Filed To Story: The Scarlet Vengeance: Justice of a Framed Beauty Novel (Grace & Jason)
Lina froze and looked at him expectantly. “Are you going to accept the baby? You-”
“They’re my child. Of course, I’ll accept them, but that doesn’t mean I’ll accept you” His words dimmed the light in her eyes as if they had rained on her parade.
However, Lina also told herself that their one-month arrangement had just started. She still had time.
Besides, he was much nicer to her now than when she first arrived in J City. As long as he had feelings for her, she would not give up!
Lina followed Hadwin Stephenson out of the car and entered Stephenson Residence.
When the maids there saw the redness and swelling on Lina’s face, they were calm. There was no other look on their face, and they did not even peek at her. They looked as if their master had just brought back an ordinary guest.
This actually made Lina more comfortable. It seemed that the Stephenson family’s maids were well trained.
“Arrange a guest room for Miss Sweeney,” Hadwin Stephenson told the butler.
“Okay,” the butler replied.
“Well, can you please have me stay in a room closer to Hadwin’s bedroom?” Lina hurriedly added a condition.
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she met Hadwin Stephenson’s gaze, she smiled meekly. “Your 314 home is quite big and it’s… It’s my first time here. I’m scared of getting lost. If i were closer to your bedroom, it’d be easier for me to find you if anything happens.”
Hadwin Stephenson pursed his thin lips as he stared at Lina.
Lina only found her swollen cheeks hotter now.
Moments later, Hadwin Stephenson finally restrained his gaze and said to the butler, “Do whatever she wants.”
“Yes,” the butler answered, but they were secretly shocked. Though Miss Sweeney looked like a mess, she was probably important to Mr. Stephenson.
When the butler was about to leave, they heard Lina say to Hadwin Stephenson, “Hadwin, can you ask your driver to go to the small hotel I’m staying in and get my pregnancy pillow? I have to sleep with a pregnancy pillow now. It’s uncomfortable to sleep without it.”
The butler nearly slipped and fell over.
‘Pregnancy pillow? Is this lady pregnant? And whose baby would that be?
‘Is it… Mr. Stephenson’s?”
The butler shuddered at the thought, thinking it might be another piece of explosive news for J City.
Lina later called her parents. Of course, she did not tell her parents about her getting slapped but said she would be staying over at Hadwin Stephenson’s for the night. In a separate room, of course. Then, she asked her parents to hand over the pregnancy pillow when someone came over to collect it.
Although Mr. Sweeney and Mrs. Sweeney questioned their daughter for a long time, they could not get answers to why she was suddenly spending the night in Hadwin Stephenson’s house. However, their daughter sounded rather joyful, so it was probably a good thing.
When Hadwin Stephenson’s staff came to collect the pregnancy pillow, Mrs. Sweeney asked them to bring her daughter some cakes she made herself.
Hadwin Stephenson looked at the pregnancy pillow his staff had brought back, only to find that it was not only a pillow. Besides being a regular pillow, it also cushioned one’s back for when one lay on the side.
With a pillow like this, one could say that she would be all wrapped up in it.
“You’re going to sleep with a pillow like that?” he asked.
“Yes, the further into the pregnancy, the more uncomfortable is to lie on my back. It’s more comfortable to lie on the side. This pillow is extremely soft. It’s soft to hold to sleep. It’s just like hugging you to sleep.”
Hadwin Stephenson’s ears reddened slightly. ‘Does this woman always talk with no filter? Just like hugging me to sleep? She speaks as if she hugs me to sleep every day!
“By the way, do you want to eat this cake? Didn’t you love eating the cakes my mom made whenever you came to my house?” asked Lina as she took out a soft and small cake from the food container.
Hadwin Stephenson looked at the cake she held in her hand. The scenes of what had happened at her home back then seemed to recur to him.
He had always found the Stephenson family cold, full of conspiracies and plots. Even if they looked like they were laughing and talking, behind those smiles were calculating thoughts.
However, it was different with the Sweeney family. With the Sweeney family, he did not have to guess anything. He could easily integrote into the family and laugh whenever he wanted.
Perhaps only a family like that could make her who she was.
Hadwin Stephenson could not help taking the cake in Lina’s hand and putting it to his lips before taking a bite. It was soft, chewy, and sweet but not too nauseating. It was as delicious as back then.
“Well? My mom’s cakes are just as good as before, aren’t they?” Lina asked with a smile. Her cheeks were red and swollen, while the corners of her lips were injured. She could not eat the cake, but he could.
Hadwin Stephenson did not answer her but finished the cake in his hand. Then, he said to Lina, “Remember to apply the ointment.”
“I have to apply it on myself in the mirror. It’s too troublesome. Why don’t you help me?” she said cheekily, holding out the ointment the hospital had prescribed.
Hadwin Stephenson glared at Lina, but his staring was nothing to her. She continued holding the ointment.
Hadwin Stepenson finally took the ointment. He dabbed some on his fingers and gently smeared it on the red and swollen parts of her cheeks.
“Hey, ouch… Ouch, ouch!” She instantly wailed.
Therefore, he could not help but minimize the strength in his hand and carefully applied the ointment to her cheeks.
Even Hadwin Stephenson could not understand it. Did he not plan to ignore her and stop having feelings for her?
However, he seemed to surrender every time he was with her.
He clearly seemed to be the strong one while she was the weak one.
However, he seemed to be so easily manipulated by her that he could not break freet Hadwin Stephenson suddenly shoved the tube of ointment back into Lina’s hands. “Apply it yourself!” With that said, he went upstairs and entered his bedroom without waiting for her to react.
Bang!
As the door closed with a bang, Hadwin Stephenson leaned on the door while nervously combing through his hair and feeling flustered!
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