Tania looked at Leia indifferently and said, "Leia Norman, right? I‘ve heard about you. You’re an actress who used to be fairly popular." When she heard that, Leia knew that Tania was not a fan of hers… Maybe it was because she did not like that she was in the entertainment industry. Leia explained herself, "I chose to enter the entertainment industry to fulfill my mother's wishes. When she was young, she wanted to be a star." Tania's gaze was sharp. She walked over and sat down on the velvet sofa laced with gold thread. The caretaker poured her a cup of tea and handed it to her. She picked up the teacup and took a sip. "This needs more tea leaves."The nanny said immediately, "I'll make you another cup." Brody gave Leia a look, sat down, and massaged Tania's shoulders while praising Leia. "Mom, although Leia is an actress, she’s also a kind and wonderful girl. She’s not what you’d expect for someone who’s an actress." Tania watched her son rant about Le
Leia desperately squeezed her tears and wiped them on Brody's clothes. "Brody, I don't want to make things awkward for you. It’s okay that your family doesn't like me, let’s not force it. Our baby is a mistake!" Brody touched her belly and was upset. He promised her, "Okay, don't cry. My parents will stay for a while. I’ll convince them. Head back first, okay?" "Brody, I'm scared. Can you promise me one thing?" Leia's eyes were red and swollen from crying. She looked sad. Brody wiped her tears with his sleeves and asked, "What's the matter?" "I don't want to force you, but if we want to get married, we have to do it before the child is born. I don't want him to be called an illegitimate child. I was adopted. I don’t want our child to be bullied like I was when I was growing up. If… If you can’t marry me, let me know. I'll be considerate and go to the hospital..." Leia leaned on his chest and could not continue her sentence. Brody squeezed her hand tightly and r
"Leia..." Queenie was getting anxious. Leia was forced to share her issues under the gaze of four pairs of eyes. "Mom, it's the Hilton family. They’re bullying me." ‘Hilton? Brody Hilton?’ Bianca thought of the name in an instant, and her brows wrinkled slightly. ‘Leia got involved with Brody?’ Queenie was not sure what she was going on about, so she looked at her husband and then at Leia. "Which Hilton family?" "The Hilton family in the west of the city. They’re involved in foreign trade," Luke, who had been silent, said. Bianca was surprised that Luke knew who Leia was referring to. Leia kept silent. "Leia, how did they bully you? Tell me everything, I’ll make sure that you’re treated right." Queenie was gentle and chose to blindly believe in Leia. Although Leia was adopted, she shared a deep bond with her and would never allow anyone to mistreat her darling daughter. Leia cried and recounted what had happened at Hilton Residence. Of cour
Luke and Johann walked out of the bedroom. The two were sitting on the sofa and smoking cigarettes. Johann suddenly remembered something. He smiled and asked, "Does your family have any great news?” Luke frowned suspiciously. "What's the great news?" Johann was not someone who gossiped regularly. He only randomly mentioned it because he was bored. He took a puff and said, "I saw that movie star, your wife's sister, going for an appointment with an obstetrics and gynecology specialist in our hospital. A man accompanied her for the examination. I heard that she’s been coming to the hospital for several months." Bianca walked out and heard what he said, so she asked, "Who’s pregnant?" "The second daughter of the Norman family, your sister," Johann replied and was curious why both of them seemed to know nothing about it. Although Bianca and Leia were not related by blood and had a little conflict because of Luke, their relationship should not be so
"… Stuffed pancakes." Luke had never felt so defeated in his life. As he took his hand out of the mixing bowl, pancake batter dripped from his gloves. He furrowed his brows, feeling slightly disgusted. Bianca tried hard not to laugh when she removed the gloves from his hands and washed her hands. "Let me do it." Luke knew that he was not going to succeed, so he stepped aside. Bianca put on the gloves and mixed the pancake batter. Luke had added too much water, so Bianca had to add more flour. Luke wanted to do something instead of just standing there. He cleaned up the chopping board and prepared the stuffing. Soon, the bowl of thin pancake batter was at the right consistency. Luke could not help but be impressed. After that, Bianca chopped up some chives. "Why do you want to make stuffed pancakes instead of normal pancakes early in the morning?" "I heard Tommy talking in his sleep last night." Luke was a light sleeper, and he would easily wake up if he heard any no
At the hospital, Bianca took the elevator and went to the top floor. She noticed that aside from Luke's bodyguards standing outside the door, there were also two police officers. She frowned and quickly walked forward. "Did something happen to Riley?" The bodyguard replied, "There was a small accident, but the doctor said that it's not serious." "Then the police…" Bianca shot a glance at them. "Ms. Riley had asked for them to come," the bodyguard said. Bianca was puzzled. Why would Luke agree to Riley's request? Unless… She opened the door to the ward. Riley was bawling while sitting on the bed, and Johann was bandaging her forehead. "What's going on?" Bianca asked as she walked over. Johann finished bandaging Riley's head and told the police officers, "She's fine. You can record her statement." "Alright. Thank you, Doctor." The police officers went beside Riley. "Have you been here all this while, Ms. Riley?" "Yes," Riley sniffled and continued to answer the qu
Bianca was reminded that the injury on her forehead had almost healed. It was time to remove the stitches. She nodded and smiled. "I'll look for you in your office then. "How about me, Doctor? Will it leave a scar?" Riley touched the bandages on her forehead. It was still hurting a little. She was worried that it might leave a scar. "Your injury isn't too serious. If you don't want a scat, don't touch it for the next few days and watch what you eat." Johann left after saying that. "Sorry to trouble you again, Rain. Please make sure that Ms. Riley is safe," Bianca said to Rain courteously. Rain smiled. "Don't worry, Madam. It shall be done." "Thank you." Bianca was very polite toward Rain. Without her, Luke would not have managed to escape from the Island of Despair. Her respect for the woman grew after knowing that they had nearly lost their lives protecting Luke during the escape. She left the ward, put on the mask, and went to Johann's office. Bianca knocked on th
"That woman is dressed in luxury clothes. Who knows, she might be his wife," another receptionist said as she took out her phone. "I remember seeing her face online." She searched around the Internet for pictures of Bianca. "See? That really is his wife." "I'm surprised that they still have the mood to make out in a hotel. I read in a forum earlier that someone is offering a bounty of a thousand dollars if they could provide Bianca Rayne's location. I don't think the couple will leave that soon, so…" "Don't you know that she's hated online now? Who's going to take responsibility if the hotel is mobbed? I don't think the manager will forgive us. We'd better mind our own business." … In the room, Luke pinned Bianca on the door. She pushed the man's chest and said softly, "I wasn't wearing a mask earlier, and someone might recognize me. How about we go home?" The police might have found out the truth, but they were not going to act so quickly. "No need to be afraid," Luke