.Leia's nerves relaxed slightly when she heard the sound of footsteps going farther and
Crawford Mansion was in chaos.Since the thief had yet to be caught, Susan clamored in front of Old Master Crawford every day to complain about Luke. She said that Luke was not taking it seriously and he only cared about his own happiness, not caring about Thea's injury at all.Old Master Crawford was upset by her never-ending rambling, so he summoned the family and invited them to the mansion for dinner.Luke went back with Bianca and the kids. They walked into the living room and noticed Susan, who was alone in the living room. Bianca sighed and prepared herself for another storm."Lanie, Rainie, go upstairs to do your homework. If there’s something that you don't understand, make a note of it and I’ll come up to help you with it later." Bianca handed the school bags to the twins. There were certain matters that she did not want to involve the kids in. Blanche and Rainie nodded and carried their school bags upstairs.Tommy eagerly called out to Susan, "Grandma Susan!"Susan
"I’m not struggling!" Rainie made a face at Blanche as she slowly did her homework.Blanche shook his head indifferently and played with the trinkets on the table.Luke watched by the side as his daughter finished the last question. She then handed her workbook to Bianca. "Mom, I'm done."Bianca checked and found that there was no problem with it. She then signed her name at the bottom of the page."Mommy, Daddy, can I go play?" Rainie asked while blinking her big round eyes."Go for it, but don’t go out of control." Bianca agreed and helped them put their workbooks in their school bags.Rainie and Blanche walked out of the study.Bianca put the school bags aside. She only felt comfortable talking about the break-in after the children left."Did Grandpa blame you?" She put her hand on the back of his hand and asked with concern.Luke grabbed her hand and rubbed her fingers lightly as he replied, "No."Bianca knew that Old Master Crawford was a reasonable man. However, this wa
The next day, which happened to be Saturday, Bianca went to pick up a fancy fruit basket. After returning to the manor, she set off to Allison's residence with Luke.In the car, Tommy muttered, "Daddy, Mommy, you promised to take me to the amusement park. Why are we going to Grandma's house?"The plan to take the kids to the amusement park was put on hold for a while because of Luke and Bianca’s busy schedules.Fortunately, Tommy was an understanding and considerate child. He was just a little emotional because he had been waiting for so long.Bianca and Luke looked at each other and discussed in a low voice, "Are you going to work tomorrow?""No," Luke replied."Should we go to the amusement park tomorrow?" Bianca discussed it with him.“Sounds good." Luke agreed. It was worth taking a day off to spend it with his family.Bianca looked at Tommy, who was puffing out his cheeks. He was grumpy from being woken up earlier and at them for not keeping their promise. She smiled and c
Bianca touched Rainie's head and did not answer her question. Instead, she asked, "Rainie, do you want to go to class later?"Rainie and Lanie had extracurricular classes planned for the day, but to make Allison happy, Bianca took a leave of absence for them and brought them to Allison’s place instead.However, Allison was pulling a long face and was not welcoming, so she planned to leave after Luke took the box.Rainie did not think too much about it and nodded, saying, "Okay, Mommy.""I'm going too," Blanche said. If it were not for his mother's request, he would already be in his extracurricular class.Elsa brought out a pot of tea and walked to the living room. She saw Bianca still standing there and greeted her, "Madam, take a seat and have a cup of tea."Bianca shook her head and replied, "No, we're leaving soon."When Bianca said that, Elsa glanced at the children with a smile while saying, "Okay, I'll go back to the kitchen first. If there’s anything you need, let me kno
Bianca watched Luke drive away and closed the door of the villa.She had a hunch that the truth behind the break-in of Crawford Manor would soon be revealed."Mommy?" Tommy woke up in her arms.Seeing that Tommy had woken up, Bianca put him on the ground and touched his little head as she said, "You’re up? Do you want to have some fruit?""Yeah!" Tommy looked around and did not see Luke, so he asked, "Where’s Daddy?""He has something to attend to and has to go back to the company." Bianca took his hand and walked into the living room.When he heard that, Tommy became nervous and asked, "Will Daddy be busy tomorrow?"Bianca took out an apple from the refrigerator. She smiled and promised Tommy. "Don't worry, no matter how busy we are tomorrow, we’re taking you to the amusement park."Tommy clapped his hands happily. He stood by the side while waiting for Bianca to peel and cut the apples into slices. He picked up a slice and said as he ate, "Thank you, Mommy."Seeing Tommy's l